World Oceans Day Beach Cleanup with Pokémon Go Southcoast, Be the Solution to Pollution, New Bedford Free Public Library and DATMA.  Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven, Sat., 6/8, 9am to noon. Meet in the parking lot near the cannons. Bring a reusable water bottle. Pizza, Giveaway, & Surprises at 12pm for volunteers  Everyone is welcome but young… [Read More]

For Father’s Day, come enjoy “Three Godfathers” (1948), a John Ford, Technicolor western! Three outlaws (John Wayne, Pedro Armen­dáriz, & Harry Carey, Jr.) reluctantly become the godfathers to an orphaned newborn. To save him, they’ll have to risk their lives and journey across a grueling and hostile landscape.  The program screens on Monday, June 10… [Read More]

Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun., 6/6, 7, 8, 9, Senhor De Pedra Club Feast Grounds, 81 Tinkham St., New Bedford, MA.  Thursday: 6:30 p.m., raising of Portuguese flag at New Bedford City Hall, with speaking ceremony and and public reception to follow at Camoes Hall of the Consulate of Portugal, 638 Pleasant St., NB. Friday: 6:30… [Read More]

Pirates & Privateers Presentation, Friday mornings, 10:00 a.m., June through September. WEATHER PERMITTING. Fort Phoenix, south end of Fort St., Fairhaven, MA. Tour begins at fort flagpole. Free. Is there really pirate treasure buried by Captain Kidd on Sconticut Neck? Why might you become a privateer instead of joining the Navy? What’s the deal with… [Read More]

Pickleball Clinics The Fairhaven Pickleball Associa­tion is holding clinics at Livesey Parkon Sat. & Sun., 6/8 & 9, Beginners, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; Wed., & Thurs., 6/12 & 13, Beginners, 5–7 p.m.; Wed., 6/19, Next Step, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; Thurs., 6/20, Next Step, 5–7 p.m. If you are interested, please send a check for $30 payable… [Read More]

Mon., 6/3, Millicent Library, 45 Center St., Fairhaven, use Walnut St. entrance. Be not afraid! We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures is a cross-genre YA anthology, exploring what it means to be a monster with queer perspectives on classic monster stories and tropes! Join its creators,… [Read More]

Pirates & Privateers Presentation, Friday mornings, 10:00 a.m., June through September. WEATHER PERMITTING. Fort Phoenix, south end of Fort St., Fairhaven, MA. Tour begins at fort flagpole. Free. Is there really pirate treasure buried by Captain Kidd on Sconticut Neck? Why might you become a privateer instead of joining the Navy? What’s the deal with… [Read More]

Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 6/4, 6–8 p.m., The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer!   Our guest Laura Ludwig, ocean cleaner and “debris broker,” will discuss “Ghost Gear in Local Waters: New Approaches and Strengthened Resolve to Confront… [Read More]

The West Island Improvement Association is holding a Book, Puzzle, Bake and Plant Sale on Sat., 5/25,  from 10:00-2:00 at the Association Hall, 41 Causeway Rd., Fairhaven. Pro­ceeds go towards the Scholarship fund. ••• Click here to download the 05-23-24 issue: 05-23-24 BlessBikes Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go? Presented by Dr. Edward Hoffer. Join Dr. Edward Hoffer at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St., Tues., 5/28, from 6:30– 7:30 pm as he discusses America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go?  Dr. Hoffer… [Read More]