Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven’s first appointed Charter Committee held its first meeting on September 9 to discuss its mission, conceptualize a process, and estab­lish its values and expectations of itself. The consensus was that transparency was critical to the committee’s success. The committee voted on a list of nine values/expectations: keeping an open mind,… [Read More]

From Mattapoisett Harbormaster Facebook page **Incident Update** On Saturday, September 4, the vessel “Lady Hawk” sank in the vicinity of Nye’s Ledge. The vessel was located earlier this week with the assistance of the Massachusetts Environmental Police in the vicinity of Nye’s Ledge.  The hazard to navigation was removed from the waterway late on Friday afternoon,… [Read More]

From Fairhaven Firefighters Association, Local 1555 Facebook page Local 1555 would like to welcome our newest member, Firefighter/EMT Todd Sexton. Todd is a Marine Corps veteran and brings some great insight with him.  We are excited to have him working with us, partially because he’s a great guy, but mainly because he laughs at everything we… [Read More]

London Bridge is Falling Down  Dear Frankie,  I live in a condo on the sixteenth floor. My parents love where we live because they can see and hear the ocean and swim in our community pool. Unfortunately, I saw on the news that an apartment building in Florida that looks a lot like ours collapsed…. [Read More]

Press Release As cadets return to campus for classes, the Regiment, athletics, extracurricular activities, and time with old and new friends, they have another opportunity awaiting them —  the chance to serve their community. Service is required of every cadet at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), but many students embrace the opportunity to give back well beyond… [Read More]