Spring is in the air! Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St., on Sun., 3/31, from 2–3 p.m. and hear local author Donna Lee Tufts speak about the process of writing and publishing her recent book “From My Kayak.” The book gives the reader a guided tour of her kayaking in Aucoot… [Read More]

Clothes, accessories, toys, house­hold, domestics, knick-knacks, books, DVDs, etc. New & special items (in the Boutique). Fri., 3/29, 1–7 p.m. & Sat., 3/30, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., St. Julie Billiart Church Hall, 494 Slocum Rd., Dartmouth, MA. Sat. noon–1 p.m., 50% off (excludes items in Boutique) ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click… [Read More]

Please join us Mon., 3/25, at 4:30 p.m. on the steps of City Hall in New Bedford on Williams Street to celebrate the 197th year of Greek Independence. Taking its inspiration from our American struggle for liberty and independence, the Greek people raised the Blue and White banner of revolt against the Ottoman Empire at… [Read More]

The Nasketucket Bird Club will be meeting on Thurs., 3/28 at 7 PM at the Mattapoisett Public Library, 7 Barstow St. Member Carolyn Longworth will present “From Bad Hotspot to Good Hotspot: Birding at Egypt Lane.” She will give a brief history of Atlas Tack, the Fairhaven superfund site which went from a dumping ground… [Read More]

The officers and board of directors of the Club Madeirense S.S. Sacra­mento of New Bedford are pleased to announce the formation of a Vocational Award Committee. This Committee will grant, each year, financial awards to those deserving high school students entering a trade. Join us at our Fish Fry, all proceeds will go for Vocational… [Read More]

City of New Bedford Press Release One Sunday, 3/17/19, thousands of runners will participate in the 42nd Annual New Bedford Half Marathon. The race is hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, a New Bedford-based fraternal organization, and the City of New Bedford. The course is a challenging one that includes two major hills,… [Read More]

As part of the One Book, Tri-Town Series focused on the novel The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro, the public libraries of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester are screening Pollock at the Mattapoisett Library on Wed., 3/20 at 6 pm. The film stars Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock and Marcia Gay Harden as his wife and… [Read More]

Family & Friends CPR Course. Learn the lifesaving skills of adult/child Hands-Only CPR, how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator), and relief of choking in an adult, child or infant. FREE two-hour class for people who want to learn how to save a life using CPR, but do not need a CPR course completion… [Read More]