Patrick Corkery the elder (LEFT) takes a picture of his son, Patrick, while Tommy Wilson reaches out to pat him on the back after the younger Corkery outbid a competitor for a red kayak for $75 at the Fairhaven annual town auction of surplus property on 9/21/24 at the public works garage. Photo by Beth David.
By Beth David, Editor
Fairhaven’s annual town auction of surplus property had slim pickin’s this year on a rainy Saturday morning, 9/21/24. There was very little office furniture, and no bicycles, which are usually a big draw. The one bike from the Marine Resources Department disappeared after being declared surplus, but before it made it to the public works barn, according to Harbormaster Tim Cox.
Some chairs from the Oxford School and a few letter organizers were about it for office stuff.
The biggest ticket item was a 1991 Fairhaven Fire Department bucket truck that sold for $750 to Patrick Corkery, who let his son, also Patrick, do the bidding. The younger Corkery bought several items and even got a round of applause for outbidding someone for a kayak, with a winning bid of $75.00
Two of the six dinghies from the Marine Resources sold, one for $20 and one for $1.
A 1989 Fire Department box truck sold for $200, also to the younger Corkery.
Several pieces of old equipment from the sewer department also got snapped up: a trash pump for $50, a sand blaster for $50, a Roto rooter for $20. A Huskee riding lawn mower that did not run, went for $1 to Susan Dwyer.
The auction is held in September every year to dispose of items that have been declared surplus by the town.
Fairhaven Select Board member Andrew Romano, playing auctioneer, eggs on bidders for a 3-inch trash pump from the sewer department, which sold to Josh Woodis for $50 at the Fairhaven annual town auction of surplus property on 9/21/24 at the public works garage. Photo by Beth David.
Board of Public Works employees, Hailey Hemingway and Kim Noguiera, organize the paperwork to collect the payments after the Fairhaven annual town auction of surplus property on 9/21/24 at the public works garage. Photo by Beth David.
Patrick Corkery the elder (LEFT) takes a picture of his son, Patrick, while Tommy Wilson reaches out to pat him on the back after the younger Corkery outbid a competitor for a red kayak for $75 at the Fairhaven annual town auction of surplus property on 9/21/24 at the public works garage. Photo by Beth David.
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