Smith Mills News

Attorney Howard Whitfield Young, age 88 years, of New Bedford, died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

Blonde and blue-eyed Barbara Mazaheri is as American as apple pie. Her ancestors arrived here on the Mayflower, and she was born into a large, close-knit New Bedford family.

Editor's note: This is another in a series of stories, appearing through Wednesday, in which SouthCoast residents with special ties to Haiti reflect on the ravaged nation in the year since the earthquake.

SUBMITTED PHOTO MUSEUM TOUR: Smith Neck Friends have an ongoing friendship with local Haitians.