Disposable cups spell out a special message to the class of 2020 on the fence in front of the football stadium at Fairhaven High School in Fairhaven, Mass., on 5/4/20. Photos by Glenn C. Silva. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 5/7/20 issue: 05-07-20… [Read More]
Grads, activists decry Voc-Tech cutting fashion program
Press Release Recent graduates of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Tech-nical High School and community activists are demanding that school administrators reverse their decision to eliminate the successful Fashion Design program. “The fashion industry has such a major impact on our economic structure. Fashion and apparel related industries employ about 1.9 million people in the… [Read More]
City of New Bedford gets 50K masks from Joseph Abboud Mfg.
Press Release The City of New Bedford will distribute more than 50,000 masks manufactured at Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corporation in the City’s North End to New Bedford’s vulnerable populations and frontline workers to protect against the spread of COVID-19. New Bedford has ordered a total of 53,000 cloth masks from the designer menswear manufacturer, and… [Read More]
Acushnet COA gives 100 food bags to seniors
The Acushnet Council on Aging and Senior Community Center filled 100 bags of produce for Acushnet seniors 60+ and distributed them on Thursday, 4/30/20, at the senior center. From 8:30–10:30 a.m., the bags were picked up, with contactless transfer. Residents pulled up, took the bags off the table and returned to their cars. “Many many… [Read More]
Wishing a happy birthday under the specter of COVID-19
By Beth David, Editor In our 4/2 issue, we showed you some pictures of family and friends of Armand Patnaude, who was feeling a bit down in the dumps as he lived on hospice and could have no visits from family and friends at Our Lady’s Haven because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 crisis. This… [Read More]
COVID-19 update: state restrictions in place to at least 5/18
By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker extended the statewide restrictions due to COVID-19 to May 18 at a briefing on Tuesday, 4/28/20. As of Tuesday, 4/28, the state had 58,302 confirmed cases, 3,150 deaths, and a total of 254,500 tests perform across the state. Of the 3,150 deaths, 1,810 have been residents of long-term… [Read More]
Fairhaven Selectboard postpones election again, to 6/8
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard postponed the local election for the second time at its meeting on Tuesday, 4/28/20. Town Clerk Carolyn Hurley told the board that she was having trouble getting poll workers. She asked the board to postpone the election from 5/18, but not to pick a date until their 5/11 meeting… [Read More]
Happy 85th Birthday, Ruth Niemczyk
By Beth David, Editor It’s not just nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities that won’t let people through the doors. Assisted living complexes are also not allowing visitors to their residents. But that did not stop Ruth Niemcyk’s family from giving her all the trappings and fixin’s of a birthday party at Atria in Fairhaven. Ruth turned… [Read More]
Fairhaven neighborhood shows its heart
By Beth David, Editor Everyone is struggling with accepting the “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 crisis and the restrictions we are all living under. But when seven-year-old London and her sister, five-year-old Penelope had so many questions of “why” and “how come” and “what ifs,” their mother, Ashley Hennessy, found she could not answer… [Read More]
Ducklings rescued from drain
“With all the bad news going around, here’s something to make you smile,” wrote Fairhaven Animal Control Officer Terry Cripps on the Fairhaven Animal Shelter Facebook page. All three baby ducks were rescued and reunited with their mother. The three ducklings fell into a drain at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on 4/22/20. A woman who… [Read More]
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