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New Bedford Community Members Raising Money To Buy Back Historic Church Bells

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Fourteen of the historic bells from Saint Lawrence Martyr Church have been sold to a Cincinnati-based company (Courtesy Suzanne Sullivan)
Fourteen of the historic bells from Saint Lawrence Martyr Church have been sold to a Cincinnati-based company (Courtesy Suzanne Sullivan)

Fourteen church bells, that have hung at the Saint Lawrence Martyr Church in New Bedford for over 130 years, were sold to a Cincinnati-based bell company last year. Members of the church community have banded together to return the bells to New Bedford.

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Suzanne Sullivan, a Fairhaven resident who is leading the fundraising efforts. More information is available on her gofundme page, Bells of St Lawrence.

This segment aired on January 5, 2018.

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