The West Island Improvement Association presents Candidates Night at the Community House, 41 Causeway Road, West Island, Fairhaven, on Thurs., 3/31, at 7 p.m. All are welcome.  ••• Click here to download the entire 3/24/22 issue: 03-24-22 Ducks2Island Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

Symphony on Tap is Back! Who do you know that has never attended a classical music concert? We’re betting you know quite a few! (In 2017, The National Endowment for the Arts reported that only 8.6% of adults in the US attended a classical music performance.) Please spread the word about Symphony on Tap –… [Read More]

At Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St. Mattapoisett March 24, 7 pm – Join us virtually, for a book lecture by Skip Finley, author of Whaling Captains of Color: America’s First Meritocracy, co-sponsored with the Sippican Historical Society. Registration is required and can be completed at www.mattapoisettmuseum.org/ events or by emailing info@ sippicanhistoricalsociety.org FREE March 27, 1… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Government Access channel is hosting a “Meet the Candidates” night on Thursday, 3/24, at 6­ p.m., Town Hall Auditorium, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven. The event will also be live on Channel 18 and on at FairhavenTV.com Residents are asked to submit questions in advance to be asked anonymously to candidates. Each candidate for… [Read More]

Southcoast residents are invited to attend Hannah’s Bags of Kindness – a fundraiser hosted by Dartmouth High School junior and Miss New Bedford’s Outstanding Teen 2022, Hannah Lima. The event offers guests an evening of food, live entertainment, auction items, and more – all for a critical cause. Sat., 3/19, from 6:00pm to 11:00pm at… [Read More]

Free, walk-up COVID-19 clinics in New Bedford offer CDC-approved booster shots, in addition to first- and second-dose vaccines and, at most locations, pediatric vaccines and boosters for teens 12-17. Please bring your vaccination card when getting a booster. Visit vaxnb.com for updated schedules of local COVID-19 vaccination and testing locations. Upcoming vaccine locations in New… [Read More]

Testing sites in New Bedford and surrounding towns can be found on the state’s Stop the Spread website, www.mass.gov/info-details/find-a-covid-19-test. Upcoming testing locations in New Bedford include:  Fri., 3/11: Seven Hills at Former Fire Station 11 (754 Brock Ave.) – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ••• Click here to download the entire 3/17/22 issue: 03-17-22 FHSWalkout… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Government Access channel is hosting a “Meet the Candidates” night on Thursday, 3/24, at 6­ p.m., Town Hall Auditorium, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven. The event will also be live on Channel 18 and on at FairhavenTV.com Residents are asked to submit questions in advance to be asked anonymously to candidates. Each candidate for… [Read More]

After a two year hiatus due to Covid, the Fairhaven Improvement Association’s 44th Annual Home­coming Fair is scheduled for Saturday 6/25/22. The Annual Homecoming Fair has long been Fairhaven’s largest and most popular event with 175 craft and food vendors, an art show and all day live entertainment.  “We have missed our vendors, volun­teers and… [Read More]

Local residents are invited to participate in a survey for a college thesis. This is a qualitative arts-based research study on the effects of socially-engaged art on the perceptions of New Bedford Harbor and the cleanup efforts (or lack thereof) by the EPA. The survey seeks information on public perceptions/ knowledge about contamination in local… [Read More]