By Beth David, Editor The newest addition to New Bedford Harbor’s scallop fishing fleet, “Viking Power,” arrived in the city on Friday, 12/20/19, after traveling for 7 1/2 days from Alabama, where it was built.  The innovative bow shape is designed to cut through water with ease to give the crew a smoother ride and more stable… [Read More]

Howdy and wel­come to in­stall­ment #2 of DVDevel­op­ments, where I look at what’s new to physical and streaming home media in January and give you the best options. This month’s packed, so let’s get to it.  BATMAN VS. THE JOKER  The big dog in January is likely to be the controversial but mega-popular Joker (January… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Sustainability Com­mit­tee is pleased to share our new logo, designed by local residents Caitlyn Foster and Lauren Crowley and in collaboration with Christine Neville’s graphic design class at Fairhaven High School. The logo will now be used by the Sustainability Committee to promote various events and projects that support sustainable living… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s Old Time Holiday celebration spread Christmas cheer throughout the center of town on Saturday, 12/14/19. The center looked like an old time movie, with shoppers walking around with their treasures (hmm….is that a song or a movie?), as the church bells of the Unitarian church rang out Christmas carols. All combining… [Read More]

Fairhaven’s annual Town Hall Sing-Along moved indoors due to rain on Saturday, 12/14/19, but that did not stop the participants from having lots of fun in the Town Hall auditorium. In addition to singing Christmas carols led by members of Voices in Time, the event included hot chocolate and cookies, and a visit from Santa… [Read More]

When he came home for the holidays, US Navy Fireman Austin Borges decided to surprise his sister, Ava Borges, a grade 8 student at Elizabeth Hastings Middle School, during the school day, and the two enjoyed a big hug. The rest of the family also joined in on the surprise.    ••• Support local journalism,… [Read More]

Submitted Seventh graders in John Sladewski’s photography class at Elizabeth Hastings Middle School partnered with seniors from the Fairhaven Council on Aging as part of an intergenerational service-learning project. In November, 20 photography students and five senior citizens went on a field trip to Fort Phoenix to make photographs, then all returned to the classroom… [Read More]

The National Junior Honor Society at Elizabeth Hastings Middle School conducted a toy drive for the Toys for Tots program run by the United States Marine Corps, and local Marines picked up the toys just before Christmas.  ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 1/2/20 issue: 01-02-20… [Read More]

The North Fairhaven Improvement Association held its annual sing-along and lighting of Benoit Square on Friday, 12/6, and Mother Nature dished out just a tad of precipitation and just the right amount of cold to make it feel like winter, but not feel too harsh. A little snow on the ground from the storm a… [Read More]