The Acushnet Lions Club along with the Rivers’ End Cafe, proudly sponsor their annual Toy & Food Drive/Motorcycle Run on Sun., 11/28. $10 or unwrapped toy donation (no stuffed animals please), or non-perishable food donation gets you in. Now accepting food and toys at the Rivers End Cafe, 7 Tarkiln Hill Road, Acushnet. Starts at… [Read More]

It’s that time of year again!!  The North Fairhaven Improvement Association will be decorating our wonderful Benoit Square this coming Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. (at the merger of Adams at Main Street at Howland Road). We are looking to our friends and neighbors to help us get these items that we need for our… [Read More]

Sea Scout Ship 1930 welcomes you to our open house on Sat., 12/4, from 1–4 p.m., Ft. Rodman Marine Educational Assn./Low Tide Yacht Club, 1000B So. Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford (Fort Taber Park). Make new friends, have fun, chase adventure, challenge yourself, achieve new goals, save lives, make a difference, inspire others, win awards,… [Read More]

0Foster Parenting and adopting from foster care information session, virtual, Tues., 11/30, 5:30 p.m. Email sonja.deceusdubuisson@mass.gov for the Webex link. Come learn about foster care, hear from a foster parent and a special guest about their experience.  The Mass. Department of Children and Families serves children of all ages, from infants to adolescents, from every… [Read More]

Please join us for our craft and vendor fair, a fundraiser for the Fairhaven High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and the Fairhaven High School Class of 2022, at Fairhaven High School gym, Sat., 11/20, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Free admission. Come and support 50+ local crafters and vendors. Get a head start on your holiday… [Read More]

America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration” Is Back For 2021 And Live On WCVB Channel 5! Join us in 2021 as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving!  Bring the entire family! The celebration of Thanksgiving becomes history-brought-to-life as Pilgrims, Native Americans, Soldiers, Patriots, and Pioneers proudly climb out of the history books and onto the streets… [Read More]

Transgender Day of Remembrance, afternoon vigil, Sat., 11/20, 2–4 p.m. NB Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., downtown, open to everyone. Stream­ing live on Facebook. Presented by the Southcoast LGBTQ+ Network.  ••• Click here to download the entire 11/18/21 issue: 11-18-21 VeteransParade Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

Hatch Street Studios, 88 Hatch St., New Bedford, welcomes the public to its annual Open Studio on Sat. & Sun., 11/20 & 21, from 10 a.m–5 p.m.; Preview night on Fri., 11/19, 5:30–8 p.m., includes reception for our current gallery show, Women of Hatch Street Studios. Bring your friends, family, and a mask to come… [Read More]

Sponsored by Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church, Sat., 11/13 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sun., 11/14, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., at the Lebanese Center, 89 Merrimac St., New Bedford.  We are delighted to invite you along with your family and friends to this festive event, which promises to please all who enjoy delicious Lebanese… [Read More]

If you have heard mysterious rumblings in Riverside Cemetery, it may have been Henry Huttleston Rogers turning over in his grave. One of his descendants, Andrew Coe, has written a blockbuster exposé about the Rogers children and grand­children. Pirate’s Gold is the story of an American fortune, a Gilded Age Robber Baron, and his descendants… [Read More]