The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, 80 Middle St., Fairhaven, is offering two boating courses. Boating Skills and Seamanship, and will begin on Mon., 9/10 and run for 14 weeks, ending on 12/17. Class meetings on Mondays, from 7–9 p.m. Cost is $45. Contact Mary Beth Soares, mbsoares11@verizon.net, 508-493-5531. The course will cover introduction to navigation,… [Read More]

The statewide primary elections will be held on Tuesday, 9/4. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Deadline for an absentee ballot is 5 p.m., August 31. If you are not sure of your polling place contact your local clerk’s office: In Fairhaven, 508-979-4023, Ext. 3; in Acushnet, 508-998-0200, Option 2; New Bedford Election… [Read More]

Free Machine Technology & Advanced Manufacturing Training. The Greater New Bedford Workforce Board in Partnership with Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (GNBRVTHS) are making available a training program that is consistent with the goals and philosophy of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Workforce Skills Cabinet. Area residents from Dartmouth, New Bedford, Acushnet, Lakeville, Fairhaven,… [Read More]

Scholarship Competition looking for contestants. Miss Bristol County Miss South CoastMiss Fall River Scholarship Competition to be held October 20th, 6:00pm at Matthew J. Kuss Middle School, Fall River. If you are ages 18 up to 25, live in, work, or go to school in Mass. and you need scholarships for your education, are a… [Read More]

The AARP Smart Driver Course, offered by AARP Driver Safety, is the nation’s largest driver safety course and is designed especially for drivers age 50 and older. By taking the AARP Smart Driver Course you’ll learn the current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques, and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced on 8/22 that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Fairhaven .In 2017, 5,496 mosquito samples were tested for WNV and 290 samples were positive. Fairhaven had 0 WNV positive mosquito samples identified in 2017. WNV is most commonly trans­mitted to humans by… [Read More]

Fairhaven High School Class of 1969 Looking for Lost Classmates. The FHS class of 1969 is planning a 50th reunion on June 29, 2019 at the Century House in Acushnet and is trying to locate classmates. Please email contact information for any classmates to classoffhs1969@ gmail.com. Classmates are also invited to join our Facebook group,… [Read More]

The Town of Fairhaven Health Depart­ment has recently issued a public service announcement regard­ing the new recycling program. With the help of Government Access Director Derek Frates, Health Agent Mary Freire-Kellogg and Public Health Intern Daniel Shea, a video has been created that will aid in the education and promotion of recycling. The Health Department… [Read More]

Culture*Park is now accepting submissions of original plays for the 16th Annual Culture*Park Short Plays Marathon, taking place Saturday, November 17th, in downtown New Bedford, in the Whaling Museum Theater. Deadline for play submis­sions to reach Culture*Park is, September 1st, 2018. We welcome your play submissions! Plays will be read and selected by a committee… [Read More]

Reverend William Jackson, famed abolitionist, friend of Frederick Douglass, and first African-American officer of the US Army, was born on August 18, 1818. On the bicentennial of his birth, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the New Bedford Historical Society are working together to honor his life with a series of events. On Sat.,… [Read More]