Press Release The Millicent Library is still closed to in-person visits but continues to offer some services to the public. People can still request books, audiobooks, movies, and music and pick them up through the library’s contactless curbside pickup service. To request library material, you can search the SAILS Library Network catalog at http://www.sailsinc.org. When… [Read More]
Bikes for All
We are thrilled that the long awaited Mattapoisett Rail Trail connection to Depot Street is opening this Spring. To celebrate, MATTREC and the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path (the Friends) have teamed up to ensure that every Mattapoisett resident/family has an opportunity to fully enjoy it. This new initiative is called Bikes… [Read More]
Mini Grant Sessions
United Way’s Mini-Grants program empowers all-volunteer groups with budgets of $40,000 or less to apply for funding to implement small-scale, impactful projects in the Greater New Bedford area (Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, New Bedford, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, or Wareham). Potential projects must reflect the goals of United Way in the areas of health, education, financial… [Read More]
Vote for Roof Gift
Care Free Homes, Inc., a local home improvement company, announced that a Fairhaven family is among the finalists of their 6th Annual New Year, New Roof Giveaway; the community will vote online January 10-15, 2021 to choose the winner of a GAF roof. Earlier this month, communities from SE Mass., Cape Cod, and Rhode Island… [Read More]
From the Editor: 1/14/21
By Beth David, Editor It’s been a very sad few days for our country. Our own president sent an angry mob to the Capitol building in Washington DC to try to stop legislators from certifying the Electoral College votes, generally a routine event, pumped up with a little flourish here and there. Trump supporters are… [Read More]
Last ride home for Fire Chief Tim Francis ends 42 year career
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent It was more than 40 years ago that Timothy Francis joined the Fairhaven Fire Department as a call firefighter. In 1982 he was appointed as a permanent firefighter and ascended the ranks to lieutenant in 1993. It wasn’t long before he was promoted to deputy chief in 1995, and in… [Read More]
Selectboard discusses town owned fiber-optic system
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard met with Jeff Christensen, president of EntryPoint Network, on 1/11/21 to discuss progress with the request for proposals (RFPs) as Fairhaven tentatively moves toward installing a fiber-optic system throughout the town. The Broadband Study Committee has spent months looking at the feasibility of such a project. As… [Read More]
Graves named interim TA despite recent concerns
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Beth David, Editor When the Fairhaven Selectboard chose Wendy Graves in 2013 as its pick for the finance director/ treasurer/collector position, the deciding factor was the 15 years of municipal finance experience Ms. Graves indicated. Nearly seven years later, Ms. Graves is currently serving as the appointed interim town administrator and waits… [Read More]
Fairhaven Town Administrator Mark Rees retires
By Beth David, Editor Mark Rees says his experience as Fairhaven’s first Town Administrator, overall, has been “very, very positive.” He recites a long list of accomplishments, sings the praises of town officials and employees, and grew to like the community so much that he and his wife bought a house here and have officially moved… [Read More]
Oxford School cupola returned to building
By Beth David, Editor The cupola that once sat atop the Oxford School building is back home. On Saturday, 1/9/21, volunteers from A-1 Crane lifted the iconic piece and placed it atop the roof. Keith Silvia and his son Danny restored the cupola, repairing and replacing rotton boards, etc., and painting it. “It took us… [Read More]
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