The Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball league opened up for the seaon with their annual parade on Saturday, 4/29/23, which traveled from St. Xavier’s School, up Main Street to Pope Park. After a brief ceremony that included recognizing some volunteers for their service, teams faced off for the first games of the season.
Dawn Souza and Shannon Monteiro were both awarded the Dan Nault Volunteer of the Year Award.
To learn more about FAYB, visit https://www.fayb.org
The parade can be viewed on demand at https://tinyurl.com/437zppkaa
-
- L-R Chase Souza, Brody Robertson, Shane Morris, and Austin Monteiro lead off the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball parade that had the start time pushed up by two hours to 9 a.m. instead of 11 due to predicted rain, which held off. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
-
- L-R Dawn Souza and Shannon Monteiro were both awarded the Dan Nault Volunteer of the Year Award during opening day ceremonies at the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball on 4/29/23. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
-
- Members of the Fairhaven Firefighters team hold hands as they march in the parade on 4/2923, during the opening day ceremonies at the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball complex on 4/29/23. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
-
- Members of the Oliveira famiy, and event organizers, pose for a photo at home plate with signage naming the park The Matty Oliveira Baseball Complex, during opening day ceremonies on 4/29/23. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
-
- Members of the Matty Oliveira Foundation team hold hands as they march in the parade on 4/29/23, during the opening day ceremonies at the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball complex on 4/29/23. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
-
- Matt Ponte addresses the teams under cloudy skies during the Fairhvaven Acushnet Youth Baseball opening ceremonies on 4/29/12. Photo by Glenn C. Silva for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
•••
Click here to download the 5/18/23 issue: 05-18-23 StampOutHunger
Click here to download the Ice House fight video: 05-03-23 IceHouseParkingLotFight
Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
