After 12 years, the Working Waterfront Festival did not return last year, to the disappointment of many. So this year, the Fishing Heritage Center, which was created out of the WWF and its volunteers, held a smaller version of the event in downtown New Bedford and on the Working Waterfront. Held at two locations, the… [Read More]

West Island said “good-bye” to long time resident Donald Viera this week. Also known as the “wishing well guy” for the wishing wells he made and sold around town, Mr. Viera’s house was one of four in a row on the same street on West Island that Donald and his siblings lived in. His parents,… [Read More]

This odd-looking little fellow is probably familiar to those who go down to the sea in ships, but landlubbers will most likely not recognize it. It is a Northern Gannet that mostly likely got beat up by Hurricane Jose and got stranded at the beach on Goulart Memorial Drive in Fairhaven where it just plunked… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor Bicycles, file cabinets, large framed photographs, a rescue sled, a floating water pump, bicycles, tables, stuff that works, stuff that doesn’t work, vehicles (did we mention bicycles) and a host of other stuff declared surplus or abandoned got hauled away by eager deal-seekers at the Fairhaven town auction on Saturday,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor How many times have you heard that a house has a story to tell? How many times have you heard, “If these walls could talk”? How many times have you wondered what went on inside a house that has a plaque attached to it. You know the kind, the ones that… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopalian church in Fairhaven is closing its doors for good. The last service will be this Sunday, 9/24. Along with the end of services, the closure means the last chance for the public to be able to marvel at the Good Shepherd fresco. The dramatic… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven High School Math Team won the championship for the entire Southeastern Massachusetts Math League for the 2016-17 season. According to math teacher Philip Harding, the competition is “intense,” pitting only the best against the best. “The questions are very high level math in the topics of Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics… [Read More]

Submitted On September 16th, The Fairhaven Lions Club teamed with Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center for a Family Fun Day with a Portuguese Feast theme. Chef Dana made cacoila, chicken Mozambique, rice, boiled potatoes, kale soup, malassadas, pops, sweet bread and, of course, pastiche de nada, those wonderful custard tarts! Entertainment was by… [Read More]