The SouthCoast Community Foundation, one of the largest aggregators of scholarships in the Southeastern Massachusetts region, opened its 2021 application process and will be accepting applications until March 1st. Approximately 60 scholarship funds will collectively award more than $500K to eligible high school seniors and current college students. This disbursement represents more than a 35%… [Read More]
Youth Baseball Registration
Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Basevall registration is open. Players signing up for the Majors please keep in mind we are moving to a 50/70 format. This means in summary the mound will be 50 ft and bases 70 ft along with a few additional rule changes. Also if you are interested in coaching please make note… [Read More]
Snow Parking Bans
Acushnet By vote of Town Meeting, parking is restricted as follows: in water district, parking allowed opposite side of hydrants, out of water district, parking allowed north side of street running east and west; and, parking allowed on west side of streets running north and south. Violators subject to being towed away at owner’s expense…. [Read More]
COVID Testing
Acushnet We are very pleased to announce a regular schedule of Covid testing beginning this week: • Fridays (beginning 1/29) from 10 a.m.–noon in the parking lot behind the Council on Aging (59 South Main Street) using our trailer (see page 12) • Saturdays (beginning 1/30) from 9 a.m.–noon at the elementary school gym This schedule will be… [Read More]
LBGTQ Winter Film Fest goes digital
Press Release While COVID-19 still impacts us in 2021, the New Bedford LGBTQ Winter Film Series still lives on! Thanks to funding and support provided by Mass Humanities, the Film Series will run digitally this year. Fans are suggested to watch the films prior, which are available on most streaming services and platforms. There are… [Read More]
Beach cleanup
Join Science Cafe and other volunteers for a trash clean-up on Palmer Island on Saturday Jan. 30th, from 12:45 to 4:45 pm. Bring gloves; bags will be provided. Park at end of Gifford Street (off Rt 18) in parking lot & walk out to island. You’ll be helping to clean up a lovely New Bedford… [Read More]
Ladies of the Lens
Cape Ann Museum presents Ladies of the Lens: Martha Hale Harvey and Eleanor Parke Custis, 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester, www.capeannmuseum.org Focusing on photography in the Museum’s collection offers the opportunity to look more closely at two women artists who explored that medium while working on Cape Ann. Although their lives overlapped in time, the rapid… [Read More]
Acushnet rolls out mobile COVID-19 testing
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Friday, 1/22, was opening day for Acushnet’s brand new portable COVID-19 testing trailer to supplement the town’s community-wide free COVID-19 testing operation. The testing trailer was the thing Acushnet didn’t know it needed until an evening in November when Acushnet Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher, staff, and volunteers tuned in to a… [Read More]
Oxford School building project asks for “substantial” change
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Oxford School housing project developer wants to make a “substantial” change to the design of the proposed new construction, Building Commissioner Chris Carmichael told the Fairhaven Selectboard on 1/25. But before that proposed change is even considered, the Selectboard wants an explanation first. Within just weeks ahead of breaking ground,… [Read More]
New Fire Department brass sworn in at Selectboard meeting
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven Town Clerk Carolyn Hurley swore in Deputy Fire Chief Joy Nichols and Lieutenant Josh Benoit during an official ceremony on 1/25/21 attended by the board, members of the Fire Department, and family members during the Selectboard meeting. Ms. Nichols is the first woman appointed to a rank as high… [Read More]
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