>Today was the grand opening of the Croatan Village Assisted Living Facility’s “Pathways” unit. The “Pathways” program provides memory care for residents living with Alzheimer’s and other diseases that cause dementia and memory loss. This special 18 bed unit has an “open […]

It should feel like a homecoming celebration for everyone in the state’s historic Colonial Capital when four jazz and blues greats, each with strong North Carolina ties, arrive in New Bern to perform for the 300th Jubilee Jazz and Blues Fest, April […]

>From the development of New Bern Now’s Blog, I have tried to remain “neutral” and not discuss any political or religious agendas or ideals. My Father taught me at a young age that it isn’t polite to ask people what political party […]

>I received an update from Nancy Hawley of Tryon Palace regarding the North Carolina Governor’s Conference on Hospitality & Tourism this past week in New Bern. As we celebrate our 300th Anniversary, Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens was appropriately designated the […]

>Temple B’nai Sholem in New Bern will be conducting a special Sabbath service honoring Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday, April 9, at 7:30 pm. On April 12, 1951 Israel’s Knesset passed a resolution proclaiming the 27th of Nisan “the Holocaust and Ghetto […]

This is my first “wild turkey” hunting season without my big sister driving down from Western NY. My sister, aka “Darlene”, has been my “Confidence Factor”. Without her, I’ve never been alone in the Croatan National Forest for 24/7 for an entire […]

>Local Author, Richard Ward, is proud to announce the publishing of his new book – “A Lifetime’s Non-Ordinary Events”. This special book is about Richard’s lifetime tribulations and extraordinary events! I may be partial to his life’s story because I read his […]