Press Release The historical Fairhaven center is the scene of a walking tour presented by the town’s Office of Tourism on Saturday, September 24, at 1:00 p.m. The tour, guided by Christopher Richard, will begin in Leonard E. Pierce Memorial Park at the corner of Fort and South streets. The tour highlights interesting bits of… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Same Old Same Old Dear Frankie, The variety of food my family eats every day is mind-boggling. They never eat the same thing two days in a row. One day it’s pancakes, cereal, or eggs for breakfast, sandwiches, soup, a salad for lunch, stews, roasts, or takeout from various ethnic restaurants, for dinner. They also… [Read More]
Free at the Z: 40th anniversary celebration
Join the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, for its 40th anniversary celebration, Sat., 9/24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. FREE. Renovation plans revealed, tours, performances, Wurlitzer Organ demos. At 684 Purchase St., New Bedford. Forty years ago, The Z was saved from the wrecking ball by community visionaries. To honor their conviction and celebrate 40 consecutive… [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard discusses Town Meeting articles
By Nicholas Barao, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard held a very long meeting on 9/13/22 to review articles for the special Town Meeting scheduled for October 17, and to discuss staffing levels and finances. In a joint meeting with the Board of Assessors, the two boards chose Robert Brown to fill a vacancy on… [Read More]
Apple Peach Festival feeds and entertains
By Beth David, Editor Acsuhnet’s 41st annual Apple Peach Festival returned after a two-year hiatus, due to the pandemic, and the fair grounds were filled. The two-day festival on the grounds of the Long Plain Museum featured food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and live entertainment. There was no parade this year, but organizers say it… [Read More]
Conrad’s Law walk draws about 150
By Beth David, Editor The family of Conrad Roy III, who died by suicide in 2014 at the urging of someone he knew, held an awareness/memorial 5K walk/run on Saturday, 9/10/22 at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, to gain support for “Conrad’s Law,” which would make suicide coercion illegal in Massachusetts. The state is one of only… [Read More]
Fairhaven Town Auction this weekend
Fairhaven will hold its annual town auction this Saturday, 9/17/22, beginning at 9 a.m., at the BPW garage, 5 Arsene Street, Fairhaven. Items that have been declared surplus by various town departments will be auctioned off. COUNCIL ON AGING 1 Swintek 7000 electric typewriter 4 drawer small tan filing cabinet 1 Tan file holder 1… [Read More]
Wampanoag Experience Project Highlights Native History
By Hartman Deetz, Mashpee Wampanoag tribal member On a beautiful stretch of road along the edge of Apponagansett Bay sits a stacked stone foundation with no house on top. These would be the remnants of the Russell Garrison House, which served as a defensive outpost for the first lonely colonists that came to occupy what is… [Read More]
Best selling author to visit Fairhaven
Press Release New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias will present a slide presentation on his book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue, on Monday, 9/26/22, at Fairhaven town hall, 40 Center Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. and presentation starts at 6:30. The Disney Corporation has… [Read More]
From the Tree Warden
Plant the Parks Greetings from the Tree Department. It’s been a dry hot summer and the trees are feeling the heat just like us. We are already seeing trees start to shed their leaves prematurely and we have lost some to the extreme drought. On the bright side, the vast bulk of the 124 trees… [Read More]
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