New Bedford to Hold July 4 Fireworks The City of New Bedford’s Independence Day fireworks display will be staged from a barge located off the State Pier in New Bedford Harbor, beginning at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4th. Lower Union Street (between N. Water St. and Route 18) will be closed to vehicle traffic and… [Read More]
Tips for a Sustainable Summer
By Christin Ritz for the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee 1. Challenge yourself to create less waste this summer by joining Team Fairhaven in the Plastic Free July Eco-Challenge! When we act as a community we can make a huge impact. By doing simple things like refusing Styrofoam and straws, bringing reusable bags when we go shopping, picking… [Read More]
Der Frankie
Babysitting Dear Frankie, Summer vacation is coming up, and everyone at school is excited except me. My mom was laid off during COVID and just got her job back. So that means canine day camp is out for me because I have to puppy sit my little brother Lionel. I reminded my mom that I… [Read More]
225 swimmers raise $172K for BBC
Press Release Overcast skies and the occasional shower did not deter the 225 swimmers who participated in this year’s Buzzards Bay Swim, held in New Bedford’s Outer Harbor on Saturday, June 24th. Athletes completed the scenic 1.2-mile point-to-point open water course, beginning in New Bedford’s South End, swimming past the iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse and… [Read More]
iStroll Southcoast serves parents and children
Press Release iStroll Southcoast’s stroller based parents’ bootcamp class offers a full body workout and a place to meet other local parents all at once. Owners and certified Group Fitness Instructors, Erin Cate and Sarah Freshman, are bringing a new type of workout to Southeastern, Mass. Based in Dartmouth, and operating between Westport and Fairhaven,… [Read More]
Father’s Day Road Race has 1043 complete the course
Organizers said that more than 1100 registered for the 49th annual 5K Father’s Day Road Race on 6/18/23. According to Racewire, 1043 completed the course. Fairhaven’s Will Benoit, 20, was first over the finish line in 15:03; Adam Sylvia, 22, of Rochester was second in 16:08; and Wyatte Lee, 18, of Raynham was third in… [Read More]
Select Board approves upweller at Hoppy’s Landing
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board held a marathon meeting on Tuesday, 6/20/23, including a public hearing to place an upweller system near the dock at Hoppy’s Landing. Dale Leavitt of Bluestream Shellfish told the board that the company was trying to upgrade their oyster farm, which is located in the waters off… [Read More]
NFIA presses SB chair for answers on Benoit Square options
By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association invited Select Board Chairperson Leon Correy to its meeting on Thursday, 6/15/23 to discuss the MassDOT proposals for Benoit Square that the SB discussed at its 5/15 meeting. In September of 2022, Officials from MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) and SRPEDD (Southeast Regional Planning and Economic… [Read More]
FHA dedicates administration center to Anne Silveira
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Housing Authority honored long time member Anne Silveira “For a lifetime of caring for others,” with the dedication the “Anne D. Silveira Administration Center,” on Thursday, 6/15, at the main office at Oxford Terrace. FHA Chairperson Carol Alfonso said the day marked a “special dedication to a woman who… [Read More]
Students at Wood School create sensory garden
The Green Team after-school program at the Leroy L. Wood School in Fairhaven had 21 students from Kindergarten to grade five who created a sensory garden for the community to enjoy. The aroma-filled garden includes lemon balm, bee balm, mint, chocolate mint, catmint, dill, lavender, oregano, lambs ear, succulent, seagrass. The plants chosen will “encourage… [Read More]
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