Please take a moment during this season of giving, to help a local family.  Leah (Ketchum) DeArruda is Fairhaven born and raised. She went to Fairhaven Public Schools, and now lives in the Town Center with her husband and 1 year old daughter. She is pregnant with another, due in the spring. Shortly after discovering… [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]

You do the shopping. Let the elves handle the wrapping. Too busy to wrap, or too many piles to get through? Come to the Firehouse, 267 Adams Street, Fairhaven, Sun., 12/17, from 1–3 p.m. The North Fairhaven Improvement Association will be wrapping to earn money for the scholarship program they are starting up. It’s pay… [Read More]

First Night New Bedford Come ring in the New Year with family and friends in New Bedford! From 5-8 PM on Sun., 12/31, enjoy family-friendly programming in historic downtown and at 8:30 PM the city has a special treat in store: for the first time in New Bedford an LED drone show will light up… [Read More]

The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts will host a Holiday Concert at the First Congregational Church of Fairhaven, 34 Center Streeet, on Sun., 12/17 at 1:30 p.m. in the church.  Scheduled to perform will be Art Tebetts, Carolyn “Cal” Wingate, Eddie Dillon, Barbara Phaneuf, Stephen Redfern, Ross Wicherski, Rodney Daigle and Johan Gundersen. They… [Read More]

Worship with us this Christmas Season! Sunday, December 17 • 6 PM Ecumenical Blue Christmas Service Presented by St. Joseph’s, Trinity Lutheran and First Congregational Churches. Designed for those experiencing loss of any kind or anyone who is finding it hard to feel joy this Christmas: readings, music, silence, candle lighting Sunday, 12/24/23 • 10… [Read More]

Fairhaven Bike & Brew: Old-Time Holiday, Sat 12/9, 12-3pm, Starts at Fort Phoenix  Come join us for our first-ever Fairhaven Bike & Brew as we visit the Fairhaven Old-Time Holiday! On this short social group bike ride for all ages hosted by the Fairhaven Livable Streets Committee, we’ll explore Fairhaven’s bike-friendly streets and stop for… [Read More]

New Bedford Festival Theatre is excited to announce its first ever Holiday Sing-A-Long as part of the tree lighting for the City of New Bedford. The Sing-A-Long will be led by Broadway’s Matt Ban and will be a heartwarming evening of music and merriment in the spirit of the beloved Mitch Miller sing-alongs of days… [Read More]

Marion Village Christmas Stroll, Sun., 12/10, 3–5:30 p.m. in Marion Village, Come join us for holiday fun and food! Sponsored by the generous Marion business community and neighbors, the stroll starts at the end of the Sippican School band concerts and Santa comes in by boat to the wharf! From there, he will ride around… [Read More]

There will be a rally and march on Sunday, 12/10 at 1 PM at 54th Regiment Plaza, 365 Acushnet Ave in downtown New Bedford, MA 02740, to demand:  Permanent ceasefire in Gaza now; End US funding of genocide; End Israeli apartheid Collaborating organizations include: The Party for Socialism and Liberation, First Unitarian Church in New… [Read More]