By Beth David, Editor An employee of the Mattapoisett Boatyard was seriously injured in a fire that ultimately destroyed every building on the property on Friday, 8/19/22. Fire assets from the region responded to the six alarm blaze. According to a press release from the Mattapoisett Fire Department, the fire started inside a building where a… [Read More]

Submitted by Kyle DeCicco-Carey, Millicent Library Director The recent closures of the Millicent Library have been brought on by the heat waves combined with the lack of air conditioning in most of the library.  The Reading Room, Lewin Room, stacks, youth services and circulation areas, where a lot of activity takes place, have no access to… [Read More]

Submitted by Stasia Powers, Fairhaven Select Board Chair I write this letter in my capacity as the Chair of the Fairhaven Select Board, as it is my wish for the residents and businesses of this community to know how hard our Town Administrator is working for you and how much she has accomplished already in her… [Read More]

By Margie Green Joseph, Special to the Neighb News One of my friends is very ill and wanted to go to the beach, but her mobility is very limited. I looked into sand wheelchairs and learned that in addition to State beaches such as Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven had also purchased one.  I can’t say enough about… [Read More]

Forgiveness Dear Frankie,  My family went to a new resort in the Bahamas last winter. Tommy, my four-year-old sibling, loves the beach. He likes nothing better than fill­ing his buckets with water and digging in the sand.  The day the accident happened, my parents were sitting a few feet away from Tommy and watching him… [Read More]