Museum of Madeiran Heritage, 27 Hope St., NB, 508-994-2573, Sun., 9/22, from 1PM to 4 p.m. FREE. Join us for refreshments and traditional Portuguese music. This museum displays art and cultural artifacts from the Island of Madeira: a fascinating collection of art and fine crafts including embroidery, lace, linens, pottery and weaving. Traditional costumes of… [Read More]
Artisan Fair in Westport
Handy House Artisan Fair, 202 Hix Bridge Rd., Westport, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Sat., 9/22 (Rain date Sep 23). FREE By the Westport Historical Society, showcasing 30 local craftspeople who specialize in skills and traditional crafts commonly practiced in the 18th and 19th century. This year’s fair also features a vintage wares yard sale: an opportunity… [Read More]
Bike Run
Please join Rolling Thunder Inc., MA Ch2 for a ride honoring Korean War Veterans on Sat., 9/22, Middleboro VFW, 12 Station St. Registratin, 9–11 a.m., kickstands up, 11:30 (rain date 9/23). $20/rider + $10/passenger. Ride will leave and return to teh VFW. All proceeds to go to furthering our mission and assistance local veterans in… [Read More]
Library Tours and More
Newcomers to Fairhaven and longtime Fairhaven library patrons are invited to join the staff and Friends of the Millicent Library on Sat., 9/22, to learn “What’s Up at Your Library? More than Books.” Tours of the library—highlighting the art collection—will be given at 10:00 and 10:15. At 10:30, Children’s Librarian Jane Murphy will introduce the… [Read More]
FREE Film: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On Wed., 9/26, at 7 pm. the public is invited to a free screening of the recently released “RBG,” a documentary of the life and service of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St. Accessible. 508-758-4171. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G Click… [Read More]
Cuffe Park Ribbon Cutting
Join us as we cut the ribbon on the new Cuffe Park, Fri., 9/21, 4:30–6 p.m., Corner of Johnny Cake Hill and Union St., NB. FREE. By NB Whaling Museum 508-997-0046 The newly expanded Captain Paul Cuffe Park and an associated exhibition are tributes to Captain Cuffe’s regional impact as a prominent merchant, community leader,… [Read More]
Historic Women’s Trail
Walk the new historical walking trail guided by Lighting the Way experts on Sat., 9/22, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Start at the NB Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, NB. FREE, 90 minutes. The Whaling Museum’s Emily Bourne Research Fellow, Ann O’Leary, and Lighting the Way adviser, Mary Howland Smoyer will share stories… [Read More]
Town Auction brings in nearly $6,500
By Beth David, Editor Some of the stuff was pretty outdted, like VHS tapes and and old TVs; but some of it had people eager to buy it, like some bicycles. By far, though, the potential deals on big equipment, like trash pumps, and vehicles were the big draw for the spenders at annual town auction… [Read More]
From The Editor: BOH is popcorn worthy
By Beth David, Editor So, who’s popcorn worthy this week? Board of Health! Big time. You’d better make a double batch. Honestly, I don’t know where to begin, but I do believe that you should take the time to watch it, if not on TV, then online (at FairhavenTV.com). It’s a long meeting, but it goes… [Read More]
Board of Health meeting sinks into sniping and accusations
By Beth David, Editor Board of Health members resorted to sniping, snide remarks, accusations of ethics violations, and accusations of disrespect throughout their nearly two-hour meeting on 9/13/18. It appeared that months of tensions roiled to the surface with BOH chairperson Peter DeTerra clashing with Health Agent Mary Freire-Kellogg or BOH Vice Chair Jeannine Lopes on… [Read More]
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