In partnership with the Fairhaven Wellness Committee and the Fairhaven Rotary Club, the Fairhaven Health Department is offering a free Flu Clinic that is open to the public. Please bring your insurance card for eligibility** • Oct. 15th 2:30-3:30p.m. Town Hall Banquet Room 40 Center St.  • Oct. 22nd 2:00-4:00p.m. Fire Station 146 Washington St.  • Oct. 30th… [Read More]

Looking for crafters and vendors for Our Lady Of Purgatory Church’s Lebanese Holiday Bazaar being held on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 at St. Mary’s School Hall on 115 Illinois St. New Bedford. Interested crafters and vendors should call Sharon Tripp at 508-971-3804 for additional info. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb… [Read More]

Acushnet Lions Halloween Bash. Fri., 10/18, at American Legion Hall, 71 Hope St., Acushnet, 7 p.m.–midnight. Tickets: $15 per person, includings munchies and daning with DJ Howie, and Best Costume prizes. Hosted by DJ Howie and Acushnet Lions Club. For tickets, contact Legion hall, (508) 998-6938, or any Lions member, or find them on Facebook to reserve… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Community Preser­vat­ion Committee is accepting appli­ca­tions for the 2020 funding round. The 2020 Community Preservation Plan, Submission Guidelines and Application Forms are available on the Town’s Web Site at www.fairhaven-ma.gov, click on the Com­mu­nity Preservation Commit­tee’s page. Activities that can be funded are: • Acquisition, creation and preserva­tion of Open Space. • Creation, preservation and… [Read More]

The Fort Taber Military Museum, 1000C Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford, is looking for volunteers to help staff the museum, work the desk, greet visitors, etc. The museum is open daily 1–4 p.m. and is closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Easter. It illustrates the history of the fortification and military installations that… [Read More]

New Bedford Credit Union is sponsoring the fall Paper Shredding Day on Sat., 10/5, from 9 a.m.–noon in the parking lot across from New Bedford City Hall. Residents of New Bedford, Dartmouth, and all communities are welcome. Individuals may bring a maximum of two boxes of paper (standard size box used to hold reams of… [Read More]

Curious about Quakers? The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold an open house on Sun., 10/6, at 10 a.m. in the historical QUaker meeting house, 103 Marion Rd., Mattapoisett. Members will share interesting facts about Quakers, including the cannibal Quakers of Nantucket! Afterwards, there will be coffee and conversation in the meeting’s community hall. Assistive listening… [Read More]

At 3:00 p.m., on Sun., 9/29, Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, a concert performer, music composer and world class singer, will open the Music at St. Anthony’s 2019-20 Concert and Recital series at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Ave, NB, on the historic 107 year old Casavant pipe organ. A suggested donation of $10 will be… [Read More]

Join the Nasketucket Bird Club on Thurs., 9/26, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library.  We will be featuring a program called “The Art of Aves.” Professional Photographer Arthur Rainville will share insights and delights in the world of art that birds inspire. Along the way, he’ll share tips and tricks to… [Read More]

Join the Knights of Columbus for our first ever Fall Festival, at the KoC, 57 Fairhaven Road (Rte. 6), Matta­poisett, on Sat., 9/28 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Sun., 9/29, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Entertainment all ady, craft booths, raffles, food. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the… [Read More]