The League of Women Voters SouthCoast will present a program on the environmental impacts of single use plastic on Wed., 12/7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Buzzards Bay Coalition, 114 Front Street, New Bedford. Guest speaker, Mary Lou Nicholson, a climate leader with The Climate Reality Project, will discuss the effects of single-use… [Read More]

Tues., 12/6, 6–8 p.m., Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., NB. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer.  Our guest, Robert Daylor, will address “Climate Change Risks and Options for the South Coast.”   Robert is a civil engineer & senior consultant at Tetra Tech, which specializes in master planning and permitting… [Read More]

Volunteers Needed! It’s that time of year again!! The North Fairhaven Improvement Associa­tion will be decorating our wonderful Benoit Square this coming Saturday, 11/26, at 9:00 a.m., 267 Adams St. (at the merger of Adams and Main Street at Howland Road).  If you have the following, please bring them with you: drill, step ladder, mallet…. [Read More]

New Bedford Festival Theatre and Executive Producer Wendy Hall have announced the casting for their production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas which will be presented Nov. 26–Dece. 4, at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center at 684 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA.  Singers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis join sister act Betty and Judy Haynes to… [Read More]

Wed., 12/7, Acushnet Public Library, 232 Middle Road, Acushnet. The Acushnet Public Library is pleased to welcome local author and pickleball enthusiast Erin McHugh on Wed., 12/7 at 6 pm for a fun event featuring all things pickleball.  Her latest book Pickleball Is Life: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Obsession is the first book… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Board of Health and Sustainability Committee have part­nered to explore the use and sale of single-use plastic and polystyrene (Styrofoam) products. Surveys have been emailed to Fairhaven food establishments and retailers so we can consider the input of our town’s respected merchants as we discuss the hazards these materials present and how they impact their business. … [Read More]

In an election cycle marked by vicious attacks against the LGBTQ+ community, last week’s midterm election results offered a glimmer of hope. Some LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have called the results a “rainbow wave,” as 340 out LGBTQ+ candidates won their midterm elections, surpassing the previous record of 336 candidates set in 2020. “Bigots tried their… [Read More]

America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration includes a weekend of activities, including its famous parade. Visit https://usathanksgiving.com. The weekend of festivities has become a beloved holiday occasion as well as an important link to our nation’s history and heritage. For 25 years, hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life have traveled to the historic… [Read More]

A Florida sitting judge has, over the years, made a list of his victims who have “crossed his path and wronged him in some way.” A partial thumb print found at one of his crime scenes leads a group of investigators to pursue him without being his next victim.  The Wall Street Journal said “The… [Read More]