Acushnet By vote of Town Meeting, parking is restricted as follows: in water district, parking allowed opposite side of hydrants, out of water district, parking allowed north side of street running east and west; and, parking allowed on west side of streets running north and south. Violators subject to being towed away at owner’s expense…. [Read More]

Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Basevall registration is open. Players signing up for the Majors please keep in mind we are moving to a 50/70 format. This means in summary the mound will be 50 ft and bases 70 ft along with a few additional rule changes. (See page 12 for story) Also if you are interested… [Read More]

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity needs lunch and coffee break volunteers for our Matta­poisett Home Build. Our volunteers are almost done with the Matta­poisett home. They will be working each Saturday through the end of February to finish. Coffee Break: 9:00/9:30  Lunch Break: 12:00/12:30  Please email if you or your group will be available… [Read More]

No vehicles shall be permitted to remain on the hydrant side of all streets in Fairhaven from December 1st to March 31st from midnight to 8:00 a.m. and also at the time of any snowfall or snow removal operations. On streets with no hydrants, NO vehicles shall be permitted to remain either on the east*… [Read More]

By vote of Town Meeting, parking is restricted as follows: in water district, parking allowed opposite side of hydrants, out of water district, parking allowed north side of street running east and west; and, parking allowed on west side of streets running north and south. Violators subject to being towed away at owner’s expense. (Authority,… [Read More]

Press Release The Millicent Library is still closed to in-person visits but continues to offer some services to the public. People can still request books, audiobooks, movies, and music and pick them up through the library’s contactless curbside pickup service.  To request library material, you can search the SAILS Library Network catalog at http://www.sailsinc.org. When… [Read More]

We are thrilled that the long awaited Mattapoisett Rail Trail connection to Depot Street is opening this Spring. To celebrate, MATTREC and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path (the Friends) have teamed up to ensure that every Mattapoisett resident/family has an opportunity to fully enjoy it. This new initiative is called Bikes… [Read More]

United Way’s Mini-Grants program empowers all-volunteer groups with budgets of $40,000 or less to apply for funding to implement small-scale, impactful projects in the Greater New Bedford area (Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, New Bedford, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, or Wareham). Potential projects must reflect the goals of United Way in the areas of health, education, financial… [Read More]

Care Free Homes, Inc., a local home improvement company, announced that a Fairhaven family is among the finalists of their 6th Annual New Year, New Roof Giveaway; the community will vote online January 10-15, 2021 to choose the winner of a GAF roof.  Earlier this month, communities from SE Mass., Cape Cod, and Rhode Island… [Read More]

Town of Fairhaven Christmas tree pickup, Jan. 12–15. Christmas tree pick up is one day after regular rubbish day. Place trees curbside by 7:00 am on day of pick up  Remove all ornaments and tinsel  DO NOT PUT IN PLASTIC BAGS  If your regular trash day is Monday, tree pickup is  Tuesday, Jan. 12 If… [Read More]