Fairhaven Lions Club presents Pancake breakfast, Sun., 4/29, 8–11 a.m., at St. Mary’s Church, 440 Main St., Fairhaven. Includes pancakes, sausage, fruit cup, coffee and juice. Tickets: $7, call Bill, 508-996-3420, or contact any Fairhaven Lion. Sponsored by Rockland Trust.  ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the… [Read More]

Join us on Fri., 4/27, for a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser at the Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Rd., Mattapoisett, dinner from 5–8 p.m.; dancing and raffles 8–11 p.m. To benefit the Carreiro Family to help with Rob’s fight against cancer. Tickets are $15/adults, $10/childreln. There will be music, raffles, and a Chinese auction.   ••• Support… [Read More]

Tis A Gift To Be Simple: Tickets are on sale now for a Sun., 5/20, choral concert of works, including “Simple Gifts,” by American composer Aaron Copland. Presented by the Greater New Bedford Choral Society at 7pm, First Unitarian Church, 71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA. Tickets $25; children under 12 free with accompanying adult. For… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball League will hold its season opener with parade this Saturday, 4/28, at 11 a.m. Players should be at St. Francis Xavier School on Main St. in Acushnet at 10:30 am to assemble with their teams. The parade kicks off at 11, and heads over to Knox Field.  At Knox field,… [Read More]

Want to do your part for the environment in honor of Earth Day? This month, the Buzzards Bay Coalition is seeking volunteers to lend a hand and help clean up two properties on the Acushnet River that will open to the public later this year. On Earth Day, Sunday, Apr. 22, help clean up the… [Read More]

On Sun., 4/22, at 11:00 AM, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 71 8th St., New Bedford, a “Leonard Cohen Tribute” will be presented featuring the songs and readings from Leonard Cohen’s six-decade long career as a singer, song/writer, philosopher and performer. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the entire… [Read More]

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Fri., 4/20 at 7 p.m. at Corson Maritime Learning Center, 33 William Street, New Bedford, with Counting Fish, a film by Don Cuddy. Free, accessible. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-produc­tion of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, and the Working Waterfront Festival.  New England… [Read More]

After successful movie showings during presentations in the summer and winter, the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center will continue the Mayor’s Classic Movie Series, with FREE showings in March and April. Two classic favorites will be shown on Saturday afternoons. • Casablanca: Sat., April 28, at 2:00 p.m. The series continues to add another attraction to downtown… [Read More]

Celebrate the Limerick Contest Winners! The prizes in the Friends of the Millicent Library Limerick Contest will be announced at a party in the library auditorium at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. The winners in six categories will read their winning limericks and receive prizes. Cal Wingate and friends will provide music, and the… [Read More]

By Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Sat., 4/14, at 6 pm, at Pilgrim Church Home, 634 Purchase St., N.B. Ham and Bean Supper with Raffle. Includes potato salad, cole slaw, beverages, straw­berry shortcake Donation: $10; children $5. proceeds to benefit church programs. For reservations call  ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G … [Read More]