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Lost Organizers on the South Coast, Massachusetts

I was volunteering at Buttonwood Park in New Bedford around 3:05 PM on Monday when I realized my organizers were gone. It’s a big binder—black with bright stickers and a calendar inside—and it holds all my event notes and lists for our South Coast group. I retraced my steps across the park, across the paths by the gazebo, but the wind was playing tricks and I’m terrified it’s slipped away. I’m hoping a good-hearted passerby turned it in or picked it up for safekeeping. The thought of someone else worrying about it makes me ache for its return.

by Buttonwood Park gazebo, New Bedford 3 days ago
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Found chargers near Fort Taber Park, New Bedford

While walking along the South Coast today around 4:30 pm, I found a bundle of chargers tucked under a bench near Fort Taber Park in New Bedford. The cords include blue and black USB-C and micro-USB cables, with a distinctive red tag on one adapter. It looked like they were dropped recently, so I picked them up and left them in a safe spot by the park entrance for the owner to claim on the site.

Near Fort Taber Park, New Bedford waterfront 5 days ago
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Lost belts near Fort Taber Park

At 6:14 p.m. on Saturday, I was strolling the Fort Taber waterfront in New Bedford, South Coast, Massachusetts, United States, taking sunset photos. My black leather belt and a brown belt slipped from my coat pocket and vanished into the breeze along the harbor boardwalk. These belts aren’t just accessories—they’re the ones I wore through job fairs, moving days, and family cookouts, and I feel incomplete without them. If you happened to spot them around Fort Taber Park, the boardwalk, or the nearby fishing docks, please let me know. I’m really hoping a kind passerby can return a small piece of my everyday routine.

Fort Taber Park, New Bedford 8 days ago
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Found passports near New Bedford Public Library

I was walking back from the harbor toward the New Bedford Public Library on 2nd Street around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday when I spotted passports lying on a bench by the entrance. They looked like they belonged to a traveler, with a few travel stamps peeking from a wallet and a crease across one page. I picked them up and held onto them, hoping the owner would see this post and recognize them soon. These papers are essential, and I can imagine the stress of misplacing them in a busy South Coast day—please let the site connect the owner with me.

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outside the New Bedford Public Library on 2nd Street 17 days ago
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Lost postcards along New Bedford waterfront

I lost my postcards. I was walking along New Bedford's Fisherman's Wharf around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, when I realized my small stack of postcards from family trips was missing. The cards show Cape Cod Canal landscapes, old whaling docks, and a lighthouse, with handwritten notes on the backs. There are about 15 cards in the bundle, some with creases from the wind and damp sea air. Those postcards matter to me—they're tied to memories with my grandmother—and I hope they’re found near Custom House Square or along the wharf area.

near Fisherman's Wharf, New Bedford 23 days ago
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Lost sheet music near New Bedford harbor

Yesterday at 6:15 p.m., after a quick practice walk near the Whaling Museum, I realized my sheet music wasn’t in my bag. I had stopped to chat with a street musician by the harbor lantern near Marina Park in New Bedford, and I must have dropped it while I hurried to catch the sunset. The folder is a slim black binder with a red cover and a few pencil notes jotted in the margins. I’m anxious about my recital on Friday and the pieces I spent weeks preparing—please, if you found it, I’ll be forever grateful.

near the New Bedford Whaling Museum 26 days ago

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