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FHS Tours

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

Fairhaven High School Alumni Presi­dent Bob Foster ’66 has been leading guided tours through the 1906 building since 2009. Normally six tours are offered from late June to mid-July. The tours start in the Rotunda of the main entrance on the Huttleston Ave side of the building and last between 90–120 minutes. Admission is free… [Read More]

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FREE Lunch

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

FREE summer lunches for kids and teens at Livesey Park, Glenhaven Ave., every Wednesday and Friday through 8/23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Fairhaven Recrea­tion Department and Project Bread. Project Bread is excited to support the USDA Summer Food Service Program, ensuring that all kids and teens 18 and under have access… [Read More]

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Fairhaven Select Board presents proclamation to Chief Myers

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/15/24, the Fairhaven Select Board presented retiring police chief, Michael Myers, with a proclamation noting some of the accomplishments of his and the department’s during his 31 years as a police officer, including 15 as chief.  During his tenure the department made “great strides in the advance­ment… [Read More]

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Cooling Centers Available

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

Beat the Heat The Fairhaven Senior Center, 229 Huttleston Ave. (near Stop & Shop) is running extended hours this week to help people escape the heat.  Wednesday, 7/17, the center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thurs­day, 7/18, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be showing movies on Wednesday, and… [Read More]

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Millicent Library and Fairhaven Fire hold annual safety day

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

On July 10, the Millicent Library and the Fairhaven Fire Department hosted a fire safety event on the lawn of the Unitarian Church on Green and Walnut Streets in Fairhaven.  The event included firefighters explaining what happens when they are called to a fire to about 170 people.  Firefighters dressed up in their full gear… [Read More]

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Blue Devil Football Camp: making the next champions

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

The Fairhaven High School Blue Devil coaches, with a little help from their friends, are getting the next generation of football champions ready for prime time.  Head Coach, Derek Almeida coaches Dana Almeida, Brett Denning, Scott Francis, Dave Donnelly and Mike Ponte from Carver High School, along with numerous Fairhaven State Champion football players helped… [Read More]

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Neighbors support Nellie in her kidney search

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

Submitted The West Island Improvement Association held a community breakfast on Sunday 7/7/24 and raised awareness for Nellie Zygiel’s quest to find a living kidney donor. Island residents donated seven baskets that were raffled off, and an information table was set up where Nellie and her family could discuss how people could become a living… [Read More]

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Fairhaven’s ADA “Audit”: Improving Accessibility for All

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

From the Fairhaven Commission On Disability Recently, through collaboration with the Fairhaven Commission on Disability (COD) the town of Fair­haven was awarded the Massachu­setts Office on Disability’s (MOD) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Planning Grant. The town hired The Institute for Human Centered Design to do the work of evaluating the town’s buildings, outdoor spaces,… [Read More]

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Bringing an heirloom back to life

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

Visitors to the Fairhaven Historical Society’s museum at the Academy Building, 141 Main Street, Fairhaven, can now see a beautifully restored chandelier. No longer bent, tarnished, and missing an arm or two, the chandelier is gleaming. The restoration, by Scott Ciardi of Brass from the Past, was commis­sioned by the Historical Society with an $800… [Read More]

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Dear Frankie

July 18, 2024 by Staff Writer

Is Rage the New Human Addiction?  Dear Frankie, My mom and I are afraid my dad is going off the deep end. He works for the Registry of Motor Vehicles.  Every night, he comes home ranting about some old lady who failed the vision exam and said she was going to have him arrested because… [Read More]

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