By Beth David, Editor The Doggie Rescuers from the harbor have been identified!  Kelsey Dumville of the Public Affairs Office at the Environmental Protection Agency, contacted the Neighb News to let us know that it was workers for the dredging contractor working on the harbor cleanup effort, who scooped up little Gigi from the water (see… [Read More]

The tall ship “Eagle” sailed into Fort Adams State Park, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI on Tuesday, and was open to the public for tours on Tuesday and Wednesday. The US Coast Guard’s 81-year-old sail training ship completed a four-phase service expansion in March. It is scheduled to visit 20 ports in the next… [Read More]

by Chris Richard, Director of Tourism May 2018 Greetings. To begin with, last week I renewed my advertising agreement with Beth David for my weekly ad here in the Neighb News. One of the things I learned early on from past New Bedford Tourism Directors Ed Camara and Arthur Motta is that some adver­tising money has… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The forecast said rain for Sunday morning, and it did spit out a few drops, even showering steadily for a bit, before the seventh annual West Island 5K. But that did not stop 412 5K runners and 33 kids-mile runners from finishing the course. A total of 520 registered for the event…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The third annual Seniors Talent Showcase, sponsored by Fairhaven Rotary, gave senior citizens a chance to strut their stuff on the stage in the Fairhaven Town Hal auditorium on Sunday, 4/29. The performers this year were mostly singers, but a pianist, harmonica player, and stand-up comedian also had their chance to wow… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In what unfolded like an action scene, the Fairhaven Animal Control Officer, Terry Cripps, describes the unlikely rescue of a Yorkshire Terrier from the middle of the Harbor on Tuesday. Mr. Cripps said he got a call around 6 p.m. that two dogs were loose near Sycamore Street by Dattco Bus.  When… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Five petitioners left town hall disappointed on Tuesday night when the Zoning Board of Appeals failed to get a quorum. ZBA chairperson Peter DeTerra waited for a few minutes after 6 p.m., but at some point realized it was hopeless and called off the meeting. Of the nine members (including associate members),… [Read More]

The Fairhaven-Acushnet Youth Baseball opened up its season with the traditional parade down Main Street, a little speechmaking, and some award presentations on Saturday, 4/28. This year, two winners were honored wih the Volunteer of the Year award, Dan Nault and, in a surprise, VP of the league, Mike Souza.    ••• Support local journalism,… [Read More]