It’s almost heeeerre….. My favorite holiday (yes, I know it’s not a real holiday.) It’s Halloween time for Halloweentown! See pages 12, 13 & 18 for all stops on our Halloween Trail and a few other Halloween events…scary stuff. Okay, confession time: I was supposed to write the Selectboard meeting. I was there, honest. I… [Read More]
From the Editor
By Beth David, Editor To My Sister’s Children, who are paying attention to their first presidential election as adults. I’m so sorry this is your first presidential election. They are not usually like this. I promise you that my zeal and love for politics is not because of this dung-heap you are witnessing. This kind… [Read More]
From the editor
By Beth David, Editor We’ve got a bunch of great stuff coming up this weekend. On Saturday, the Fairhaven Office of Tourism is holding its annual Harvest Fun Day (see page 12). This is a great event to celebrate autumn. The end of summer…alas, is here. At least we can celebrate the harvest, the fruits… [Read More]
OLH Mission Mass: A personal perspective
By Elaine Cordeiro, Special to the Neighb News On September 21, Our Lady’s Haven celebrataed Our Lady’s Mission Day with a special mass and reception. It was the last day of summer, one of the most beautiful days when I walked through the doors of the haven. I looked around and said, “Our Lady, you did… [Read More]
From the editor
Kaboom! Oh yeah. That was loud. It’s no wonder Frank Mathieu loved the encampments so much. (See page 12.) Frank, as you may remember from last week, was a Fairhaven Village Militia member who died a couple of weeks ago. This weekend’s events included lots of memories of Frank, including that he just plain-old loved… [Read More]
From the Editor
By Beth David We’ve got a jam-packed issue for you this week, and a jam-packed weekend coming up, including the fall encampment at Fort Phoenix (see page 10) Now, I’ve said it before, and I’m willing to bet that I’ll say it again: If you have never seen the cannons fired off at dusk, you… [Read More]
From the editor
There is actually, some pretty good rant material this week. Alas, however, it is rather late, and one thing I learned is… write the rants earlier in the day. I may be sorry if I let my sleep-deprived brain go unfiltered on me here. Suffice it to say, that the spat between the Historical Commission… [Read More]
From the Editor
Well, Hurricane Hermine packed a pretty wimpy punch, be we enjoyed her company anyway (see pages 13 & 22). We had some fun winds on Sunday and Monday, but that was about it. Not complaining, not at all. We like a good storm in these parts, but we like them when they don’t smash up… [Read More]
From our readers
Serve-A-Thon this weekend The Salvation Army’s Serve-A-Thon will be in full swing this Saturday, September 10th, at the following locations and times: • Cooke Park in Fairhaven: 9–12 Noon (Beautification Project) • Hazelwood Park in New Bedford: 9–12 Noon; 1-4 (Fence Painting) • Gifts to Give in Acushnet: 9–12 Noon (Clothes & Toys Sorting) • YMCA Farm in Dartmouth… [Read More]
From the Editor
It’s somewhat of a double miracle that I’m getting this weekly miracle done these days. Between the Olympics and the election shenanigans, I am seriously playing hooky a lot lately. Throw in this crazy-hot weather and it just simply being August, and…well, suffice it to say I amaze me sometimes. And, of course, the Olympics… [Read More]
