The region saw about 4” of snow this Sunday, a rare occurrence this winter. This is the first snow that we couldn’t just ignore. It was enough to need plowing and shoveling and the temperatures stayed well below freezing so it is still not about to melt anytime soon. The forecast predicts a dusting to… [Read More]

Press Release from “State Senator Mark Montigny Senator Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) has championed the South­coast Rail project since its inception, authoring the project’s key enabling law and vital capital funding that jumpstarted the project for the Greater New Bedford region. In particular, Montigny’s laws included the project’s very first environmental impact study as well… [Read More]

Old Rochester Regional/Fairhaven High School Boys Hockey celebrated Senior Day on Saturday, 2/8, at Tabor Academy. The Bulldogs Co-op team defeated a very physical Plymouth South team by a 2-0 shutout. Tucker Roy recorded his second shutout of the season, and the ORR/Fairhaven boys improved to 9-7 on the season.  ••• Click here to download the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Walgreen’s is closing one of its Fairhaven locations on March 19. The  company has two locations in Fairhaven, one at 220 Huttleston Avenue at the corner of Narragansett Boulevard, which will remain open; and one at 85 Huttleston Avenue, at the corner of Holcomb Street. The 85 Huttleston Avenue location had been… [Read More]

When Bad Things Happen for No Good Reason Dear Frankie, What do you say to a friend who can’t get a break?  In October, my friend Apple was out for a walk, and a dog charged and bit her in the leg. Besides being in shock, she could barely walk for a week.  In November,… [Read More]