By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Recreation Center held its annual flashlight egg hunt on Friday, 4/8/22, with 35 children registering for the event. Children were assigned two numbers and had to hunt in the darkened gym using flashlights to find the egg with the corresponding numbers. Participants received the a little goodie bag including chocolate,… [Read More]
Select Board reorganizes, Powers is chair
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board met for the first time after the election, with five members for the first time in the town’s history. The long meeting covered a lot of ground including Town Meeting articles, discussion of the flag/banner flying policy, reassignment of committee liaison appointments, and approval of locations for the… [Read More]
BPW discusses adding benches at parks
By Mary Chasse, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 4/4 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed adding benches to Grimshaw Park, and memorial benches at Fort Phoenix. The board also briefly discussed the BMX track at Macomber Pimental Field. The board first discussed a request from the Council on Aging about installing six… [Read More]
100 and counting…
By Beth David, Editor Anna Quintin and Cecelia “CB” Cowell have been celebrating their birthdays together for a full century now. Their mothers were sisters and gave birth to the cousins one week apart, with Anna having the distinction of being one week older. They celebrated their 100th on Sunday, 4/10/22, at White’s of Westport, surrounded… [Read More]
Lions help with EFS trail cleanup
Fairhaven Lions Club members joined members of the community for the East Fairhaven School Trail cleanup day on Saturday, 4/9, for their first service project of 2022. They helped with cutting trees that had fallen across the trail, cutting back brush, and clearing the trail of leaves and sticks. The EFS Trail, located at the… [Read More]
Lightning strikes Fairhaven homes
Text and photo graphic courtesy of ML. Baron Lightning strikes 144-year old Fairhaven Home “We are all okay… Just some minor damage… The lightning hit the tree on the corner of the house and hit the gas main,” Ed Macedo, owner An intense lightning cell transited right over Buzzards Bay and Fairhaven, Friday morning, April… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Rocking Mom Dear Frankie, My friend Lulu is an ace student. Every year she wins the school award for best writer. Lulu also can be a big complainer. Whenever I see her, she’s complaining about her boss or boyfriend. At first, I commiserated, and then I offered some advice. After a while, I realized it… [Read More]
Acushnet chooses new fire chief
By Lori Richard, Neighb News Correspondent At a specially-scheduled meeting on 4/6/22, the Acushnet Selectboard interviewed the two top candidates for fire chief in preparation for the retirement of longtime chief Kevin Gallagher in September. Before beginning, member David Wojnar noted that such an appointment is “once in a generation” in a small town like Acushnet…. [Read More]
Letter_Russia and Iran
Russia and Iran You may ask what is the connection between the two and what is the significance. First of all, the leaders are both totally ruthless. Putin is engaged in a war where human life and suffering is of no consequence. The death and destruction he has unleashed on Ukraine bear witness to this…. [Read More]
Letter_Silvia’s behavior disturbing
Silvia’s Behavior Disturbing I found the photo of Mr. Silvia refusing to shake Mr. Murphy’s hand quite disturbing. I do not know either of these gentlemen, or the history that they have; however both have been elected by the good people of Fairhaven and will need to work together. If Mr. Silvia cannot accept a… [Read More]
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