Press Release The Fairhaven Sustainability Com­mit­tee invites friends and neighbors to join Team SouthCoast April 4–25 for the Drawdown EcoChallenge www.drawdown.org/ecochallenge: a free, fun and social way to learn about and take action to protect our environment. According to Team Captain, Ann O’Brien, “This is a very cool project! “The website is full of wonderful… [Read More]

Have you ever wanted to try a garden but didn’t know where to start? Interested in saving money by growing your own organic vegetables? Want to be part of a “growing green” community? If yes, you are in luck because there are Fairhaven Community Garden beds available at three school locations:  East Fairhaven, Hastings Middle… [Read More]

One of life’s most urgent and important questions? What are you doing for others? Please consider joining an active group of Superhero Boomers and volunteer at GiftsToGive a few hours a week. It’s a total DROP-IN! And right on your doorstep in Acushnet. Open for volunteers six days a week 9 am–5pm on Mon, Tue,… [Read More]

On Tues., 4/10, the general public and current rink users are invited to attend the annual ice allocation meeting for the Hetland Arena, 310 Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford. The meeting will take place at 5:00 PM in the meeting room of the arena and will touch on the allocation process for ice time, review the… [Read More]

Penny Sale Parents and friends of Holy Family-Holy Name School will be sponsoring our 26th annual Penny Sale on Sat., 4/7. Come and buy some tickets and take a chance on winning one of hundreds of  individual prizes being raffled off! They range from household items to children’s toys to gift certificates. There’s even a… [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]

A Call to Action: Abolition, Activism, and the Principled Life . April 7, 9 am – 3 pm, Cook Memorial Theater at the Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. $25 for Members (Whaling Museum, Rotch-Jones-Duff, or New Bedford Historical Society), $35 for Non-members. For tickets and symposium details visit: www.rjdmuseum or whalingmuseum.org s. Brought… [Read More]

Fairhaven voters will vote for local offices on Monday, 4/2. The Board of Public Works has three candidates for two seats. Incumbents Robert “Hoppy” Hobson and Keith Silvia, and newcomer Albert Martin. The Board of Health has two people vying for one open seat:  former Selectboard member Michael Silvia and Commis­sioner of Trust Funds member… [Read More]

Seeking homestay families for summer student visit from Japan, July 28 to August 4, for high school students from Tosashimizu (our Sister City in Japan. We expect five students and a female teacher We provie: orientation for host families; daily activities for weekdays (homestay siblings invited); on-going assistance for hosts’ questions “Make this coming summer… [Read More]

Heavenly Treasures Thrift Store at First Congregational Church, William Street Fairhaven, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Half Price Sale on Clothes, Shoes, & Pocketbooks. April 4 to April 28 ••• 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 3/28/18 issue: 03-29-18 PDPromos