The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater New Bedford invites participants, survivors, and team captains to the monthly team meetings on Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 17, May 15, and Jun. 12. All meetings will be held at the Whaler Inn and Suites at 500 Hathaway Road, New Bedford at 6:30PM. The monthly… [Read More]

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) invites you to be a part of its first home build in Mattapoisett!  The non-profit group is excited to share that it will be building its first Mattapoisett home, thanks to the generosity of David and Jessica Nicolosi, who donated a piece of land to Habitat. Because of… [Read More]

The Millicent Library’s current exhibits include paintings by Fairhaven watercolor artist, Jack Daly. They are on show at the ends of the stacks behind the circulation desk. In the Rogers Room showcase, there is a display of items that have been donated to the library, but are generally tucked away in storage or in the… [Read More]

A Public Informational Meeting will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed New Bedford Route I-195 to Rte. 18 Interchange Rehabilitation Project in New Bedford, MA, at the New Bedford Public Library – Main Branch, 613 Pleasant Street New Bedford, MA 02740, on Thurs., 1/31, at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will implement a temporary full closure in Raynham the weekend of January 25 of Route 44 east and westbound and of Route 24 north and southbound at the interchange where the Route 44 bridge crosses over Route 24 due to essential bridge replacement work activities.  The closures are scheduled… [Read More]

Due to the lapse in appropriate funding, the meeting on the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site, scheduled for January 24th is being postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the entire 1/24/19 issue: 01-24-19 WomensMarch

A $1000 scholarship for a graduating Fairhaven-resident high school senior interested in history will be awarded by the Fairhaven Historical Society. The scholarship, to be presented for the first time in 2019 and annually thereafter, honors Enrique Goytizolo’s dedication to preserving the history of the Town of Fairhaven and his vital and long-time leadership role… [Read More]

The Acushnet Cultural Council is need of members, please consider volunteering. The Acushnet Cultural Council is a group of citizens who have been appointed by the Selectboard to administer funds appropriated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council for the purpose of providing events in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences for the residents of Acushnet. The… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The annual election for town offices in both Fairhaven and Acushnet will be held on Monday, April 1, 2019.  For both towns Thursday, 2/7/19, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for requesting nomination papers. Mon. 2/11/19, at 5 p.m. is the dealine for turning in nomination papers to the town clerk’s… [Read More]