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]

Acushnet Town Hall is now open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays; Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Fridays 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ••• 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 10/11/18 issue: 10-11-18 FireDemo

Press Release Each year, the Fairhaven Cultural Council, a local organization supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, awards Local Cultural Council (LCC) grants to support arts and cultural projects that directly benefit our community. Grant monies are distributed from both state and local funds designated specifically for this purpose. For the 2019 Grant Cycle, Fairhaven… [Read More]

Household Hazardous Waste Day The Fairhaven Board of Health is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Day this Saturday, 10/6, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the public works building, 5 Arsene Street, for Fairhaven residents only. Proof of residency will be required. Residents will be able to dispose of a variety of hazardous waste materials,… [Read More]

Want to share your Halloween expertise with your neighbors? Send pictures of your yard to the Neighb News and we’ll share them with our readers. Or call us at 508-979-5593 and we’ll try to swing by and take a picture ourselves. Email: NeighbNews@comcast.net; USPS:  166 Dogwood St., Fairhaven, MA 02719. Halloween Map Want to be… [Read More]