By Beth David, Editor After being postponed due to rain a week before, the third annual Bayside Bike Run benefiting Better Commu­nity Living went off without a hitch on Saturday. 5/26/18. Nearly 50 bikes joined the ride through the backroads and returned to the Bayside on Sconticut Neck Road for food and entertainment.  “So far, it’s… [Read More]

This year’s Blessing of the Bikes had a smaller than usual showing due to the weather. The initial date was changed due to rain, and the rescheduled ride was held under threatening skies. Still, 175 bikes showed up for the annual event which started at Fort Phoenix, went by St. Joseph Church for the blessing,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Friends and family of Al Benac were joined by Fairhaven town employees and members of the public for the dedication of a portrait photograph of Mr. Benac that will be dis­played in the town hall audi­torium. On Wednesday, 5/16, a group of about 35 attended the unveiling of the photo taken by… [Read More]

Press Release Southcoast Health has donated tech­nology to the Fairhaven, West­port and Newport, RI, ambulance services, so that heart attack victims can rapidly receive the emergency intervention they need.  Each town will receive monitors that allow paramedics to transmit 12-lead EKG results from the ambulance to Southcoast hospitals, enabling cardiologists to determine if a patient… [Read More]

Gloria Steinem spoke at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford on Saturday, 5/19/18. Presented by the Z and the New Bedford Lyceum, “A conversation with Gloria Steinem” included questions submitted by the audience, and was moderated by Mindy Todd, host of WCAI’s “The Point,” and New Bedford High School student Nadia Abouchanab. Ms. Steinem told… [Read More]

BASK, a registered medical marijuana dispensary in Fairhaven held a formal ribbon cutting with members of the Chamber of Commerce and local officials on Tuesday, 5/22. The facility has been operating since the middle of February. The facility has applied for a license to sell recreational marijuana, but that will not be available until the… [Read More]

Almost all textiles can be recycled or reused, and the Fairhaven Board of Health has teamed up with Bay State Textiles to take your old clothes, shoes, belts, stuffed animals, linens, pocketbooks, totes, etc. “If you can wear it, Bay State Textiles accepts it,” boasts the website. Fairhaven now has three donation boxes at: The… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The National Association of Letter Carriers annual food drive netted 3630 pounds of canned goods and other nonperishable items on Satur­day, 5/12, the lowest amount in Fairhaven since the Neighb News started keeping track in 2007. Gerry Payette, the director of the Shepherd’s Food Pantry in Acushnet, however, kept it all positive…. [Read More]