Press Release The Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the center of the East Coast commercial fishing industry, is offering mixed reaction to the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management’s (BOEM) announcement om 1/12/22 that the agency will conduct a wind energy lease auction for six areas totaling 480,000 acres of the New York Bight in… [Read More]
From the editor 1/13/22
Brrr….it’s freezing out there! YIKES. My little wood stove is cranking and it’s still cold in there. The dog is all wrapped up in his blankets. It was cold enough this week to freeze up the marshes, but, alas, the temperature won’t stay that way long enough (see page 12). I got out there to… [Read More]
ZBA Associate Member
At its meeting on 1/10, the Fairhaven Selectboard asked for letters of interest for people willing to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. The board needs an associate member, which is a non-voting position unless there is not a quorum, then the Associate Member is allowed to vote. Please email your letter of interest… [Read More]
Volunteer Vacancies
ZBA Associate Member At its meeting on 1/10, the Fairhaven Selectboard asked for letters of interest for people willing to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. The board needs an associate member, which is a non-voting position unless there is not a quorum, then the Associate Member is allowed to vote. Please email your… [Read More]
Vaccination Clinics
Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer CDC-approved booster shots, in addition to first- and second-dose vaccines and, at most locations, pediatric vaccines. Please bring your vaccination card when getting a booster. Visit vaxnb.com for updated schedules of local COVID-19 vaccination and testing locations. Upcoming vaccine locations in New Bedford include: Friday, Jan. 14:… [Read More]
Nomination papers available
Nomination papers for all offices in Fairhaven in the 4/4/22 election are now available. Next year, three seats will be on the ballot for the Select Board. The seat now held by Stasia Powers will be up for re-election as scheduled, and two new seats will also be on the ballot. The person with the… [Read More]
Until Help Arrives
Free training on Tues., 1/18, 7–9 p.m., at Acushnet Council On Aging/ Senior Center, 59 1/2 So. Main St., Acushnet. Join the Mass. Emergency Management Agency and the Acushnet Office of Emergency Management for free training on five key actions to take until help arrives. Email Ed Caron, Emergency Management Deputy Director, at ecaron@acushnetema.com to… [Read More]
A Westport Farmer Goes Whaling
2 PM Saturday January 15, 2022 (presented via Zoom) Join us for a conversation about the adventures of Frederick Allen during his whaling voyage. In March 1838, Westport farmer Frederick Allen purchased a sea chest and boarded the Westport whaling brig Mexico. With “an uneasy mind”, “a bottle of elderberry syrup and 2 fine sweet… [Read More]
YTI Comedy
Your Theatre serves up a cure for the pandemic blues in their production of Paul Slade Smith’s The Outsider. Directed by Eric R. Paradis, it’s a timely, hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. Ned Newley doesn’t want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking and his poll numbers are impressively bad. But… [Read More]
Acushnet Residents Testing
Covid Testing will be held every Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Acushnet Elementary School, Middle Road. Open to Acushnet residents only. Proof of residence will be required. ••• Click here to download the entire 1/13/22 issue: 01-13-22 Snowstorm Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
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