he Livesey Club has awarded five $500 Scholarships to five Fairhaven Seniors, four from Fairhaven High School and one from Greater NB Voc-Tech. They are as follows: FHS: Westin Chase FHS: Ella Tveit FHS: Brooke Boucher FHS: Laura Hubert Voc-Tech: Lucia A. Batista We wish them the best in their higher education journey. ••• Click… [Read More]
Call for Readers
Reading Frederick Douglass Together Event in July The Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., Marion, is partnering with the Marion Community Center and Tri-Town Against Racism to present a public reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? The event will take place on Saturday, July 1 at… [Read More]
Make a Float
Get started now to make a float for Fairhaven’s Fourth of July parade and Antique Car Cruise on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The car cruise will assemble at Fairhaven High School at 8:00 AM to raise the flag at 8:30 AM. The cruise will begin promptly at 8:45 AM. Please join the celebration by joining… [Read More]
Old Voke Reunion
Seeking anyone interested in an old Voke class reunion (Hillman Street) from 60-69. The more the merrier Class of 1960 to 1969. Call: Joe Glenn Costa (class of 64), 508-971-1859; Mary Gomes Rodriques (class of 60), 508-996-9923. Anyone interested in joining our reunion committee, please contact the above. Hope to see other classmates joining in… [Read More]
Huttleston Marketplace opens in the rain
By Beth David, Editor The rain kept most of the vendors and many of the patrons away, but the Huttleston Marketplace in Fairhaven opened for the season on 5/20/23 with a few diehards making the best of it. “It’s a real bummer,” said Fairhaven Office of Tourism Director Chris Richard about the weather. “The diehard… [Read More]
Fairhaven Proposition 2 1/2 override vote is 6/5
By Beth David, Editor The town of Fairhaven has provided a lot of material online to make the case in support of the Proposition 2 1/2 override vote coming up on Monday, 6/5, when the town will ask voters to approve $450,000 in additional tax revenue over the limit set by the state. The town has… [Read More]
Acushnet Town Meeting passes budget, soil bylaw changes
By Beth David, Editor A packed Acushnet Town Meeting wrapped up its work in just under three hours on Monday, 5/22/23, passing a $34.6+ million operating budget, plus a variety of spending articles. TM also passed changes to the soil bylaw, with changes that would mostly affect the operation of PJ Keating. Article 39 got… [Read More]
Black Bear spotted in Acushnet, New Bedford
A Black Bear has been spotted roaming around from Taunton to New Bedford, including places in Acushnet and New Bedford. Although much of the state is accustomed to seeing Black Bears near urban areas, it is very rare in these parts and caused quite a stir. State police, local police and Animal Control Officers, and… [Read More]
Volunteers flag graves in Fairhaven
A group of about 20 volunteers joined Fairhaven Veterans’ Services Officer Brad Fish placing flags on the graves of veterans at Riverside Cemetery on 5/19/23 in honor of Memorial Day next week. ••• Click here to download the 5/25/23 issue: 05-25-23 HuttlestonMP Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
Bike Bus rolls through town every Friday
By Beth David, Editor If you drive on Sconticut Neck Road, David Drown Boulevard, or Pleasant Street near the Rogers School playground around school start time or dismissal time, you’ve probably seen them: a large group of elementary school students and their adults all riding their bicycles together along the bike path. The Wood School… [Read More]
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