Our Lady of Angels annual dinner, Sat., 3/18, 5pm – 8pm, at OLOA, 7 Jesse St., Fairhaven. $15.00 per person. Your choice of Bifanas or Chicken Mozambique. Call Joe Mello for tickets: 508-733-4608. ••• Click here for this week’s issue: 03-16-23 Hoppys Click here for Wayne Hayward’s letter to the SB: WayneHayward_TreePolicyComment Support local journalism,… [Read More]

On Sunday, thousands of runners will once again participate in the 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, while featuring waterfront views and hundreds… [Read More]

The public is invited to a free presentation offered by the League of Women Voters of South Coast calling attention to NB Votes Youth Empower­ment Program to be held Thursday, 3/23/23, at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mr. Manuel Debrito, the New Bedford election commissioner,… [Read More]

TTAR (Tri-Town Against Racism) is excited to announce our fourth in the series Community Conversations: How to Talk to your Kids about Race, Diversity, and Inclusion. This series allows the TTAR leadership team to host local conversations with experts about how to improve collectively. The Tri-Town community has continuously come together during the past three… [Read More]

Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Sun., 3/19, 1 p.m., begins at Broadway Station. Visit https://southbostonparade.org/. The parade will be broadcast live on NECN. ••• Click here for this week’s issue: 03-16-23 Hoppys Click here for Wayne Hayward’s letter to the SB: WayneHayward_TreePolicyComment Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD), 396 County St., NB, presents a hybrid lecture, Dr. Marie Equi’s New Bedford 1872-1892, with Aneshia Savino on  Wed., 3/15, at 5:30 p.m. Savino’s talk will reveal the radical roots of physician and crusader Marie Equi’s fighting spirit. Before Equi became known for her labor and anti-war activism,… [Read More]

Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust for a walk, and bring your four-legged friends! On Fri., 3/10, we will meet at 4pm the MLT kiosk on Anchorage Way and walk the Brandt Island Cove loop trail, about 1.5 miles altogether. MLT has plenty of trails that are great for long walks out in the woods with… [Read More]

Our Lady of Angels annual dinner, Sat., 3/18, 5pm – 8pm, at OLOA, 7 Jesse St., Fairhaven. $15.00 per person. Your choice of Bifanas or Chicken Mozambique. Call Joe Mello for tickets: 508-733-4608. ••• Click here to download the 3/9/23 issue: 03-09-23 MissingWoman Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

During Women’s History Month, the Friends of the Millicent Library is presenting informal talks and discussions about women in Massachusetts history who changed people’s lives. The conversations will be led by Beth Luey, a Fairhaven resident who has written about these fascinating historical figures. The talks will be held at the Millicent Library, 45 Center… [Read More]