As you may be aware the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society offers tours of the Whitfield-Manjiro Museum as well as the Manjiro Trail which includes eight Fairhaven locations which are part of the Manjiro story. There is an interna­tional interest in these locations where Captain Whitfield and Manjiro shared time and space. We are currently seeking volunteer… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Planning Depart­ment is seeking up to 10 volunteers from the general public to be on the 40R Working Group. The group will meet 4-6 times over the next six months to help develop a 40R Bylaw and Design Standards.  The new zoning desig­na­tion would be an overlay district that would allow for a… [Read More]

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, serves the towns of Acushnet, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, Wareham , New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Westport.  The walls are being raised by volunteers this weekend for Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity’s 1st Westport home build! To help two local mothers, and… [Read More]

The MAC Theater Announces Auditions for Fourth Play of the Season  The Marion Art Center Theater announces open auditions for the upcoming production of Church & State written by Jason Odell Williams. Director Donn Tyler will be casting five roles: one male and one female able to play forties/early fifties, one female able to play… [Read More]

The family of Conrad Roy III is hosting an awareness/memorial walk/ run 5k on Saturday September 10. The event will begin and end at Fort Phoenix State Reservation in Fairhaven, MA beginning at 9am, registration at 8:15am.  The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and gain support for “Conrad’s Law” which currently sits… [Read More]

A series of three inclusive outdoor dance parties will keep the north end of New Bedford moving and grooving all summer long! New Moon Dance Party will once again bring the uplifting sounds of house, disco, funk, techno, and more to the edge of the Acushnet River for all New Bedford residents to enjoy.  Sundays,… [Read More]

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Cetner, 38 Bethel St., New Bedford, is thrilled to embark on a year-long project engaging women aged 65+ from Greater New Bedford with ties to the fishing industry. Women will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of programs, including an intergenerational oral history project led by local high school and… [Read More]

The South Coast Bikeway Alliance (SCBA) will hold a bike-ride fund­raiser, Pedal for the Path, on Sunday September 11, 2022. Funds raised from this ride will help the communities of Dartmouth, New Bedford and Westport complete their portions of a multi-use South Coast Bikeway spanning from Swansea to Wareham. Sections of the path have already… [Read More]

The City of Nw Bedford’s Board of Election Commissioners has announced new and changed polling locations ahead of the primary election Sept. 6.  The new locations for voters are the result of redistricting following the 2020 U.S. Census and changes to state legislation last fall. The changes and additions to local polling loca­tions will be… [Read More]

Join us for New Bedford Ballet’s eclectic summer dance performance, A Recipe for Dance, on Friday, 8/5, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8/6 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the NBB Commu­nity Theatre, 2459 Purchase St. New Bedford. Our studio’s instructors and advanced students will showcase their original choreography in this family-oriented, engaging, and… [Read More]