As Fairhaven’s Broadband Study Committee, we have made it a key priority to research the feasibility of establishing local control of this essential infrastructure. The goals of the committee for this project include the following:  1. Lower the cost of internet access by 25%–30% for residents and businesses. 2. Significantly increase the speed and reliability of internet… [Read More]

Short Plays Marathon This will come as no surprise, but the 18th Culture*Park Short Plays Marathon originally scheduled for 11/21/20, has been postponed. The (tentative) reschedule date is Saturday, March 20, 2021. (We have little certainty that the new date will work out, but will secure yet another one if necessary!) The Call for Plays… [Read More]

The Millicent Library continues outdoor pickup for library items.  While the library building itself is still closed to the public, we are available for reference, some forms of printing and getting you your books, audios, DVDs and even Internet Hotspots. Please call the library at 508-992-5342 on Monday 9-8; Tuesday through Friday from 9 to… [Read More]

Dementia Friendly in the Age of Social Distancing: Learn how to interact effectively with customers, colleagues, friends and family who live with memory loss or dementia. Thurs., 9/24, 2:30 p.m. Trainings made possible by Title III Funding through Coastline Elderly Services and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Register online or for more informa­tion… [Read More]

Saturdays at 11:00am, by the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, 38 Bethel St., NB Learn about New Bedford’s history and fishing industry while being outside and socially distanced by taking a walking tour! Tickets are $5 each for the general public or free for members of the Fishing Heritage Center. Group size is limited and social… [Read More]

On 8/28/20, millions participated in the 2020 Virtual March on Washington to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the landmark March on Washington. After two nights of impactful programming, one thing was clear: This is our voice, our movement, and we must use our power at the ballot box this November. ICYMI, relive every moment of… [Read More]

Three virtual talks. Day one: “Frederick Douglass in Rhode Island. A talk with Pulitzer Prize Winner Dr. David Bligh With music by the Schiller Boston Community Chorus. Friday, Oct. 9 at 6PM, Providence Athenaeum For more information and to register, visit https://www.stagesoffreedom.org/frederick-douglass. Enter code STAGESOFFREEDOM at the top left of the registration page to register… [Read More]

Relatives have started a GoFundMe page to hekp the family of Paul Starvish, who suffered a fatal heart attack on 8/24. He leaves behind his wife Kath, and his children Makenna, 13, and Garrett, 11. Anyone who knew him, loved him. He was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that applications for the 2020 Low Number Plate Lottery are now being accepted online at Mass.Gov/RMV using the Online Service Center. Applicants must apply by September 6th and, if selected for a low number plate, will be notified after the draw­ing takes place later in September…. [Read More]

The SouthCoast Community Foundation will host its biggest event of the year online marking 25 years of philanthropy in the region that included raising and disbursing nearly $5 million for COVID-19 relief.  Summer’s Last Blast will occur online Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. with a program that showcases such well-known local performers as the SouthCoast… [Read More]