Text and Photos by Glenn C. Silva, Neighb News Correspondent About 200 people gathered on the lawn of the Acushnet Fire Station for the seventh annual night of remembrance on Tuesday, 9/11, at the site of the Acushnet 9-11 memorial. The memorial includes a piece of metal from the Twin Towers terrorism site. The 6 p.m…. [Read More]
Eversource to run new transmission lines through Acushnet
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent At their meeting on 9/11, the Acushnet Selectboard heard from representatives from Eversource to discuss their joint project with National Grid in Fall River on new transmission lines that will be constructed between the two Towns in a twelve mile line. Although the project will not start construction until 2020,… [Read More]
Apple Peach Fest this weekend
The 39th annual Apple-Peach Festival will be held on Sat. & Sun., 9/8 & 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Long Plain Museum, 1203 Main St., Acushnet. PARADE: Sun., 10 a.m. from Pope Park to feast grounds. Free admission. Free parking and admission. Shuttle bus from Ford Middle School on Middle Road will… [Read More]
Acushnet Car Cruise fills center with cool cars, old tunes
The town of Acushnet held its ninth annual Cruise Night on Thursday, 8/30/18, from 5–9 p.m. in the center of town, featuring the Klassics singing oldies, lots of cool old cars, food vendors and socializing on a relatively cool night. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G Click here to download the… [Read More]
Acushnet Road Race has 156 finishers
156 runners finished the 38th annual 4.1 mile Acushnet Road Race on Labor Day, 9/3/18. Aaron Dinzeo, 26, of Providence, RI finished first in 21:02. Second over the line was Jason Eddy, 38, of E. Bridgewater in 22:37. Fairhaven’s Will Benoit, 15, took third in 24:40, followed by fellow 15-year-old from Acushnet Ben Davignon in fourth… [Read More]
Three vie for title of 39th Miss Apple Peach
Press Release Reigning Miss Apple Peach Hailey Brightman is still in shock her name was called almost a year ago, but now it’s time to crown a new Miss Apple Peach Festival Queen. Three young Acushnet women will compete for the 39th title on Friday, September 7 at 7 p.m. at the Ford Middle School. Tickets… [Read More]
Acushnet COA receives grant for Memory Cafe
Press Release The Acushnet Council on Aging is pleased to announce that the Southcoast Health has awarded a grant of $1,500 to the Acushnet COA for support of Memory Café through its Community Benefits Impact Opportunity program. The Acushnet Memory Café offers individuals with some type of memory loss the opportunity to meet face-to-face with… [Read More]
Del Genard: 100 years…and counting
By Beth David, Editor Everyone, it seems, knows Delima “Del” Genard, the newly minted centenarian at Presidential Terrace. The perennially good-natured, smiling neighbor-to-all celebrated her 100th birthday with a luau party and about 30 of her neighbors at the Nate Gomes Community Center on Saturday, 8/25. But that was after the big family bash where about… [Read More]
Main Street in Acushnet shuts down when truck gets stuck
The Acushnet Police Department posted on Facebook that Main Street at St. Francis Xavier Church was shut down for about an hour around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 8/28, due to a car carrier getting hung up on a bump where the parking lot meets Main Street. According to Acushnet Police Chief Michael Alves, Big Wheels… [Read More]
Acushnet News
Acushnet to host annual Cruise Night Join us in the center of town for Acushnet’s 9th Annual Cruise Night on Thurs., 8/30, from 5–9:00 p.m., Town Hall & Parting Ways Green. Check out the fabulous classic cars, enjoy some great food from our vendors, and dance to the oldies and today’s tunes on the Town… [Read More]
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