Sat., 12/19 (rain date 12/20), beginning at 1 p.m. Sponsored by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association. Come Out to Welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus as they drive through town in an Old Fire Truck. NORTH FAIRHAVEN START 1:00 PM * Oxford School * East on Howland Road * North on Alden Road * South on… [Read More]
Fill the bus
10th annual Fill the Bus toy drive. Join the Fairhaven Police Department, Walmart, Dunkin Donuts, Safe Zones and Tremblay’s Bus Company on Sat., 12/19, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., at Walmart in Fairhaven. All you need to do is help fill the bus with Christmas gifts for our area children. Gift cards for our middle and… [Read More]
Holiday Lights
The Clasky Common Park is all lit up for the season. So are the other parks in neighborhoods throughout New Bedford. Although COVID-19 restrictions meant the city had to cancel the usual events surrounding the lightings, the lights themselve have NOT been canceled. So take a ride or a walk and enjoy the lights. •••… [Read More]
A Christmas Carol
Now Streaming Experience the Zeiterion holiday tradition – reimagined as a small cast version – from the comfort of home. With eight cast members, Ebenezer Scrooge takes us on a life-changing journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with stunning Victorian costumes, festive music and crisp, wintry sets, A Christmas Carol is a… [Read More]
From the editor: 12/17/20
Well, here we are, the last issue of the year. And, next week is Christmas. And, after that? 2020 ends. It’s been quite the year, hasn’t it? This is also issue one of our 16th year. Yup, we have completed 15 years of publication. I know, I know, it’s not January. It doesn’t matter, or,… [Read More]
Oyster cage Christmas tree adorns WIIA lawn
Submitted by Jill Souza Having been an event planner for many years, I have decorated thousands of Christmas trees…. but none as unique as our first West Island Oyster Trap Tree! I have had a hard time getting into the spirit this year and was inspired after seeing a similar tree erected in Rockland, Maine… [Read More]
Well…you don’t see this every day
By Beth David, Editor Bob Davis remembers the house on Wilbur Point as a fun summer place where everyone got together when his grandmother lived there during the summer. Built in 1952 by his parents with his grandparents’ money, the little house at 905 Sconticut Neck Road floated about 100 feet off its designated spot in… [Read More]
Fairhaven pursuing Complete Streets funding
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven residents will soon notice a new phrase added to the local lexicon: Complete Streets. It’s an important phrase because it will eventually come to represent an expansion of our ability to navigate our community via all modes of transportation more safely, be it driving, walking, traveling via wheelchair, or… [Read More]
BPW votes on fine for water meter tampering
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 11/30 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed landscaper/contractor permit fees for the recycling center for 2021, voted on a water meter tampering policy, and briefly discussed the process for the BPW to take over the Tree Department. The board first met with professional landscaper… [Read More]
Veterans remembered with wreaths on graves
Members of the Fairhaven Improvement Association joined forces with Fairhaven’s Veterans Services Officer Brad Fish and other volunteers to put holiday wreaths on the graves of U.S. Veterans at Riverside Cemetery in Fairhaven on Friday, 12/3/20. Each wreath has a red, white & blue ribbon, and a veterans medal with all the services represented. Mr. Fish… [Read More]
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