New Bedford JazzFest (NBJF) is back to LIVE performances for its concert of regional and national jazz, Sunday, November 14, from 2:00-5:00 pm (door @ 1:30pm).  Jazz @ Kilburn Mill features two jazz bands, and full bar and pub food available for purchase. The event takes place at Kilburn Mill, 127 West Rodney French Boulevard…. [Read More]

Your Theatre Presents The Good Doctor, By Neil Simon, Directed by Robin Richard A combination of Neil Simon and Chekhov, The Good Doctor, a comedy, is, by turns, charming, hilarious, sad, and touching. It centers around a writer who speaks to the audience and shares his writing with them, throughout one day. He presents them… [Read More]

The Millicent Library is pleased to announce that we have dropped late fines for most library materials. We have also eliminated outstanding late fines for most materials. Our vision is to provide access to community resources, knowledge, heritage, and culture.   By eliminating most fines, we are removing barriers to access.   Public libraries play… [Read More]

NEW BEDFORD PARADE The public is invited to the 2021 New Bedford Veterans Day Parade. This year’s parade is being put together in a joint effort between the New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board, the City of New Bedford, as well as the New Bedford Veterans’ Services Department. This year’s parade will take place on Thursday,… [Read More]

Sat., 11/6, 8:00–11:00am, St. Mary’s Fairhaven parking lot, 440 Main St., Fairhaven. Please come and drop off non-perishable food donations. Troop 52 will be taking your bags and boxes and loading the trucks to benefit the Shepherd’s Pantry which serves local families in need! ••• Click here to download the entire 11/4/21 issue: 11-04-21 Storm… [Read More]

Marsh Island Cleanup, Sun., 11/7, meet at the end of Taber Street off Main Street (2 Taber Street for GPS), from 1–3:30 p.m. Please wear closed toed shoes and bring a reusable water bottle. We’ll have gloves, bags and tools. Open to everyone. No advance registration. This is a Brand Audit, so we will identify… [Read More]

The city of New Bedford and state are offering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations, particularly for elderly residents or those not able to travel to a clinic. To schedule an in-home vaccination (Moderna or J&J) with the New Bedford Health Department, call the department’s main line, 508-991-6199, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.   To… [Read More]

The boil water order for Fairhaven that was put in place on 10/7, has been lifted. The Board of Public Works sent out an alert on 10/23 saying “after satisfying the State’s sampling requirements, the boil water order has been lifted.” An explanation on the website states that the September incident and the October incident… [Read More]

Acushnet The Town of Acushnet encourages residents and business owners to sign up for emergency notifications.  Such alerts include evacuation notices, missing child alerts, and boil water notifications. Based on your personal preference, alerts will be delivered via phone call, text message, email or a combination of all three. To sign up visit https://www.acushnet.ma.us and… [Read More]

Saturday, October 30th, from 12-4PM, Happy Hauntings at the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St. Join us for spooky stories, a scavenger hunt, tarot card readings, and crafts. Registration is strongly suggested at www.mattapoisettmuseum.org. ••• Click here to download the entire 10/28/21 issue: 10-28-21 Horribles Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal.•••