By Beth David, Editor Several volunteers joined Fairhaven Veterans Services Officer Brad Fish on Saturday morning, 12/4/21 to place Christmas wreaths at cemeteries in Fairhaven. At Riverside Cemetery, the volunteers placed 32 wreaths on stands at locations throughout the cemetery. Mr. Fish thanked volunteers and a list of 21 donors, some who donated in memory of… [Read More]
COVID shots available at walk-in clinics
By Beth David, Editor The City of New Bedford holds regular vaccine clinics. If you have not been vaccinated, need your second shot, or need the booster, you can walk in without an appointment at several sites in the city. You do NOT have to be a New Bedford resident to take advantage of the clinics…. [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Scary Noises Dear Frankie, Loud noises terrify me. Whenever there is a storm my mom immediately dresses me in my ThunderShirt and lets me go into her big closet. However, whenever she burns something on the stove and the smoke alarms go off, she forgets all about me. At the first beep, she starts swinging… [Read More]
Letter_Masks Work
Masks Work Covid is on the rise in Fairhaven, and it doesn’t need to be. Yesterday my husband and I were in Cambridge. Cambridge is very different from Fairhaven — bigger, with many students and areas that are crowded and far from affluent. Nevertheless, the positivity rate is 0.53% (Fairhaven’s is over 6%), and the daily… [Read More]
Season’s Greetings from the Tree Department
Submitted by Fairhaven Tree Warden Don C. Collasius Hello. It’s been a busy time and I thought an end of year update would be a good idea. I want people to know what we are doing and not doing. Government should be transparent and folks should know what they can expect from it. Having just… [Read More]
Acushnet SB discusses ownership of So. Main
By Mary Chasse, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Friday 11/30/21 the Acushnet Selectboard discussed taking ownership of South Main Street, and leasing some replacement vehicles for the golf course. The board started the meeting with a moment of silence for town employee Jessica Rego who recently passed after a short battle with cancer. Chairperson… [Read More]
From the editor 12/2/21
By Beth David, Editor Oh, I’ve said it before, and I’ll probably say it again because it’s worth repeating: This job is great because of all the great people I get to meet. This week, I got to meet Michael “Sully” Sullivan’s family. Sully was the police dispatcher we told you about back in March… [Read More]
Holiday Parking New Bedford
The City is reviving its Holiday Parking Program this year to encourage holiday shopping, dining, and retail activity in New Bedford’s downtown and North End business district through December. The Holiday Parking Program is in effect until 12/31, and offers two hours of free parking at both the Elm Street Garage and the Zeiterion Garage… [Read More]
Snow Park Ban
Fairhaven Snow Parking Ban. No vehicles shall be permitted to remain on the hydrant side of all streets in Fairhaven from December 1 to March 31 from midnight to 8:00 am and also during the time of any snowfall or snow removal operations. On streets with no hydrants, NO vehicles shall be permitted to remain… [Read More]
Science Cafe
Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 12/7, 6–8 p.m., The Vault Music Hall & Pub, 791 Purchase St., New Bedford. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer! Our guest Grant O’Rielly, a nuclear physicist with the Physics Department at UMass Dartmouth, will discuss “Fusion Power: The Carbon-Free Solution, But When?” The… [Read More]
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