Spring events abound this week­end, including the West Island 5K, the first Fairhaven High School PTO giant yard sale, and the Little League opener. West Island 5K Seventh West Island 5K Run/Walk & Kids Mile, Sunday, April 29. Kids Mile:  10:00am; 5K Run/Walk: 11:00am Register at westisland5k.org OR on person Sat., 4/28, 1–4 p.m. and… [Read More]

To the Fairhaven Residents and Town Meeting Members: May 5th the Town Meeting Mem­bers will be asked to vote upon Article 14 section G: to Preserve and Restore Rogers School Building. We urge town meeting members to support this. This funding is fiscally wise and is a financially solid economic decision. In funding this project,… [Read More]

Mass Attack Roller Derby, the women’s flat track roller derby league based in Southeastern Mass., with its home rink at Carousel Family Fun Center in Fairhaven held itsseason opener on Friday, 4/21, with a double header featuring the MARD All Stars vs. the Hartford Hartford Wailers, and the Bloody Bordens vs. the Beat City Bedrockers…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The volunteer effort underway now to take the POW/MIA flag to all 50 states involves many, many people from lots of organizations, and lots of coordination. But it all started with the vision of one man, Jim Ray, a Vietnam Veteran from Virginia. Kim Ball, who has helped to coordinate the effort,… [Read More]

By Glenn C. Silva, Neighb News Correspondent The Friends of the Millicent Library announced the winners and awarded prizes at the first ever Limerick Contest at the Millicent Library on April 14. About 35 people gathered for the big announcement and “Cal & the Ukettes” provided music that got some of them singing along and clapping… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to take up the case of Michelle Carter on Direct Appellate Review (DAR), which means it will skip the state appeals court step and go straight to the SJC. Carter filed her appeal on January 8. The SJC took up the case on March 14…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Old Sturbridge Village promises a trip back to 1830s New England and the farming life that goes with it. This past Saturday, 4/14, was our second trip to the village (see 3/17/16 issue), and we still did not see it all. We tried to visit different things this year, but made sure… [Read More]

The Rolling Thunder motorcycle club wants to make sure that Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action are not forgotten.  The group has been taking a POW/MIA flag to all 50 states, and was in Massachusetts in March. The flag was taken to the Fairhaven Police Depart­ment, Hastings Middle School, the business of well-known… [Read More]

Press Release The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced it will be closing the New Bedford-Fairhaven Route 6 Swing Bridge to vehicular traffic from Friday April 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM until Monday April 30, 2018 at 6:00 AM. The bridge closure is necessary to perform numerous permanent repairs, including structural, substructure, and mechanical… [Read More]