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]
Millicent Library and Fairhaven Fire hold annual safety day
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]
Blue Devil Football Camp: making the next champions
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]
Neighbors support Nellie in her kidney search
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]
Fairhaven’s ADA “Audit”: Improving Accessibility for All
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]
Bringing an heirloom back to life
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]
Dear Frankie
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]
Acushnet to use Assessment Center for Chief
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/9/24, the Acushnet Selectboard discussed the process for hiring a police chief, and approved the transfer of the All-Alcohol Beverages License for the River’s End, from Mark DeSilva to Ernie Medeiros. SB member David Wojnar thanked the DeSilvas for “being such an important part of the community.”… [Read More]
River’s End sale is end of era
By Beth David, Editor The sale of the River’s End marks the end of 20 years of ownership by Mark and Sue DeSilva. Ms. DeSilva made it clear that HE was retiring, not her. She will be taking a break, then she’ll be back in the work scene, somewhere, she said on 6/23 after the… [Read More]
Letter_Proof of character is….
The Proof of Character is in the Pudding I suggest every resident of Fairhaven watch the 6/25/24 Planning Board meeting, available at fairhaventv.com Per Mass.gov, Chapter 40R seeks to substantially increase the supply of housing and decrease its cost, by increasing the amount of land zoned for housing. The Waterfront district was removed from 40R,… [Read More]
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