Press Release The following community events will take place in the city of New Bedford during the month of December in celebration of the holiday season: City of New Bedford Official Christmas Tree Lighting  Saturday, December 1 at 4:30 p.m. at Pleasant Street in Front of Main Library Downtown Join Mayor Jon Mitchell, New Bedford City… [Read More]

The Leroy L. Wood School in Fairhaven surpassed its goal to feed 100 families this Thanksgiving. The students collected enough food to feed 137 families, which requires 24 items each, for a total of more than 3,000 items collected and donated to the Shepherd’s Pantry in Acushnet. Organizers filled up two full size pickup trucks… [Read More]

Thanksgiving Day in Fairhaven saw a record-breaking 16 degrees, but that did not stop about 400 runners from joining the annual 5K Turkey Trot on 11/22/18, benefitting the Shepherd’s Pantry.      ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the entire 11/29/18 issue: 11-29-18 FootballGame

Press Release by Sharon Wood Ladle Full of Love It has been a wild fantastic ride — I’m talking about life here. With all of the joy and love and hope and excitement, there is also pain and grief and sorrow and disappointment. But for me, I continue to come through the tunnel full of joy… [Read More]

Millicent Library Book Fair Press Release The third annual Millicent’s Book Fair, at the Millicent Library, 45 Center St., Fairhaven, on Saturday, Dec. 8, will welcome visitors to the Old Time Holiday Fair with free coffee at 9:30 and a chance to meet local authors and buy signed copies of their books. Visitors will also… [Read More]

A decidedly biased piece by Beth David, Editor Welcome to our annual shopping guide to local small-shops in the Neighb News family of advertisers. After you’ve loosened your belt to accommodate all that Thanksgiving Day food, it’s time to buy gifts for your precious loved ones, whether you want to or not! No need to get all… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Since 2010, the Fairhaven Turkey Trot, held on Thanksgiving Day, has raised over $80,000 and collected hundreds of pounds of canned goods to support local food pantries. Last year, Turkey Trot runners and families donated over 2,000 pounds of non-perishable items to The  Shepherd’s Pantry! Race gather time is 7:50 a.m. at the… [Read More]