New Bedford held its 47th annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade on Saturday, 7/6. The procession and fair at the end celebrate Cape Verdean heritage and more than 150 years in the region. Parade Marshal Gail Fortes led the parade from Buttonwood park to the Cape Verdean Veterans’ Memorial on Purchase Street, downtown. ••• Support local… [Read More]

Press Release Two hundred seventy-eight swim­mers dove into outer New Bedford Harbor early Saturday morning to celebrate clean and healthy water in Buzzards Bay during the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 26th annual Buzzards Bay Swim. Skies cleared and a beautiful sunrise greeted swimmers at the start of Saturday’s event. Swimmers gathered on the beach next to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard held its 6/17/19 meeting at the West Island Improvement Association, for the annual discussion of the emergency preparedness plan. The board also heard from a resident about two hazardous trees, and voted to allow the gay pride flag to be hung at town hall for two hours.  Department heads… [Read More]

Homecoming Day Fair/weekend The Town of Fairhaven’s annual Homecoming Weekend will begin on Friday evening June 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM with the raising of the Big Flag at Fairhaven High School by the Class of 1969 who will be celebrating their 50 Year Reunion all weekend. Some of the highlight events of the weekend… [Read More]

Police have not provided a cause for a car accident on Sconticut Neck Road this week. Police spokesperson Lt. Kevin Kobza said the police report was not finished and the officer who responded to the scene was out for two days, so no details on the investigation were available by press time. On Monday, 6/24/19,… [Read More]

NASA Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen (Captain, US Navy) spoke at “A Universe of Stories” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday, 6/22, to kick off the New Bedford Free Public Library’s summer reading program. Capt. Bowen spoke about his time aboard the International Space Station. He was the first submarine officer to be selected… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Rotary Club held an installation ceremony on Tuesday, 6/25/19, at Dorothy Cox Choclates to swear in club president Pattie Pacella. This is Ms. Pacella’s second year as president.  “We are a small club, but we have a great community base,” said Ms. Pacella in a phone interview. The club meets every Tuesday at… [Read More]

Concerts Under the Stars, Thursday evenings from July 11 to August 8, 7 to 9 p.m., Town Hall steps, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven This series of outdoor summer concerts is sponsored by the Fairhaven Improvement Association with the Southern Mass Credit Union and additional sponsorship by local businesses. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets…. [Read More]

The 45th annual Father’s Day Road race finished up before the rains poured down on Sunday, 6/16, with 1224 people finishing up the 5K and 311 finishing the 10K. First over the line in the 5K was Trevor Wysong, 21, of Taunton in 15:48, followed by William Benoit, 16, of Fairhaven in 16:42; and Jack… [Read More]