Japanese Cherry Blossom (O-hanami) Friendship Festival at the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House Museum, 11 Cherry St., Fairhaven, Sun., 5/5, from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. FREE (except for box lunch), open to the public. Bento box lunch (nothing raw), $20/adults, $10/children under 12.  Program includes: Names in Japanese, Origami instruction/demo, Taiko (Japanese) drumming, Aikido demonstrtion, Ryukyu Kobujutsu demo,… [Read More]

St. Joseph School’s 21st annual Blessing of the Bikes on Sun., 5/5 (rain date 5/19). Sign up at 10:30 am until 12:00 noon. Kickstands up at NOON SHARP, from Fort Phoenix rear parking lot $15 per bike.  Ride is about 2 hours ending at the Ice House Bar & Grill In Fairhaven. Live music on… [Read More]

The Nemasket Group’s 6th annual 5K Walk/Run will be held on Sat., 5/4, at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Dust off your sneakers and join us for a morning of fun as we make our way through Fairhaven while coming together to raise awareness and support a great cause. The first 125 registrants will receive a… [Read More]

The annual Fairhaven Improve­ment Association 2019 Beautification Project. Each year the Fairhaven Improvement Association offers the Voucher Program to help Fairhaven residents enhance the beauty of their property. To take advantage of this program send a check for $20.00 to Fairhaven Improvement Associa­tion, P.O. Box 404, Fairhaven, MA 02719 with a self-addressed stamped envelope. You… [Read More]

Stop the FCC from defunding local public access stations, PEG (Public, Education, Government). These are the channels that allow the towns to record and run all government meetings; allow the schools to run sports and other school events; and allow members of the public to tape and run their own shows.  Find more information at… [Read More]

If you are interested in a fasci­nating piece of local history, come join us to pass this information to the hundreds of visitors who tour our facilities each year. The first Japanese person to live in the USA was a young boy named Manjiro who was rescued from a small island near Japan by the… [Read More]

Please join us for a fund-raiser in support of the Letourneau family who have recently been displaced after a devastating house fire. Join us on Sun., 4/28, noon–5 p.m. at The Bar, 266 Dartmouth St., New Bedford. Featuring entertaining 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, free buffet, live entertainment by Off Kilter.  ••• Support local journalism, donate… [Read More]

At the Co-Creative Center 137 Union St. New Bedford 02740, on Thurs., 5/2, 5:30 p.m. Bask Premium Cannabis and MedWell Health and Wellness present a Cannabis Educational Panel featuring experts in the industry from Bask Premium Cannabis, MedWell Health and Wellness, AmeriCann, Howl’s Medicines and the Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN). Panelists will… [Read More]

Local environmental advocacy group Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. (HARC), will hold its annual meeting on Wed., 4/24, from 6-7:45 p.m. at the Millicent Library, 45 Center St., Fairhaven, MA. Election for officers will take place that night. Open to the public. Please use the Walnut Street entrance on lower level. The agenda for… [Read More]

New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site Public Meeting, Thurs., 4/25, 6pm-7:30pm, National Parks Build­ing, 33 Williams St. New Bedford, MA. Agenda items: Outreach on Fish Advisories, Kelsey Dumville; Progress Report on Overall Project, Dave Lederer; Shoreline Cleanup Updates for Fairhaven, Acushnet, New Bedford, Dave Dickerson;  Aerovox Site/Interim Sediment Cap, Laurie O’Connor; Upper Harbor Dredging, including Cable… [Read More]