On July 29, Governor Maura Healey signed into law the state budget for Fiscal Year 2025, paving the way for free community college for everyone! The new MassEducate program expands upon the success of MassReconnect by offering free community college to individuals of all ages. These programs allow eligible Massachusetts residents who have not yet… [Read More]

Nellie Zygiel has been sick with a variety of illnesses since she was a young child, including vasculitis at the age of 10. That left her kidneys permanently damaged. She was placed on the National Donor List this past January. Nellie’s employer, Off The Hook, 56 Goulart Memorial Drive, Fairhaven, is sponsoring a fund-raiser for… [Read More]

We’re looking for a few good…no GREAT people who would like to become a Specialized Clown and be a part of our brand new Clown Troop, a spinoff of our Smile Factory Clowns called the Southcoast FUNNY BONES! We will be performing frequently in our three local hospitals: Charlton in Fall River, St. Luke’s in… [Read More]

The Town of Fairhaven will hold a special Town Meeting on November 19. Pursuant to Chapter 50, Section 2 of the Town of Fairhaven By-Laws, all citizen petition articles for the November 19, 2024 Special Town Meeting, must be submitted in writing with the signatures of not less than 100 voters to the Town Clerk Office, Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street,… [Read More]

FREE summer lunches for kids and teens at Livesey Park, Glenhaven Ave., every Wednesday and Friday from 6/28 through 8/23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Fairhaven Recrea­tion Department and Project Bread. Project Bread is excited to support the USDA Summer Food Service Program, ensuring that all kids and teens 18 and under… [Read More]

Please join us for “Open Archives Night” on Wed., 7/31 from 5:00-7:00PM at the Millicent Library’s Auditorium, 45 Center Street, Fairhaven.   At Open Archives Night, we invite you to interact with archives directly, becoming a historian yourself by making observations, discussing objects and records, asking questions, and thinking creatively about Fairhaven history. This is not… [Read More]

Fairhaven High School Alumni Presi­dent Bob Foster ’66 has been leading guided tours through the 1906 building since 2009. Normally six tours are offered from late June to mid-July. The tours start in the Rotunda of the main entrance on the Huttleston Ave side of the building and last between 90–120 minutes. Admission is free… [Read More]

Spaghetti Dinner fund-raiser, Fri., 7/19, American Legion Hall, 71 Hope St., Acushnet, 4–8 p.m. Proceeds benefit  DAV Chaper 7i, New Bedford.  Serving spaghetti, meatballs, Italian bread, coffee or tea. Door prizes given out each hour beginning at 5 p.m.; 50/50 drawing at 8 p.m. (no need to be present to win). Music by Bill Comeau,… [Read More]

Story Time and Cleanup , Mon., 7/22, 9 a.m. to noon, Fort Phoenix Gazebo, Green Street, Fairhaven. Hosted by Be the Solution to Pollution and The Millicent Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a reusable water bottle.  More info: www.facebook.com/pollutionsolution; Instagram:  marylou4oceans   ••• Click here to download the 07-18-24 issue: 07-18-24 Myers… [Read More]

Fairhaven High School Alumni Presi­dent Bob Foster ’66 has been leading guided tours through the 1906 building since 2009. Normally six tours are offered from late June to mid-July. The tours start in the Rotunda of the main entrance on the Huttleston Ave side of the building and last between 90–120 minutes. Admission is free… [Read More]