No Reason to Support Override Town Meeting Members and the voters of Fairhaven, I see no reason we should support a Proposition 21/2 override.  I am a firm believer if you can read a P/L statement you can run a business and a Town. Adjustments could have and should have been made along the way… [Read More]

Get Accurate Info on Prop 2 1/2 Override I am writing to hopefully clear up some confusion about our Town’s budget and the Override. The goal is less to persuade but to present accurate information, so that voters can make the best decision for Fairhaven.  Past budget shortfalls in the Town’s operating budget had been supplemented… [Read More]

Ban Single-Use Plastics, Nips After examining the hazards that single-use plastics and polystyrene present to our coastal environment, human health, and surveying business owners in town for their opinions, the Fairhaven Board of Health and the Fairhaven Sustaina­sbility Committee have co-sponsored Article 21, a bylaw to reduce the distribution of these materials.  The bylaw is… [Read More]

Stamp Out Hunger Every now and then you may have the urge to help out your community in some way but you may not know how?  Please let me suggest an easy way to do that. On Saturday, May 13, your postal letter carrier will be delivering mail and at the same time be picking… [Read More]

Fairhaven Local Business Says “Thank You” Thank you to the Fairhaven community for giving the cafe such a warm and friendly welcome.  We are enjoying our new location and are thrilled you are all coming in and supporting the cafe and its mission. Whether you are a customer, a city official, the local reporter, or… [Read More]