Press Release Miss Apple Peach is celebrating 40 years! Join us on Friday, September 6 at Ford Middle School, 708 Middle Road, Acushnet, at 7 p.m. for a fun evening of entertainment and to kick off Apple Peach Festival weekend. The 2019 Miss Apple Peach contestants are: • Contestant # 1: Taylor Gall, junior at Fairhaven… [Read More]
Fairhaven TV photo contest winner, week three
Fairhaven TV’s summer photo contest will continue through the end of September. Deadline is every Friday at 9 a.m. for the week’s winning entry. How to Enter: Follow our Facebook page and/or Instagram @fairhaven_tv (we check!); Post and hashtag your photo #FairhavenTV (we won’t see it otherwise!) Here is photo contest schedule. • Week four: Sunrise/sunset,… [Read More]
Happy faces (mostly) in this crowd of little ones on first day
Fairhaven kindergarten and pre-k students began school last Thursday, 8/29, a couple of days after their older colleagues. We admit that we were hoping to get some crying faces, but the parents all ran to their cars before we could catch them in the act. Most of the students, it seems, were in very good… [Read More]
OLH treats the neighbors to a cookout
Our Lady’s Haven hosted our Annual Neighborhood Cookout in our Courtyard Thursday night, 8/22. Thank you to all our neighbors who came to enjoy a beautiful summer night with us! Submitted photos. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 9/5/10 issue: 09-05-19 OLOA Feast
Fairhaven firefighter, 46, dies at home
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Fire Department released a statement confirming the death of 46-year-old Firefighter/ Paramedic Shawn Samanica, who died at his home on Monday, 9/2/19. The statement only says he died “suddenly,” but the Neighb News has confirmed that Mr. Samanica took his own life after a long battle with depression. The Fairhaven… [Read More]
181 take to the streets for Acushnet Road Race
From Press Release materials Acushnet’s 39th annual 5K saw 181 runners take to the streets and finish the race. Eric Homes of Wareham MA took top honors in the 2019 5K with a time of 16:22. He led the Flying Elvis team to a second place finish while holding off Will Benoit (2nd in 1648),… [Read More]
89th annual OLOA Feast
Sat., Sun., Mon., 8/31–9/2. Our Lady of Angels Feast Grounds, 7 Jesse St., Sat., 5 p.m.–Midnight; Sun. Noon– Midnight; Mon. Noon–10 p.m.. Procession on Main St. Monday at 1:00 p.m. A traditional, weekend-long Portuguese “festa” featuring live music, game booths, Portuguese and American foods, auctions, kids’ activities. On Monday at 1:00 p.m. a procession is… [Read More]
OLOA statue gets all spruced up for the big feast
By Beth David, Editor Members of Our Lady of Angels Catholic Association have been busy behind the scenes cutting cacoila, sprucing up the feast grounds, and otherwise getting ready for the “Biggest Little Feast” this weekend, the 89th annual. This year the base of the big statue of Our Lady of Angels got replaced with a… [Read More]
Fairhaven resident dies from EEE
By Beth David, Editor A Fairhaven woman was the fourth person in Massachusetts to contract Eastern Equine Encephalitis, and is the first to die from the disease this year. Laurie Sylvia, a Sconticut Neck resident, died on Sunday, 8/25, after battling the virus for a couple of weeks. She was a real estate agent who worked… [Read More]
Fire muster lets firefighters strut their stuff
Two teams from Dartmouth, and one each from Mattapoisett and Westport faced off at the 10th annual Fire Muster hosted by Fairhaven at Livesey Park on Sunday, 8/25/19. The day started with a wet parade along the streets of Fairhaven, with firefighters spraying the crowd with water, and the crowd firing back. On the muster… [Read More]
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