Food, fun prizes! The New Bedford Rifle and Revolver Club, 246 Bolton St., New Bedford, will sponsor a Bunny Shoot on Sun., 3/24 from noon to 4 p.m. No…no actual bunnies are harmed in this event, honest. All ages are accepted, no license required. Door prizes, caravan auction, 50/50 raffle. All profits benefit Troop 3… [Read More]

The next meeting of the Naske­tucket Bird Club will be on Wed., 3/27,  at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library (7 Barstow Street). Free and open to the public. More bird info  at the Nasketucket Bird Club website: https://www.nbcbirdclub.com/ or find us on Facebook.  The meeting program will feature Shawn Carey who will be… [Read More]

Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church will hold a Fish Fry  dinneron March 22 immediately following the 7 p.m. Adoration/ Stations of the Cross, at the parish hall behind the church, 4254 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. Choice of fried or baked fresh cod “New England Style,” with French fries, cole slaw, dinner rolls, and… [Read More]

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD), 396 County St., NB, will hold an Open House on Sat., 3/23, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about the history of the 1834 Greek Revival mansion and its gardens by taking a docent-guided tour or by using the self-guide which is now in digital format. Admission… [Read More]

Fairhaven Dollars for Scholars has over 40 scholarships available for 2024. Application period is open through April 1, 2024. For full list of scholarships and details on how to apply go to https://fairhaven.dollarsforscholars.org. NEW scholarships are being added constantly. Check your profile weekly to see what NEW scholarships you qualify for both at the local… [Read More]

Please consider joining the Fair­haven Republican Town Committee. March 21st at 6pm at 32 Abbey Street, Fairhaven.  We will have a lot of post election news to discuss and exciting new campaign news to announce. Call Chair Bob McConnell at 508-863-0416 or email us fairhavenrtc@gmail.com  ••• Click here to download the 03-14-24 issue: 03-14-24 ClaireCarter… [Read More]

It Takes a Village daycare, and owner Katie Aiello-Gonzalez are asking for help from the community after sophisticated scammers took $8,000 from their account, which is a lot for a small operation. To read more about the scam and how it worked, visit their GoFundMe page at https://tinyurl.com/yj5ezuxj Or find them on Facebook.  ••• Click… [Read More]

The Mattapoisett Republican Party welcomes all to join us on Thurs., 3/21, from 6 to 8:00 PM for our monthly scheduled meeting. Be a part of the discussion on local initiatives, support of candidates in future elections and share ideas with like-minded neighbors.  This month’s guest speaker is Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald, Jr. He is… [Read More]

Shellfishing in all of Buzzards Bay is closed until further notice due to the City of New Bedford’s wastewater treatment plant releasing raw sewage into the outer harbor, again. This time the city emptied 20 million gallons into the water. This is the second time in this year the bay was closed to shellfishing. January,… [Read More]

Only 3 days before Day­light Saving Time begins. This Sunday, 3/10/24, at 2 a.m. set your clock forward one hour. Change it before you go to bed on Satur­day so you don’t for­get! WOOHOO. At the Neighb News we LOVE DST! ••• Click here to download the 0307-24 issue: 03-07-24 CausewaySidewalk Support local journalism, donate… [Read More]