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]
DaCunha’s Dispatch: 1/28/21
Thinking back to quarantine, many of our daily social activities had to be modified. For example, your annual birthday party may have become a drive-by celebration, or get-togethers with friends turned into daily Zoom calls. Whatever regular activities you looked forward to were quickly changed because of COVID, and the same applies to us high-schoolers:… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Meet Frankie Frankie is an eight-year-old schnauzer poodle and a rescue. She is a certified emotional support animal for a single retired educator. Together they have traveled and visited places far and wide. Over the years they have encountered and befriended many dogs and owners, from all walks of life. Frankie thought it would be… [Read More]
Fairhaven Election update
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s annual election is slated for April 5, 2021 (COVID permitting) and nomination papers are available until February 10. Candidates for townwide office need to take out nomination papers and collect 50 signatures of registered voters, and return the papers by 2/12. Up for re-election this year is Bob Espindola for Selectboard…. [Read More]
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