Please join the Fairhaven Rotary for a meat raffle at the Bayside, 125 Sconticut Neck Road, Fairhaven, on Sat., 5/14, 3-5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Fairhaven Rotary Scholarship Fund. For more info, contact MK at 508-330-4837, or Melissa@fsuinc.com  ••• Click here to download the entire 5/12/22 issue: 05-12-22 AcushTM Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb… [Read More]

We’re opening the hatch. And you get to peek inside. Over 65 artist studioes in two buildings, four floors: art, food, fun. May 13, 5-8pm; May 14, 10am – 5pm ; May 15, 11am – 5pm. Hatch Street Studios, 88 & 90 Hatch Street in New Bedford’s North End. Visit hatchstreetstudios.com  ••• Click here to download the… [Read More]

Press Release SouthCoast Children’s Theatre, the area’s premiere children’s theatre proudly presents the musical, James and the Giant Peach, Jr., Friday May 13th at 7:00 PM & Saturday May 14th at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM., at Keith Middle School Auditorium, 225 Hathaway Blvd. New Bedford.  Tickets available online at www. southcoastchildrenstheatre.com. General admission is… [Read More]

Stuff The Van Pet Food Drive, Mon., 5/9, 5–7 p.m., Ford Middle School, 708 Middle Rd., Acushnet (back lot). Help Acushnet Animal Control “Stuff the Van” with much needed pet food donations to benefit Acushnet animals in need.  Items needed: wet and dry cat food, wet and dry dog food, cat and dog treats, guineau… [Read More]

2022 Silent Drifters Dice Run: Sat., 5/7, reg. 11–12:15; kickstands up at 12:30 p.m. sharp, Centro Luso, 33 Beetle St., New Bedford. First roll at Centro Luso before you leave, with three stops in between and ending back at Centro Luso for your final roll, where the winner will be announced (5 rolls total).  Entry… [Read More]

Ride for Homes Motorcylce Run, Sat., 5/7, 10 a.m., kickstands up at noon. Begins and ends at Middleboro VFW, 12 Station St., Middleboro.  After two years off, we are excited to bring back our Ride for Homes event! After the ride, enjoy music, lunch, raffles and great camaraderie! $20 per rider and $10 per passenger…. [Read More]

Spinner Publications and Gallery X are happy to announce a panel presentation that will discuss the lives and legacies of two celebrated Americans—Captain Paul Cuffe of Westport and statesman Frederick Douglass—men linked to the area for unique and yet similar reasons. Both achieved national renown and were among a multitude of abolitionists in the region, but employed diverging practices.  The… [Read More]

Cherry Blossom Friendship Festival, Sun., 5/1, 0:00 a.m., Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House, 11 Cherry Street, Fairhaven This traditional festival celebrates cherry blossoms and our friendship with Japan. Activities include names written in Japanese, origami (paper folding) instructions and demo, Japanese taiko drumming and martial arts, and displays of bonsai, quilts and kimonos, and a museum tour. Free… [Read More]

On Fri., 4/29, the Fairhaven Tree Warden will hold an Arbor Day ievent planting some trees at Fairhaven High School. They will be planted on both sides of the flag pole in front of the building. Students selected the species based on criteria they received from the tree warden, and they will be there to… [Read More]

Bask, a locally owned cannabis dispensary in Fairhaven, will hold its 5th annual Arbor Day event at Bask’s cannabis dispensary on Friday, 4/29, from 9am to 9pm at 2 Pequod Road in Fairhaven.  Tree seedlings will be available on the lawn outside the dispensary. There is no purchase necessary to pick up a free tree… [Read More]