South Coast Pride gave the LGBTQ community in the region a chance to show some pride and have some fun at a free, family friendky community event on Saturday, 6/1, in Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, at the third annual South Coast Pride. The event featured live entertainment, vendors, resource tables, and lots of fun… [Read More]
Officials simulate emergency at New Bedford airport
During a training exercise on 5/30/19 at New Bedford Regional Airport, emergency officials, including police and fire departments from around the region, simulated the crash of an ERJ145 type plane. They used two SRTA buses as the plane’s fuselage, and 40 students from New Bedford Vocational’s Legal and Protective Services class simulated victims. It was… [Read More]
Obituary: Christine M. David
Christine M. David April 6, 1955 to June 1, 2019 Christine M. David, PA-C, 64 years old, died on June 1 after a short but courageous and stubborn battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her adult life after a childhood spending time at the same beach house… [Read More]
Homecoming Day Fair is so much more than that
Press Release The setting is small town New England, and that ambience brings to mind the street fairs of our childhoods: hot and sunny, with people everywhere and all kinds of action, all of it seemingly going on at the same time. The Fairhaven Homecoming Day Fair will be held on Center Street in Fairhaven… [Read More]
Fairhaven holds annual Memorial Day parade
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its annual Memorial Day activities, with a parade along Main Street, the raising of the big flag at Fairhaven High School, and services at Riverside Cemetery on Monday, 5/27/19, making it 151 years, since the very first “Decoration Day” on 5/30/1968, that the town has held a parade. This year’s… [Read More]
Encampment shows life in 1700s
The Fairhaven Villiage Militia and the Wareham Minutemen and Militia Companies spent the weekend living in an authentic period camp the same way it was done 240 years ago, during the Revolutionary War era, at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Men, women and children dressed in period clothing and reenacted life in 1778. Events included demonstrations… [Read More]
Fairhaven Tennis Association holds tennis tournament
The Fairhaven Tennis Association Junior Program held its first tennis tournament of the season at Cushman Park on Saturday, 5/25/19, for intermediate players. Resulits are Green dot/two divisions, Ava Koczera Kasem and Alex Hu; Yellow Ball/two divisions, Coby Yin and Liam Reynolds. For more information email ftajuniortennis@gmail.com. Photos by Glenn C. Silva. To see more… [Read More]
Huttleston Marketplace opens this Saturday
Press Release There will be arts and crafts, including pottery, woodworking, jewelry, knitted goods, photo note cards, original artwork and prints. There will be hand woven items, t-shirts, and upcycled and repurposed household decor. There will be farm fresh produce, local eggs, honey, three bakeries, and some great food. There will be antiques and collectibles…. [Read More]
Board of Health offers sunscreen and smoking cessation info
BOH says “don’t fry” Press Release The Town of Fairhaven Board of Health has collaborated with IMPACT Melanoma and the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to practice safe skin. In response to sun safety awareness, the Fairhaven Employee Wellness Committee has also jumped onboard, as they have partnered with the Fairhaven Health Department to… [Read More]
Friends of Millicent annual meeting features immigration talk
Press Release The Friends of the Millicent Library held their annual meeting on Monday, May 20. The meeting began with a moment of silence for a teenaged migrant who died that afternoon in ICE custody, as well as all those coming to America since the seventeenth century who did not survive their journeys. Nearly fifty… [Read More]
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