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Select Board race in Fairhaven continues to heat up

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

Nomination papers for all town-wide elected positions and Town Meeting members are available in Fairhaven. Five people have now taken out papers for Select Board, with the addition this week of Patrick Carr, who is on the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Carr recently got in a dust-up with the Select… [Read More]

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Cigarette butts are biggest and smallest pollutants

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

CB Litter – The biggest and smallest pollutant around Tim Garcia, Fairhaven Sustainability Committee Cigarette butts (CB) are the most littered item in America. They block storm drains and cause pollution to waterways. They accumulate along land mass leading to sediment and erosion. They pose hazards to wildlife while contaminating both the water and the… [Read More]

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Dear Frankie

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

The New Stepdad Dear Frankie, The teacher asked my class to write a story about an excit­ing adventure. The following day, she asked me to read what I had written about my ad­venture in Africa. “I was riding in a jeep beside the park ranger when we came upon a pride of lions and their… [Read More]

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Letter_Just showing up is not enough

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

Committee Appointment Process: Just Showing Up is Not Enough Does longevity really count for anything? Sometimes, yes. However, has anyone ever experienced a teacher whose teaching was mediocre, but by virtue of longevity was afforded tenure at the expense of the students’ need?  Attendance on a committee is not an assurance of advancement on that… [Read More]

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Acushnet SB recognizes Heather Chew, Donna Lake

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 1/22, the Acushnet Selectboard recognized former Council on Aging Director Heather Chew and Donna Lake, Emergency Pet Shelter Coordinator, for their service to the town. Ms. Lake recently resigned from the Office of Emergency Management. And Ms. Chew resigned as COA director. Ms. Lake was recognized for… [Read More]

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Legal Notice: Fairhaven ZBA

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

Fairhaven Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearings Tuesday February 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall Banquet Room, 40 Center Street Fairhaven, Massachusetts Public Hearing In-Person in Banquet Room  or via Zoom  Join Zoom Meeting  https://zoom.us/j/94115137952?pwd=MXpoVWpKTFBEUmluT1pWSCtiVzJCQT09  or call 1-929-205-6099  Meeting ID: 941 1513 7952  Passcode: 361259  1. REF#: ZBA-023-007: 148 Dogwood Street, Map 43A, Lots 153-155…. [Read More]

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Legal Notice: Fairhaven Conservation Comm

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Fairhaven Conservation Commission Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6:00pm Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street Fairhaven, Massachusetts  Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this meeting will be conducted in person and via remote means, in accordance with applicable law. This means that members of the public body as well as… [Read More]

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Legal Notice: Mass DEP Public Notice

January 24, 2024 by Staff Writer

Public Notice Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Division of Wetlands and Waterways MassDEP Boston Office Division of Wetlands and Waterways MassDEP Boston Office, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114 Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341 and M.G.L. c. 21 §§ 26-53, notice is given of a 401 Water Quality Certification application for the removal… [Read More]

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From the editor 01-18-24

January 17, 2024 by Staff Writer

By Beth David, Editor Okay, okay, I missed the tide. Embarrassing, I know. I wanted to get a shot of the water crashing over the causeway for the cover, but, alas, I missed the tide two days in a row, and then, poof…it fizzled. Then the snow came…and went.  I have a feeling the marshes… [Read More]

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Support FHS Grad’s Project

January 17, 2024 by Staff Writer

Please support a local filmmaker and Fairhaven High School grad Jack Arruda’s senior thesis film AT THE COPA! This television proof of concept tells the story of two long term friends who open up a successful dream nightclub together — until the stress of it all might be the very thing that tears them apart!  Full… [Read More]

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