The Neighb News will give all candidates for townwide public office in Fairhaven and Acushnet a chance to get their message out. You may submit an article of approximately 500 words, with a picture, and we will publish at no charge before the election. Please contact the Neighb News as soon as possible so we… [Read More]
Call2Talk
Call2Talk Mental Health Hotline Every year on February 11, United Ways in Massachusetts and across the country celebrate 2-1-1 Day to raise awareness of this important public service. Everyone knows the three-digit number to call in an emergency, but some Bay Staters may not be aware of the simple number they can dial for health… [Read More]
Book Talk
“Stormy Isles: An Azorean Tale” Translating Literary Heterolingualism and Coastal Whaling with Francisco Cota Fagundes PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst Thurs., 2/25, 7 p.m.–8 p.m. Free, but registration is required. Visit https://www.umassd.edu/portuguese-studies-center/events/ The Portuguese-language novel Mau Tempo no Canal, published in 1944, is set in the Azores between 1917–1919. It tells the story of a… [Read More]
Black History Month
Black History Month Concert This program features four generations of leading African American composers, opening with Jessie Montgomery’s brilliant rendition of the National Anthem interwoven with “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – often called the Black National Anthem. Tickets are $20 per household. The concert will premiere at 7:30 p.m. but you can watch the… [Read More]
DockUMentary
The Port of New Bedford — Then and Now, Fri., 2/19, 7 p.m. Tune in for a virtual presentation about the Port of New Bedford- then and now! First, we will share a recently digitized slideshow made in the 1960s about the port. After, photographer Phil Mello will share his own updated version featuring contemporary images of… [Read More]
Live Performance
Hub Theatre Company of Boston is excited to return to the virtual stage this winter with the world premier of Trent England’s Solitaire Suite, directed by local favorite Daniel Bourque. The show will be performed live online on Saturday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb 27 at 7:30 pm and also on Sunday,… [Read More]
Free Food Boxes
The New Bedford Police Department is partnering with the Mass. Military Support Foundation (MMSF) and New Life Church to provide FREE FOOD BOXES to New Bedford residents. The Farmers to Families Food Boxes contain 32 pounds of perishable and nonperishable food items including fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products and meat products. Distribution will be… [Read More]
COVID Testing
Acushnet COVID testing We are very pleased to announce a regular schedule of Covid testing in Acushnet. • Fridays from 10 a.m.–noon in the parking lot behind the Council on Aging (59 South Main Street) using our trailer • Saturdays from 9 a.m.–noon at the elementary school gym This schedule will be used through the end of February… [Read More]
Acushnet employees back in the office this week
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on 2/9/21, the Acushnet Selectboard voted to suspend the “Remote Action Plan” and require employees to be back in their offices effective February 16. “Covid is not going anywhere, we are going to have to learn to live with it,” said chairperson Kevin Gaspar. He said he… [Read More]
Deep freeze gives way to melting this week
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