Mayor Jon Mitchell encourages residents to participate in the 24th Annual Holidays United Toy Drive ahead of the holidays. In collaboration with the United Way of Greater New Bedford, New Bedford Firefighters’ Union, and New Bedford Libraries, new, unwrapped toys and gift cards are accepted until Wednesday, Dec. 14.  Donations can be dropped off at… [Read More]

ALL Fairhaven town offices, including Town Hall will be will be closed on Thursday, 12/8, for staff develop­ment. Please be patient and understanding while staff receives training to better serve you.  ••• Click here top download the entire 12/1/22 issue: 12-01-22 Football Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

Nomination papers for elected office in Fairhaven are available as of 12/1. Candidates seeking to be elected to office need to take out papers from the town clerk’s office and return them with the required number of signatures from registered voters.  Town-wide offices require 50 signatures; town meeting requires 10 signatures from the precinct in… [Read More]

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]