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]

Eight-year-old Elmire Arsenault will be competing in the National American Miss pageant in Anaheim, CA in November, representing her home town of Fairhaven. To raise money to participate in the pageant, Elmire is making and selling artwork (mainly cyanotype prints and canvas splatter paintings), which she will be selling at the Fairhaven Farmers’ Market on… [Read More]

On World Cleanup Day, Sat., 9/15, from 9am to 11:30am, join a beach clean-up at Ft. Phoenix, Fairhaven. The Pokémon GO SouthCoast grassroots community has partnered with Be the Solution to Pollution to clean up the beach at Fort Phoenix. The group plans to add some fun to the cleanup at Fort Phoenix Volunteers are invited… [Read More]