The 18th annual Blount Fine Foods New Bedford Seaport Chowder Festival, Sat., 9/30, noon to 5 p.m., Pier 3, New Bedford waterfront, featuring local restaurants and caterers competing for your vote.  For tickets visit http://tinyurl.com/2kkmhrah: $15 pre-sale; $20 day of event; $75 VIP presale only; $5 for children 6-12; children under 5, free.  Come sample… [Read More]

Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 10/3, from 6 to 8 p.m., The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer!   Our guest will be Micheline Labrie, Research Assistant Professor and science lead of the Biodegradability Lab at the School for… [Read More]

Lakeville Family Fest Saturday, September 30 is the day between 10am and 4pm to mark on your calendar for the 18th annual Lakeville Arts & Music Festival. Rain or shine, the Festival is a fun time full of different activities, plus shopping, and is free! Joins us the junctions of Routes 105 & 18 and… [Read More]

The Fairhaven High School Hall of Fame Committee announces the publication of Buddy Thomas’s first book, “True to the Blue.” In this unique publication Buddy Thomas has used his 40+ years of experience covering local high school sports for the Standard-Times to produce a decade-by-decade chronicle of Fairhaven High School sports.  Buddy relied on the… [Read More]

True crime writer Maureen Boyle will talk about her 2021 book “The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and The Hunt for His Killer,” after the Millicent Library’s annual meeting on Wed., 9/27, at 6:15 p.m., in the library meeting room, 45 Center St., Walnut Street entrance. Award-winning journalist Maureen Boyle is the… [Read More]

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD) and Water­front Historic Area League (WHALE) will co-present “Hometown: An Author’s Talk and Book-signing” with John K. Bullard on Tues., 9/26, 396 County St. Attendees are invited to join the author at 5 p.m. at a recep­tion. The reading will begin at 5:30 Books will be available for… [Read More]

Bikes for All has continued with its mission to make sure that everyone who wants a bike can get one. Throughout the past two and a half years, generous donations from our community members have enabled our volunteers to refurbish over 150 bicycles. With the help of school counselors and local non-profits, the bikes have… [Read More]

The Millicent Library will be closed all day on Friday, September 15, 2023 for a renovation project at the Walnut Street entrance and public restroom. During this temporary closure, our dedicated staff will engage in professional development activities to further enhance our commitment to providing outstanding services to our valued community.  The project will include… [Read More]

Sept. 16, 1–4 p.m. Meet at bottom of Gifford St., New Bedford.  We need lots of volunteers to clean up this 6-acre Palmer’s island. Pre-register at operationcleansweep.net (not required). Gloves, pickers and bags provided. Wear close-toed shoes. Sponsored by Operation Cleansweep, Coast Sweep, World Oceans Day.  ••• Click here to download the 9/14/23 issue: 09-14-23… [Read More]

Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a fun and educational beginner’s level birding walk! This birding walk will be led by Mike LaBossiere of the Nasketucket Bird Club. It will be a lovely, relaxed morning in nature and an opportunity to learn about local wildlife. Mike will lead us through… [Read More]