The next meeting of the Naske­tucket Bird Club will be on Wed., 10/25, at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Public Library, 7 Barstow Street. Free and open to the public. More bird info at the Nasketucket Bird Club website: https://www.nbcbirdclub.com/ or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/NasketucketBirdClub ••• Click here to download the 10/19/23 issue: 10-19-23 FireOpenHouse Support… [Read More]

Calling all Halloween Yards Want to share your Halloween expertise with your neigh­bors? Send pictures of your yard to the Neighb News and we’ll share them with our readers in our annual Halloween Trail issue on 10/26. Or call us at 508-979-5593 and we’ll try to swing by and take a picture. Email: to NeighbNews@comcast.net; USPS:… [Read More]

From January 5 – 7, 2024, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will host one of the world’s best known readings of Herman Melville’s iconic American novel, Moby-Dick. The Moby-Dick Marathon features the main 25-hour read-a-thon from Saturday to Sunday, interspersed with fun Melville-inspired activities, including opportunities to chat with the scholars from the Melville Society… [Read More]

Working Together to Build a Mattapoisett Majority. The Matta­poisett Republican Party invites everyone interested to join us on Thurs., 10/19, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. This month’s guest speaker you don’t want to miss is Tom Hodgson, former sheriff of Bristol County MA. Hodgson… [Read More]

On 10/14/23 the 4752 festival once again comes to Downtown New Bedford for the 4th time!! Twelve acts, six venues over nine+ hours. This festival is completely free, for all ages and brings a focus on weirder folk, punk, noise and hip hop from all over New England. Special thanks to all the venues for… [Read More]

Thurs., 10/5, at 6 p.m., at the North Fairhaven Improvement Association building, 267 Adams St., Fairhaven. Meeting with the NFIA and Fairhaven BPW Superintendent Vinnie Furtado to talk about the Benoit Square  project. This is a valuable opportunity to learn more about the project’s progress and how you can actively support it. The public is… [Read More]

Sat., 10/7, 8:30 a..m. to noon. Meet at bottom of Gifford St., New Bedford. 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.  Six-acre Palmers Island, located on the Acushnet River on the west side of the entrance to New Bedford… [Read More]

Please join us for a fall Welcome Walk at the new Alves-Bucciarelli Preserve! Mattapoisett Land Trust acquired this new preserve in 2022 and we have spent the last year cleaning up and reimagining this riverfront preserve. Come see how things have turned out and take a walk at the new Preserve!  Park on the wide… [Read More]

St Mary’s Church in Fairhaven, 440 Main St., Fairhaven, is hosting a Book Cafe, Sun., 10/8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Books for everyone. Hard cover books $1.00 Paperbacks .50 cents. Pastries & beverages availa­ble for purchase at $1.00 each.  ••• Click here to download the 10/5/23 issue: 10-05-23 GrangeFair Support local journalism, donate to… [Read More]

Thurs., 10/5, at 6 p.m., at the North Fairhaven Improvement Association building, 267 Adams St., Fairhaven. Meeting with the NFIA and Fairhaven BPW Superintendent Vinnie Furtado to talk about the Benoit Square  project. This is a valuable opportunity to learn more about the project’s progress and how you can actively support it. The public is… [Read More]