By Linda Ferreira, Special to the Neighb News On September 6, 2019, the life my brother, Richard L. Ferreira, came to an end here on earth. Raised in Acushnet and Fairhaven, he spent his adult years in Arizona and Nevada, then he chose to return home for retirement. Rick was a very particular house painter, but… [Read More]
89th annual OLOA Feast: FESTA!
By Beth David, Editor Dubbed “The Biggest Little Feast,” the Our Lady of Angels annual Portuguese “festa” lived up to its name this weekend. Despite a slight dip in attendance during the evening hours, largely attributed to the EEE scare, most food vendors said they were selling food at a good pace. The weather was great… [Read More]
Acushnet Car Cruise has great turnout despite early end
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet’s 10th annual Cruise Night shut down an hour early because of the EEE threat, but that did not stop people from coming out during the first two hours. The streets of the Parting Ways area were blocked to traffic on Thursday, 8/29/19 while 130-149 antique, classic, and simply cool looking vehicles… [Read More]
Four to vie for Miss Apple Peach 2019
Press Release Miss Apple Peach is celebrating 40 years! Join us on Friday, September 6 at Ford Middle School, 708 Middle Road, Acushnet, at 7 p.m. for a fun evening of entertainment and to kick off Apple Peach Festival weekend. The 2019 Miss Apple Peach contestants are: • Contestant # 1: Taylor Gall, junior at Fairhaven… [Read More]
Fairhaven TV photo contest winner, week three
Fairhaven TV’s summer photo contest will continue through the end of September. Deadline is every Friday at 9 a.m. for the week’s winning entry. How to Enter: Follow our Facebook page and/or Instagram @fairhaven_tv (we check!); Post and hashtag your photo #FairhavenTV (we won’t see it otherwise!) Here is photo contest schedule. • Week four: Sunrise/sunset,… [Read More]
Happy faces (mostly) in this crowd of little ones on first day
Fairhaven kindergarten and pre-k students began school last Thursday, 8/29, a couple of days after their older colleagues. We admit that we were hoping to get some crying faces, but the parents all ran to their cars before we could catch them in the act. Most of the students, it seems, were in very good… [Read More]
OLH treats the neighbors to a cookout
Our Lady’s Haven hosted our Annual Neighborhood Cookout in our Courtyard Thursday night, 8/22. Thank you to all our neighbors who came to enjoy a beautiful summer night with us! Submitted photos. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 9/5/10 issue: 09-05-19 OLOA Feast
Fairhaven firefighter, 46, dies at home
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Fire Department released a statement confirming the death of 46-year-old Firefighter/ Paramedic Shawn Samanica, who died at his home on Monday, 9/2/19. The statement only says he died “suddenly,” but the Neighb News has confirmed that Mr. Samanica took his own life after a long battle with depression. The Fairhaven… [Read More]
181 take to the streets for Acushnet Road Race
From Press Release materials Acushnet’s 39th annual 5K saw 181 runners take to the streets and finish the race. Eric Homes of Wareham MA took top honors in the 2019 5K with a time of 16:22. He led the Flying Elvis team to a second place finish while holding off Will Benoit (2nd in 1648),… [Read More]
89th annual OLOA Feast
Sat., Sun., Mon., 8/31–9/2. Our Lady of Angels Feast Grounds, 7 Jesse St., Sat., 5 p.m.–Midnight; Sun. Noon– Midnight; Mon. Noon–10 p.m.. Procession on Main St. Monday at 1:00 p.m. A traditional, weekend-long Portuguese “festa” featuring live music, game booths, Portuguese and American foods, auctions, kids’ activities. On Monday at 1:00 p.m. a procession is… [Read More]
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