The floating dock at Hoppy’s Landing will be removed on Friday, 11/2, for routine maintenance. It will be out of the water for a maximum of seven days. Harbormaster Tim Cox said that some maintenance is done to the dock every year while it is floating, but every five years the dock needs to be… [Read More]

Route 6 Corridor Study public meeting by SRPEDD on Thurs., 11/8, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Wareham Town Hall, 54 Marion Rd., Wareham; and Wed., 11/14, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Old Rochester Regional High School, 135 Marion Rd., Mattapoisett. To learn more about the project, visit http://www.srpedd.org/Route-6-Corridor-Study#Top  ••• 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… [Read More]

The Massachusetts National Guard will host Vigilant Guard 19-1, a full-scale civil-military exercise, with 46 federal, state, local and civilian organizations, November 5-9, 2018, in various locations throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Vigilant Guard is an exercise spon­sored by US Northern Command in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau. It provides an opportunity for local,… [Read More]

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]