If you follow New Bedford Creative on Instagram  — and you shouldn’t deny yourself the visual pleasure of following @_nbcreative — you will notice something new during the last week of July, August and September. During those weeks, the account defined by #NBcreative will experience a takeover. It’s an entirely benign and welcome takeover by… [Read More]

Rhode Island’s own Sissieretta Jones is this week’s featured American trailblazer on #UNLADYLIKE2020 — the acclaimed series of 10-minute animated documentaries by PBS’s flagship biography series American Masters. The Sissieretta Jones short is narrated by Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winner Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife; ER; Billions), and the words of Madame Jones are… [Read More]

From the Fairhaven Police Department Facebook Page Many changes have been made to the www.fairhavenpolice.org web site recently and there will be more to come. With that, many questions have arisen regarding reporting things to the police.  If there is an EMERGENCY or something needs immediate assistance please dial 9-1-1 or one of our business… [Read More]

Natural hazards are part of life near the coast. To help homeowners protect their family and their property from these hazards, Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension have produced the newly updated Massa­chusetts Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Hazards.  The handbook provides Massachu­setts residents with vital information on how to… [Read More]

Press Release Journey Yoga, Fitness & Wellness Center opened to the public on Monday 7/20, while strictly adhering to the new Covid-19 specific state guidelines. Journey is unique in that it is a wellness center dedicated to offering a variety of not only yoga and fitness classes, but wellness services and community classes for senior citizens partnering… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Cultural Council would like to hear from you! The council is asking Fairhaven residents for their opinions about what types of arts and humanities-based projects should be prioritized for Local Cultural Council grant funding. Grant monies are provided by the state through the Mass. Cultural Council and from the Town of Fairhaven.  To… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Cultural Council would like to hear from you! The council is asking Fairhaven residents for their opinions about what types of arts and humanities-based projects should be prioritized for Local Cultural Council grant funding. Grant monies are provided by the state through the Massachusetts Cultural Council and from the Town of Fairhaven.  To… [Read More]

See the Light in Downtown New Bedford Last summer DATMA (Design, Art, Technology Mass.) gave us Silver Current, a spectacular tribute to wind and its role in New Bedford’s past and future. On view now, LIGHT: 2020 updates New Bedford’s legacy as the “City that Lit the World” with a renewable energy lens. Amid our global health… [Read More]

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center has reopened. The Center’s hours are Thurs.–Sun., 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Visitation will be limited to 10 guests at a time, social distancing protocols will be followed, and masks will be required. Our reopening also marks the launch of our latest exhibit, We Came to Fish, We Came to Work:… [Read More]

Did you know that 7/14 was Shark Awareness Day? Healthy oceans have healthy shark populations. NOAA Fisheries manages commercial and recreational shark fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, and we work with three regional fishery management councils to conserve and sustainably manage sharks in the Pacific Ocean. Watch our top five shark videos to get a… [Read More]