A pickup truck lands on its side after rolling over from a two-vehicle accident on Route 240 at the intersection of Bridge Street in Fairhaven on Thursday, 6/6/19. According to Fairhaven police spokesperson Lt. Kevin Kobza, the 2001 black Toyota Tacoma (pictured) was operated by John Long, 37, of E. Falmouth, who admitted that he… [Read More]
Skip the straw, save a sea turtle
Students at Elizabeth Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven have been working on a science project, and have decided to educate the public about the dangers of plastic straws to ocean animals. They have created a website (https://weliveloveourearth.weebly.com) and have placed posters around Fairhaven. For more information please visit their website. To learn more about the worldwide… [Read More]
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club awards two scholarships
Press Release For over 60 years, The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has been striving to help young people in their educational pursuits. This year The Club is happy to award two scholarships to students from Old Rochester Regional High School. The students are Julia Cabral and Rosemary Loer. Both students possess excellent academic achievements, have done… [Read More]
Boston shows its gay pride
Boston held the 49th annual gay pride parade on Saturday, 6/8/19, and our traveling photographer was there to capture the scenes. Photos by Glenn C. Silva. To see more photos of this event, visit https://photos.app.goo.gl/5d7nB6i3pfZDqypW6. To see more of Glenn’s other photos, find him on Instagram: @asttephoto ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal…. [Read More]
Acushnet police and firefighters save cat from house fire
From Acushnet Fire Facebook post On Friday, May 31, 2019 first responders were called shortly after 6 p.m. to Joseph Street for a reported house fire. On arrival the exterior rear of the home was fully involved in fire. Acushnet Police Officers used fire extinguishers to keep the fire from spreading. Firefighters extinguished the fire and… [Read More]
Fairhaven High School sends 130 into the world
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven High School class of 2019 officially left the world of high school on a sunny Sunday, afternoon, 6/2, stepping out to begin the next phase of their young lives. The outdoor ceremony included musical arrangements by the FHS band, presentation of awards, class gift, and announcement of scholarships received by… [Read More]
Livesey Club awards scholarships
Press Release It is with great pleasure the Livesey Club of Fairhaven announces their Scholarship awardees for 2019. Despite the trying year the club has gone through after the devastating fire, we held true to our mission. four $500.00 scholarships this year. All of the young people demonstrated that they were excellent students involved in… [Read More]
Rasputin’s gets probation; Tim Cox gets award
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard closed its hearing on Rasputin’s Tavern at its meeting on Monday, 6/3, setting a probationary period to September 9. The vote was 2-1, with Selectboard chairperson Charles K. Murphy, Sr., voting “no” because, he explained in a follow-up phone interview, that he wanted to keep the hearing open. The… [Read More]
FHS AP Math students break records
This year’s Fairhaven High School Advanced Placement Calculus and AP Statistics classes both set school records for the number of students taking the AP exams. Thirty Calculus students and 31 Statistics students sat for the exam and their teachers are also expecting the scores to be the highest in school history. The group is almost… [Read More]
South Coast LGBTQ community shows its pride
South Coast Pride gave the LGBTQ community in the region a chance to show some pride and have some fun at a free, family friendky community event on Saturday, 6/1, in Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, at the third annual South Coast Pride. The event featured live entertainment, vendors, resource tables, and lots of fun… [Read More]
