Despite wind chills in the single digits on January 30, a group of hardy souls calling themselves “River Rats” showed up to clean up Palmer’s Island in New Bedford Harbor. They collected more than 25 bags of trash and lots of large debris that was all removed. “So many dedicated and caring people were just… [Read More]

Rogers School provides a venue for Matt Cataldo to help his daughter, Maddie, prepare for the coming softball season on Tuesday, 2/16/21.        ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 2/25/21 issue: 02-25-21 BaskRibbonCut Click here to download Mr. Espindola’s disclosure: 02-23-21 EspindolaDisclosure

Vacations have always been some­thing that students look forward to, but now? There isn’t really anywhere to go without quarantining for at least 10 days, and nobody wants to be stuck at home more than they already have to.  So, this week we gave students the opportunity to let out their frustration and explain how… [Read More]

Maintaining Sanity During COVID Dear Frankie,  I am really stressed over this Covid thing. At first, I thought every­one in the family was at home because it was school vacation. But after they didn’t go back to school or work for over a month, I knew something was up. When I asked them why they… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts education officials are working to get students back in the classroom full-time by April. The plan calls for elementary students to go back first, then older students. Governor Charlie Baker and state education officials cited the drop in COVID-19 cases statewide, deteriorat­ing mental health among students and the challenge to learning… [Read More]

Exhibit On Thursday, February 25, 2021, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts presents an artistic collaboration between New Bedford-based 3rd EyE Youth Empowerment and Bronx-based multimedia artist Art Jones, as part of its ongoing CVPA Star Series. The Series takes place every Thursday through April, from 6:00 to… [Read More]

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Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The anticipation of a significant drop in revenue over last year has Fairhaven tightening its belt for Fiscal Year 2022. Fairhaven Finance Director and Interim Town Administrator Wendy Graves presented the Fairhaven Finance Committee with the progress of her recommended FY22 budget on 2/11, which featured a compulsory 10% cut from… [Read More]