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]

Pursuant to Chapter 50, Section 2 of the Town of Fairhaven By-Laws, all citizen petition articles for the November 14, 2023 Fairhaven Special Town Meeting, must be submitted in writing with the signatures of not less than 100 voters to the Town Clerk and the Select Board Office, Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street, Fair­haven,… [Read More]

Dine-in or Take-out Fundraiser for Fairhaven Lions Club, Wed., 8/30, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Frontera Grill, 214 Huttleston Ave., Fairhaven, MA 02719; 774-628-9723. You MUST let your server know you are there for the fundraiser and show the flyer that you can get at https://www.facebook.com/FairhavenMALions 15% of food sales will go to Fairhaven… [Read More]

In 1916 when New Bedford’s Hetty Green passed, she left between $10 million and $200 million (in today’s money: $27 billion to $57 billion). The frugal Mrs. Green left her money equally to her son, Ned, and daughter, Sylvia. How did they handle the wealth and what amount remains today? Those questions will be answered… [Read More]

This free out­door concert series, now in its third season, is a partnership between New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (NBSO), and The Drawing Room. The fourth Saturday of each month, small groups of NBSO musicians will delight the neighbor­hood and summer visitors with a variety of classical and popular… [Read More]

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD), in partnership with DATMA and the James Arnold Mansion, will be open for free visitation on Sunday, August 20, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The two mansions, connected by County Street and marriage (James Arnold married Sarah Rotch, daughter of William Rotch Jr.), are co-hosting a day… [Read More]