The Fairhaven BMX Pump Track is holding a clinic for children, geared towards beginners, on Sat., 10/27, from 1–3 p.m., at Macomber Pimental Park, Bernese St., Fairhaven. Clinic will cover basic bike set up, bike control, how to “pump” through the track and any other importnt riding skills that kids would like to learn. Please… [Read More]

Kids can discover weird, icky, and fascinating facts about life in the ocean during “Spooky Science of the Sea” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Sat., 10/27, 2–5 p.m. Beneath massive whale skeletons hanging from the ceiling of the Jacobs Family Gallery, kids can learn how a sperm whale searches for its nemesis: the… [Read More]

Gifts To Give is offering a volunteer based tutoring program for students in grades k-8! The program will take place every Saturday starting November 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gifts to Give Factory, 1 Titleist Drive, Acushnet. The volunteer tutors are students from local high schools who are looking for a… [Read More]

Adult volunteers are currently needed for a couple of hours each month to serve as club leaders for local 4-H clubs in Bristol and Norfolk Counties.The role of a 4-H volunteer leader is to provide skills from your own area of expertise while developing a meaningful relationship with youth.Especially needed are volunteers with skills in… [Read More]

Candlelight Vigil, Tues., 10/23, at 6 p.m. at the New Bedford City Hall We will convene on the steps of New Bedford City Hall at 6 p.m. and march in silence to the Unitarian Church (corner of 8th and Union Street), where we will have a program and music to remember victims of domestic violence homicide…. [Read More]

Channel 95 in Fairhaven is live! The public access station has been dormant for about eight years. The town has been woking with Comcast to get the station up and running for the last couple of years. Right now, it is cablecasting events that have been covered by the cable access depart­ment. Fairhaven residents are… [Read More]

A Ride for Sarah, charity motor­cycle run, Sun., 10/21, Buzzards Bay Brewing, 98 Horseneck Rd., West­port. Register, 10 a.m., kickstands up at noon. Ride + after-party, $20 per bike; party only, $10 donation. Approximately a two hour ride. After party, 2–6 p.m., hosted at Buzzards Bay Brewing, featuring live entertainment, raffles, games, food trucks. Online… [Read More]

On Sat., 10/20 at 5:30PM on the Dunseith Property, Route 6 and North Street, the  Mattapoisett Land Trust offers a unique story teller Danny Dullea for their annual “Salty Silvery Moon Soiree” celebration with a fire to make S’Mores! Danny is one of only a few professional storytellers that focus on tales that illuminate the… [Read More]

The deadline to register to vote in the 11/6/18 election is Wednesday, 10/17, by 8 p.m. Town Clerk’s offices and the Election Office in New Bedford will be open until 8 p.m. on 10/17. In Fairhaven, call the Town Clerk’s office at 508-979-4023, ext. 602.  In Acushnet, call the Town Clerk’s Office at 508-998-0200, Option… [Read More]

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