Revolu­tionary War Encampment Sat. & Sun., 5/25 & 25, Fort Phoenix, Fort St. Click here for details. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 5/23/19 issue: 05-23-19 BlessBikes

Multi family yard sale to benefit The LCpl Matthew R. Rodriguez Memorial Foundation, Sat., May 25th & Sun., May 26th 61 Gellette Road, Fairhaven. See ad on page 21. Visit www.thesmilingwarrior.org ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 5/23/19 issue: 05-23-19 BlessBikes

The Blessing of the Bikes was post­poned due to rain. St. Joseph School’s 21st annual Blessing of the Bikes will be held on Sun., 5/19. Sign up at 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon. Kickstands up at NOON SHARP, from Ft Phoenix rear parking lot $15 per bike.  Ride is about 2 hours ending at the… [Read More]

On Monday evening, May 20, at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Lisa Maya Knauer will present “Bearing Witness: Ethnographic Insights on the ‘Immigration Crisis’” in the auditorium of the Millicent Library, 45 Center Street, Fairhaven.  Dr. Knauer, chairperson of the Sociology and Anthropology Department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, will talk about Central American migration to… [Read More]

The following tours last about 90 minutes and are presented by the Fairhaven Office of Tourism. For more information, call 508-979-4085 or email FairhavenTours@fairhaven-ma. gov. The Fairhaven Office of Tourism is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rain cancels both tours. Poverty Point Fairhaven’s historical “Poverty Point” neighborhood… [Read More]

13th annual Taste of Southcoast, Sun., 5/19, Noon–5 p.m., City Pier, New Bedford. Tasting noon to 3:15, awards 4:30 p.m. Featuring live music, kids activities, food from more than 20 local restaurants, caterers and bakeries. Beer garden by Buzzards Bay Brewing, Canned Heath Craft Beer and Moby Dick Brewing Co. Tickets: $20 at door/adults; $15… [Read More]

Enjoy food, festivities and outdoor fun during the fourth annual Acushnet River Herring Festival on Satu., 5/11 from 12:00 to 4:30 p.m. at The Sawmill (32 Mill Rd., Acushnet). This family-friendly festival will celebrate the ongoing restoration of the Acushnet River during the annual river herring migration. The Herring Festival is free and open to… [Read More]

Registration is now open for the 13th annual Tiara 5k Run held by the Women’s Fund of Southeastern Mass.s on Mothers’ Day, 5/12, at Oxford Creamery, Mattapoisett. Kids Fun Run at 9 a.m.; Run/Walk aat 9:30.  Early registration is $20 for the 5K and $5 for the kids fun run. For more information about the… [Read More]

Press Release SouthCoast Children’s Theatre proudly presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The show will be performed at the Keith Middle School in New Bedford on Friday May 10 at 7 p.m. and Saturday May 11 with a matinee at 1 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12… [Read More]

Your Theatre’s final major attraction of the 72nd Season, “A Man for All Seasons” by Robert Bolt, opens on May 9, 2019 and runs for two Thursdays through Sundays. Performance dates are May 9, 10, 11, 12 and 16, 17, 18, 19, 2019. Curtain time is 7:30 PM for all performances except the 2:30 p.m. Sunday… [Read More]