Fairhaven-Acushnet Baseball Opening Day Parade Join Fairhaven-Acushnet Youth Baseball (FAYB) this Sat., 4/27, for our Annual Opening Day at 11 a.m. and join us for the dedication of the Acushnet Tee Ball Field. The field will now be known as the CJ Crooks Field. Charles “CJ” Crooks Jr. was an AYAA All-Star until his life… [Read More]

The Interchurch Council of Greater New Bedford held its annual Easter Sunrise Service at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Sunday, 4/21/19 at 5:55 a.m., with about 125 hardy souls who turned out under threatening skies. The rain held off, just barely, with no real sunrise to speak of. But the sky did lighten to mark… [Read More]

Getting the boats in the water is the ritual of the season. For the recreational boaters, launch day comes when the weather gets as warm as the captain likes it. For the commercial boaters, the calendar decides, and if the warm weather is a little late getting here, then so be it. The boat goes… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Fire Department formally dedicated and blessed its new state of the art Ladder Truck on Friday April 12, 2019 with a ceremony at Fire Department Headquarters. The new truck was dedicated in the memory of Lt. Earl M. Faunce (Deceased). Lt. Faunce was a beloved member of the Fairhaven Fire Department…. [Read More]

Most people are still wearing winter coats on most days in these parts, but clearly, there’s an anxious group just waiting to start the summer activities. Our roving photographer Glenn caught these youn’uns taking a swim in the chilly Atlantic at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on Saturday, 4/13/19.  See more photos by Glenn C. Silva… [Read More]

New Bedford held a “Love Mother Earth” procession on Thursday, 4/11, in downtown New Bedford as part of AHA! night’s Sustainable Southcoast celebration. The group gathered on Market Street to crown Mother Earth (Terry Wolkowicz) and Father Ocean (Jamie Jacquart), then marched through the downtown historic district. Eco-floats and costumed participants were mindful of the… [Read More]

30,000 workers at Stop & Shop have gone on strike as the United Food and Commercial Workers union and the company negotiate benefits, including wages, health insurance and retirement.    ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 4/18/19 issue: 04-18-19 LadderTruckFaunce  

Earth day this year is on April 22, with events honoring the earth happening all around the globe. The world’s largest environmental move­ment, Earth Day is celebrated in nearly 192 countries. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970.  This year’s theme is “Protect Our Species.” The earth is facing the greatest rate of… [Read More]