Three local foreign immigrants will present “Stories of Challenge/Voices of Hope: Immigrant Journeys, in their Own Words,” Wed., 1/15, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the auditorium at Unitarian Memorial Church, 102 Green St., Fairhaven. One of the presenters arrived in New Bedford early in 2019 from Guatemala, where she fled in fear for the… [Read More]
Book Group
When one reads Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon’s Relentless Madre de Dios by Holly Fitzgerald you will be reading a harrowing saga of a raft trip down the dangerous deadly animal and fish infested river. The author and her husband on a honeymoon trip backpacking around the world were stranded… [Read More]
The Gingerbread Lady by YTI
Your Theatre, Inc. director Eric R. Paradis of Fairhaven has cast several Southcoast area actors in the fun-filled The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon. This is the third major production of the 73rd Season, and is supported in part by a grant from Bristol County Savings Bank. In the wake of Neil Simon’s passing in 2018,… [Read More]
Author Event
Spend a morning with Acushnet resident Deborah Morse-Raposa, author of Music, Muse and Mutterings, as she discusses her journey of sharing her story through poetry. Books will be available to purchase that day: Fri., 1/10, 10–11 a.m., Acushnet Senior Ctr., 59 1/2 So. Main St., Acushnet. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal…. [Read More]
Woman’s Club Meeting
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club (MWC) is pleased to have Jennifer McIntire, President of the Mattapoisett Historical Society, as our guest speaker at our first meeting of 2020. Ms. McIntire will talk about Mattapoisett’s rich history and the role of Mattapoisett women in the community. Our meeting is on Thurs., 1/16, at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church,… [Read More]
Scholarship opportunity
The Mariner Youth Soccer Association, which has provided soccer instruction, skills clinics and both recreational and competitive soccer opportunities to children 4-18 in the communities of Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester and Acushnet for over 25 years, is pleased to announce that it will be offering a scholarship opportunity to Mariner Youth Soccer Alumni this Spring. … [Read More]
Recreational Fish Regs
The 2020 fishing limits for the recreational harvest of summer flounder (fluke), scup, and black sea bass in Massachusetts are listed below. These status quo regulations result from recent decisions made by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see the ASMFC meeting summary for more details). Summer Flounder, May 23–October… [Read More]
Think summer! Warmer temps not quite warm enough?
By Beth David, Editor This year’s Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge had 150 registered plungers, and hundreds more who turned out on a relatively mild New Year’s Day to watch the brave ones plunge into the chilly Atlantic at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. The annual event is held in honor of domestic violence victims. Proceeds benefit Dollars… [Read More]
BPW discusses recycling center hours
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday, 12/30, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed the winter hours for the Recycling Center, and scheduling for the Cable Access Channel. The board first met with Raymond Arruda about his sewer system on Akin Street. BPW Superintendent Vincent Furtado explained that there is an… [Read More]
Bridge dedicated to two fallen Fairhaven Vietnam Veterans
By Beth David, Editor The last two remaining Fairhaven casualties of the Vietnam War finally received a long-lasting symbol recognizing their sacrifice, 50 years later. On 12/4/19, town and state officials, friends and family of Staff Sergeant Donald Roger Desmarais and SPC-4 Henry Anthony Chevalier, who were both killed in Vietnam in 1969, gathered at the… [Read More]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 208
- Next Page »
