To commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Greater New Bedford Women’s Center is holding a variety of events throughout October. On Tuesday, 10/24, supporters gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of New Bedford City hall and marched to the Unitarian Church, where a display of the Clothesline Project was part of a program to… [Read More]

Submitted by Jim Anderson Like his fellow sailors, Bill Green of Pandanarum had brought his schooner, Isabella, to Fairhaven Shipyard for a last refurbishing before calling it a season. The Isabella, a meticulous repro­duc­tion of a wooden schooner, was commissioned by Bill in 2007 from plans for a fishing boat of the early 19th century. From… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It seemed that the rain would hold off, or just be a drizzle in the morning, when vendors were setting up for Fairhaven’s fifth annual Harvest Fun day on Saturday, 10/14. But then, Mother Nature had other ideas. The rain poured at times, drizzled at others, but remained steady until the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Our Halloween Trail issue isn’t until next week, but we have a few early birds who are ready for you now. Zombies rule at the Farm to benefit F.A.M.E. One night only: 10/20 The farm at 308 Mill Road (way, way, way at the spooky end of the road), will soon… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor State and local officials, including Fairhaven and Acushnet emergency personnel, trained for an oil spill at Hoppy’s Landing on Thursday, 10/12, deploying boom and working to contain a spill created with peat moss. Fairhaven Fire-EMS, Fairhaven Harbor­master, Fairhaven Emergency Management, Acushnet Fire, Mass. Deartment of Environmental Protec­tion (DEP), U.S. Coast Guard… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Students at Fairhaven High School had an addition to the curriculum last week: Distractology. The “course” features a driving simluator that shows drivers how dangerous distracted driving is, including texting, fiddling with the radio, opening a water bottle and drinking from it, and other activi­ties that take their eyes off the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Gerry Rooney wears many hats, but most of them are connected to the story of Manjiro Nakahama, which con­nects the little town of Fairhaven, Mass., to Tosashimizu, a small village in Japan. From humble beginnings as the Sister City Committee, with one file cabinet that had to be returned to a… [Read More]