By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven School Committee voted unanimously to appoint  Assistant Superintendent of Schools Tara Kohler to the superintendent position at its 7/28/21 meeting.  Superintendent Robert Baldwin notified the district that he would not  finish out his contract to take a position as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor If you drove on Causeway Road in Fairhaven almost any day last week, you may have noticed that surveyors with various kinds of equip­ment were milling about the place, taking measurements and checking out every little thing. The Fairhaven Board of Public Works hired Tighe and Bond to go the next step… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Town Meeting voted on 6/12/21 to increase the number of Select Board members to five, from three. But that was not the end of it. The change needs to be approved by the legislature. Mass. State Representative William Straus, who represents Fairhaven, introduced House No. 3948 on 6/22.  The bill calls for… [Read More]

Press Release Alltrust Credit Union is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship recipients. Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to five graduating high school credit union members entering college as freshmen this fall. The 2021 Scholarship recipients are: Kylie Medeiros, Fairhaven High School; Gabriel Monroe, Fairhaven High School; Faith Oliver, Old Rochester… [Read More]

Social Balancing Act  Dear Frankie, My best friend at the park is Sassy. Every summer, she goes away for a month with her family to their lake house. I’m always sad and lonely when she leaves. Right after she left, I met Rags, and he and I hit it off right away. At first, we… [Read More]