By Beth David, Editor After last year’s drive-through ceremony to hand out diplomas to seniors, this year’s traditional ceremony was a welcome return, albeit with a couple of changes. The ceremony took place on the traditional first Sunday in June, 6/6, but at 11 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. School officials did not exactly give a… [Read More]

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By Beth David, Editor Last week’s storm caused the Fairhaven Lions Club to ditch their flag-raising and flag-lowering ceremonies, but that did not stop them from honoring the fallen. They just did it a week later. On Sunday, 6/6, just a couple of hours ahead of the high school graduation, the Lions Club raised the big… [Read More]

Submitted In May of 2020, as many Fairhaven High School (FHS) students were getting ready to transition into the summer after a trying year of remote learning and missing out on traditional social events, Cyriss Fareas, a junior at the time, was getting ready to fight for her life. On May 26, 2020, Fareas was… [Read More]

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocatioal Technical High School held its graduation outside on the athletic field on Saturday, 6/5/21. Some semblances of the pandemic life enroached: graduations could only have four guests, and chairs were spaced out on the field. More than 500 students graduated. One of the top ten graduates, Sabrina Arruda, is from… [Read More]

Zoom Calls? Dear Frankie,  Before the town closed the dog park be­cause of Covid, I went to the dog park every day. The social isola­tion was devas­tat­ing for many of us who were regulars. Last month, the mother of King, a newcomer to the park, called to invite a few of my park buddies and… [Read More]