In 2025, local Red Cross volunteers became a lifeline for hundreds of neighbors reeling from disasters around Massachusetts. In a powerful display of community, volunteers from every chapter in the Massachusetts Region responded alongside partners to provide safe refuge, hot meals, emotional support and basic health services for families devastated by major disasters like the… [Read More]
CPC Meetings
Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) invite all interested members of the public to review the FY26 Community Preservation Act (CPA) applications submitted for funding consideration and to provide public comment at two remaining virtual meetings in January: Thurs., 1/15 & 22 at 6 p.m., via Zoom only. Visit https://www.newbedford-ma.gov/planning/application-info/ to learn… [Read More]
Hundreds plunge to start new year
By Beth David, Editor Hundreds of people plunged into the icy waters of Fort Phoenix on 1/1/26 to start the New Year with a big BRRRRR! The weather seemed like it was going to hold out for the 10 a.m. plunge, but just minutes before the big moment, the skies let loose some snow, the wind… [Read More]
Court sides with school department in shed case
By Beth David, Editor In a 12/29/25 decision, the Massachusetts Land Court ruled in favor of the Fairhaven School Department, allowing the contested storage shed project to move forward. After a bit of convoluted court and local board back and forth, the final case was an appeal by the School Department filed on 2/10/25 to overturn… [Read More]
Wreaths Across Acushnet
Acushnet Veterans Services Officer, Brad Fish, and some volunteers recently placed wreaths at the graves and memorials of veterans around Acushnet on 12/4/25 as part of Wreaths Across Fairhaven. Mr. Fish credited Kenny’s Farm Stand in Fairhaven as a “great contributor.” ••• Click here to download the 1/8/26 issue: 01-08-26 PolarPlunge Click here to download… [Read More]
Wreaths Across Fairhaven
Fairhaven Improvement Association Volunteers braved the cold on Saturday, 12/13/25, to honor veterans by laying wreaths at the graves of veterans and throughout Riverside Cemetery in Fairhaven. This meaningful effort was a partnership between the Town of Fairhaven Veterans’ Services Office and the Fairhaven Improvement Association, made possible by the generosity of our donors and… [Read More]
Boy Scouts help take down Benoit Square decorations
Members of Boy Scout Troop 52 in Fairhaven spent part of their Sunday, 1/3/26 helping the North Fairhaven Improvement Association take down the Christmas decorations in Benoit Square. ••• Click here to download the 1/8/26 issue: 01-08-26 PolarPlunge Click here to download the shed judgment and memo of decision: 12-29-25 ShedMemo_Judgment Support local journalism, donate… [Read More]
FHS Honor Society collects items for homeless
Press Release Under the supervision of Ms. Allyson Collette, an educator at Fairhaven High School (FHS), students of the FHS National Honor Society conducted an extremely successful drive to collect items for people experiencing homelessness in the greater New Bedford area. The project “Backpacks of Hope” was initiated by long time Fairhaven resident, Mary Boucher…. [Read More]
Two die in Fairhaven home; 3 injured in stabbing on Cherry St.
Two Deaths On Jameson Street From Press Release Materials from Bristol County DA and Fairhaven Police Department Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III announced that a male and female were found deceased inside a Fairhaven home on 12/31/25. The decedents have been identified as 60-year-old Rafael Pedraza and 51-year-old Brenda Rosario both of… [Read More]
Moby-Dick Marathon celebrates 30 years
The New Bedford Whaling Museum kicked off its 30th Annual Moby-Dick Marathon weekend with the Melville Scholars’ Dinner & Lecture on Friday, January 2, 2026, in the Museum’s Harbor View Gallery overlooking historic New Bedford Harbor. This special evening of insight, inspiration, and fellowship honored three decades of the Museum’s beloved Moby-Dick Marathon — a tradition that celebrates Herman Melville’s… [Read More]
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