25th New Bedford Folk Festival, Sat., 7/9 and Sun., 7/10, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, downtown New Bedford and the Whaling National Historical Park. After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the festival returns with the best in contemporary, Americana, traditional, blues and Celtic folk music. The Festival… [Read More]
Free Dance Parties
A series of three inclusive outdoor dance parties will keep the north end of New Bedford moving and grooving all summer long! New Moon Dance Party will once again bring the uplifting sounds of house, disco, funk, techno, and more to the edge of the Acushnet River for all New Bedford residents to enjoy. Sundays,… [Read More]
Duck Race
Acushnet Lions Club Duck Race, Sun., 6/26, 10–11 a.m., at the Sawmill, 32 Mill Road, Acushnet. Buy tickets from an Lions member or at River’s End Cafe, or call DuckmasterJoe Costa, 508-971-1859. Adopt your winning duck! Price for adoption is $10 per duck. Prizes: $1,000/first; $500/2nd; $200/third. Lots of fun, lots of great places to… [Read More]
Mattapoisett Road Race
Come celebrate 50 years of running the Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race: community togetherness, simultaneous sweating, support of local students through stipends, fun family traditions, scrumptious cookouts and FREEDOM! The Mattapoisett 4th of July Road Race is Mon., 7/4, at 9 a.m. at Shipyard Park. Registration is online until July 2, 2022. $25. In-person registration will… [Read More]
Road Race returns
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhanen Father’s Day Road Race returned on 6/19/22 after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. The 5K only race saw 794 finishers, starting and ending at its traditional place, the Hastings Middle School. First over the line was Fairhaven’s own Will Benoit in 15:39.8, now 19, and someone we… [Read More]
Fairhaven Town Meeting flies through 59 articles
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members approved a $56+ million operating budget, $50 million in borrowing for Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades, and $3,765,000 in capital equipment/projects spending at annual Town Meeting on Saturday, 6/18/22, held in person for the first time in two years at Hastings Middle School. The meeting started at 9 and… [Read More]
Summer events heat up
Summer is in full swing, with Fairhaven’s annual Homecoming Day Fair and Fairhaven’s Got Pride this weekend, the July 4 parade and car cruise next week, and a bunch of other good stuff happening. See pages 5, 8, 9 for more happenings. Homecoming Day Fair Saturday, June 25, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Center… [Read More]
Fairhaven Historical Society awards scholarship
Press Release This scholarship is awarded by the Fairhaven Historical Society and honors Enrique Goytizolo’s dedication to preserving the history of the Town of Fairhaven and his vital and long-time leadership role with the Fairhaven Historical Society. The annual Enrique Goytizolo Scholarship is a $1000 award for a graduating Fairhaven-resident high school senior. A minimum… [Read More]
WIIA holds first breakfast of the season
The West Island Improvement Association held the first of its four seasonal breakfast buffets on Father’s Day, 6/19/22, the traditional day for the season opener. The breakfasts have not been held for two years due to the pandemic. The next breakfast will be on Sunday, 7/3, at the WIIA Community House, 41 Causeway Road, Fairhaven,… [Read More]
Fairhaven Farmers Market opens for season
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Farmers Market opened for the season on 6/19/22. Located at 151 Alden Road, the market has plenty of onsite parking, said owner-operator Joe Beaulieu. It’s still a little early in the season, but produce is available, and he said they plan on having corn on the cob available by July… [Read More]
