New Bedford Seaport Chowder Festival, Sun., 10/7, Noon–5 p.m. (Tasting will end at 3:00 PM) on Pier 3 in New Bedford! Taste chowder, soup and quahogs from nearly 20 restaurants and caterers! The event also has live music, children’s activities and the annual YMCA lobster race. Vendors will be serving local beers, specialty cocktails, and… [Read More]

At West Island Improvement Association community house, 41 Causeway Rd., Fairhaven, Sat., 10/6, 7–10 p.m. Tickets: $10, contact Marc Dunn, 774-259-5561. Serving sausages & sauerkraut. Beer tasting and beer swap. Each person brings a six-pack of uniqur beer. Every guest swaps beers with every other guest and suddenly each person has a six-pack of six… [Read More]

Fairhaven Village Militia Revolutionary War Encampment Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, 2018 Fort Phoenix, Fort Street, Fairhaven, MA 9:00 a.m. Saturday to 3:00 p.m. Sunday.  Cannon firing approx. 6:30 p.m. Saturday The Fairhaven Village Militia and the Wareham Minutemen and Militia Companies present a two-day historical encampment at Fort Phoenix. Talk to period costumed… [Read More]

Be the Solution to Pollution will be hosting a Coastsweep Cleanup at Fort Phoenix Town Beach on Sun., 9/30, 1-3:30 p.m. Each piece of litter will be documented on data sheets which will added to all the other Massachu­setts Coastsweep cleanup data for the Ocean Conservancy. Meet near the gazebo. We will provide gloves, tools, bags and… [Read More]

New Bedford Credit Union is sponsoring the fall Paper Shredding Day. The event will take place on Sat., 9/29, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the parking lot across from New Bedford City Hall, corner of William and North 6th Streets. Participants are welcome to watch the destruction of their paper. Certifi­cates of destruction are… [Read More]

You are invited to join Fishing Partnership Support Services, the Division of Marine Fisheries, and other organizations for the first annual Seafood Day at the Mass. State House on Tues., 10/2, to celebrate all things seafood! Enjoy this opportu­nity to meet with legislators, mem­bers of your community, advocates, and learn what’s happening around the industry!… [Read More]

Newcomers to Fairhaven and longtime Fairhaven library patrons are invited to join the staff and Friends of the Millicent Library on Sat., 9/22, to learn “What’s Up at Your Library? More than Books.” Tours of the library—highlighting the art collection—will be given at 10:00 and 10:15. At 10:30, Children’s Librarian Jane Murphy will introduce the… [Read More]

On Wed., 9/26, at 7 pm. the public is invited to a free screening of the recently released “RBG,” a documentary of the life and service of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St. Accessible. 508-758-4171. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click… [Read More]

Join us as we cut the ribbon on the new Cuffe Park, Fri., 9/21, 4:30–6 p.m., Corner of Johnny Cake Hill and Union St., NB. FREE. By NB Whaling Museum 508-997-0046 The newly expanded Captain Paul Cuffe Park and an associated exhibition are tributes to Captain Cuffe’s regional impact as a prominent merchant, community leader,… [Read More]

Walk the new historical walking trail guided by Lighting the Way experts on Sat., 9/22, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Start at the NB Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, NB. FREE, 90 minutes. The Whaling Museum’s Emily Bourne Research Fellow, Ann O’Leary, and Lighting the Way adviser, Mary Howland Smoyer will share stories… [Read More]