No vehicles shall be permitted to remain on the hydrant side of all streets in Fairhaven from December 1st to March 31st from midnight to 8:00 a.m. and also at the time of any snowfall or snow removal operations. On streets with no hydrants, NO vehicles shall be permitted to remain either on the east*… [Read More]
Acushnet Snow Park Ban
By vote of Town Meeting, parking is restricted as follows: in water district, parking allowed opposite side of hydrants, out of water district, parking allowed north side of street running east and west; and, parking allowed on west side of streets running north and south. Violators subject to being towed away at owner’s expense. (Authority,… [Read More]
From the Editor: 1/21/21
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as VP is less than a day away as I write this. I just wrote a whole lot of stuff about the election and lies and the power of one man to con thousands in one fell swoop. But then I deleted it all. All… [Read More]
FAYB fields get a makeover
By Beth David, Editor Major league baseball players in the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball League will have a new option this season: 50/70 fields. That means that the 10-12 year olds will be playing on fields that are a step closer to their next level: a field that is the same size as the professionals. The… [Read More]
BPW to ask for tree dept.; Sewer & Highway supers to retire
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 1/11 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works hired for an open position in the Highway Department, discussed fiscal year 2022 budgets for all the BPW departments, and decided to ask Town Meeting to put the Tree Department under the jurisdiction of the BPW. All board… [Read More]
Board of Health discusses health agent position
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven Board of Health member Michael Ristuccia said on 1/13 that the board had received nine applications for the health agent position, but his tone did not indicate optimism. “We have not made any interviews yet … because we’ve notified several of the applicants that we don’t feel as though they… [Read More]
COVID-19 update: Mass. opens first mass vaccination site
By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the state’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination site has opened at Gillette Stadium. The site is open for vaccinating people in the Phase 1 priority groups, which include healthcare workers and first responders. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.cic-health.com/vaccines The site will eventually ramp up to 5,000… [Read More]
Fairhaven’s Bob Baldwin is School Superintendent of year
Press Release The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) annually recognizes one superintendent in each of the 50 states who have displayed exceptional leadership in the areas of education, professional development, and community involvement. Fairhaven Public Schools was recently notified and is proud to announce that Superintendent Dr. Robert N. Baldwin has been named the… [Read More]
Charter Commission petitions available
Press Release Fairhaven Forward is an apolitical group seeking to collect 1,725 certified signatures to add onto the ballot: “Shall a commission be elected to frame a charter for the Town of Fairhaven.” Once we reach the threshold of signatures needed, voters will vote for this ballot question as well as the nine Fairhaven residents… [Read More]
DVDevelopments: Future of Movies?
By Rob Gonsalves, Special to the Neighb News First came Wonder Woman. Always the trailblazer, she led the way. If 2020 had been a normal year, Wonder Woman 1984 — the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman — would have opened last June. After several COVID-related delays, the movie’s distributor Warner Bros. announced that it would… [Read More]
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