South Dartmouth News

Five priests of the Fall River Diocese will retire at the end of June, each after having served for decades in numerous parishes and other ministerial assignments.

Courtesy of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum The gardens of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum in New Bedford will be the setting for a four-day painting class led by Severin Haines.

Five priests of the Fall River Diocese will retire at the end of June, each after having served for decades in numerous parishes and other ministerial assignments.

It is with great pleasure that Anne and Roy Tangen of South Dartmouth, announce the engagement of their daughter Laura Pettengill to Daniel Barrett Schmidt, son of Dawn E. Keough and Stan Schmidt of Shelbure, Vermont.

William Close is an artist, a sculptor and a musician based out of Los Angeles, with roots in South Dartmouth.

Submitted photo This is "Palluchini's Matisse," one of the shaped paintings by Roger Kizik that are currently on view at Dedee Shattuck Gallery in Westport.

The Trustees of Reservations will host their fourth annual volunteer planting day at the Westport Town Farm Community Gardens on Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Thomas "Tom" E. Lindsay, age 77, of South Dartmouth, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at St.

Christopher S. Gustin will present an illustrated lecture titled "Finding Form," on Thursday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m., in the Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill.