The Fairhaven Selectboard is calling for submissions for this year’s Annual Town Report. Please send your digital photos to selectmen@ Fairhaven-MA.gov. No more than three submissions per person, please. Deadline is January 7, 2019. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the entire 1/3/19 issue: 01-03-19 PolarPlunge

Think summer! Huttleston Marketplace looking for vendors Press Release The Huttleston Marketplace in Fairhaven, MA, will be starting its second season on Saturday, June 1, 2019, after a successful run last summer. Application forms for vendors are now available at a link shown below. The marketplace, operated by the Fairhaven Office of Tourism, is held… [Read More]

Fairhaven’s annual town election will be held on Monday, April 1, 2019, and nomination papers are now available. Papers for town-wide office require 50 certified signatures. Papers for Town Meeting Members require 10 certified signatures from YOUR precinct only. Town Meeting member incum­bents have until Monday, 2/4 to file a written request for re-election with… [Read More]

Fairhaven and Acushnet are collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. Fairhaven Fairhaven Firefighters Association Local 1555 is holding its annual toy drive for “Toys for Tots,” by the Marine Corps Reserve. Unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Fire Headquarters, 146 Washington St., Fairhaven, until Dec. 18.  Acushnet The Annual Toys for Tots… [Read More]

The 23rd Annual Moby-Dick Marathon will be held January 4–6, 2019, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, NB. Join us for the 23rd annual read-a-thon of America’s most iconic novel, Moby-Dick. An experience you don’t want to miss, you’ll relive the famous, action-packed narrative and be transported back in time on… [Read More]

The lights at La Salette shrine will be lit from Nov. 22, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019. Illuminations 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. daily Featuring: 300,000 Lights illuminating over 10 acres. FREE admission, but we hope you’ll make a donation. Traffic can get very heavy on weekends, especially Saturday night. If you can plan your trip for a… [Read More]

Entrypoint will meet with town officials and residents to discuss the first steps in creating a municipal fiber network in Fairhaven. Discus­sion will include the reasons why the town should consider controlling broadband infrastructure, essentially making broadband a municipal utility. A town-controlled system should result in lower costs for residents. The public is encouraged to… [Read More]

Bask is holding a community outreach meeting for a proposed cannabis establishment on Thurs., 12/13, at Cleary’s Pub, 111 Huttleston Ave., Fairhaven, at 7 p.m. The proposed marijuana culti­vator, marijuana product manu­facturer, marijuana retailer and marijuana transporter is anticipated to be located at Bask, Inc., 2 Pequod Rd., Fairhaven. The proposed marijuana establishment will be… [Read More]

Fairhaven High School will be holding our 8th Grade Open House on Thurs., 12/6, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. All 7th and 8th grade students interested in attending FHS and their families are welcome. We will be sharing information about the school and curriculum. Students and their families will be able to meet the Principal, staff, and… [Read More]

Press Release The following community events will take place in the city of New Bedford during the month of December in celebration of the holiday season: Cove Street Neighborhood Group Tree Lighting Friday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m., Loretta Bourque Park at corner of Ruth Street and Salisbury Street Far North End Neighborhood Association Annual… [Read More]