Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a fun and educational beginner’s level birding walk! This birding walk will be led by Mike LaBossiere of the Nasketucket Bird Club. It will be a lovely, relaxed morning in nature and an opportunity to learn about local wildlife. Mike will lead us through… [Read More]

Saint Vincent’s Services (SVS) will hold its 18th Annual Motorcycle Run and Raffle presented by Preferred Concrete Corp. on Sun., 9/17, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The signature event will start rain or shine at 2425 Highland Avenue in Fall River with kick-stands up promptly at 10:00 a.m. The Massachusetts State Police will escort… [Read More]

Evening at Fort Phoenix with Fairhaven Village Militia, Wed., 9/13, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Fort Phoenix, south end of Fort St., Fairhaven The Fairhaven Village Militia, the town’s Revolutionary War era reenacting group, will be on hand at historical Fort Phoenix in period dress to talk to the public about the fort’s history. Learn about… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Pickleball Associa­tion will be holding a beginners clinic on Saturday, 9/16 and Saturday 9/23 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Both sessions will be held at Cushman Park. To sign up email Fairhaven pickleball@gmail.com. The clinic cost is $30 which includes both sessions. Enrollment is limited.  For more information on the Fairhaven Pickleball… [Read More]

Mattapoisett Republican Party Monthly Town Meeting. Working Together to Build a Mattapoisett Majority  The Mattapoisett Republican Party invites everyone interested to join us on Thurs., 9/14, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. This month’s guest speaker you don’t want to miss is John Milli­gan, Executive… [Read More]

Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 9/12, 6–8 p.m., at The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford   Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer!   Our guest Alison Smart, Executive Director of the climate literacy initiative Probable Futures, will discuss Climate Change; The Future of Heat… [Read More]

To further its digital equity efforts, the Town of Fairhaven is pleased to collaborate with the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) on a residential survey. All households are encouraged to complete the survey which is intended to assess internet accessibility, device and technical support availability, service afforda­bility, and digital education needs within the community. Data gathered… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Community Preser­va­tion Committee is accepting appli­cations for the FY25 funding round. The FY25 Community Preservation Submission Guidelines and Applica­tion Forms are available on the Town’s Community Preservation Com­mit­tee Webpage – https://www.fairhaven-ma.gov/community-preservation-committee.  The public hearing for the FY25 Community Preservation Plan will be held on Wednesday 9/20/23. Since 2006, the Fairhaven CPC has appropriated… [Read More]

The Board of Directors of the Southeastern Mass. Veterans Housing Program, Inc., known as Veterans Transition House (VTH), is welcom­ing nominations for the 2023 Veteran of the Year Award sponsored by BankFive. The Veteran of the Year Award is presented to a regional veteran in recognition of their out­standing contributions to veterans, veterans’ issues, and… [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]