By Beth David, Editor Voters in Massachusetts who do not want to wait until election day, but who also want to vote in person, may cast their votes for president and state offices starting on Saturday, 10/17, during specified hours. Voters may also use mail-in voting to avoid the polls on election day. In Acushnet All… [Read More]
Lions give the Old Stone Schoolhouse grounds some TLC
Press Release The Fairhaven Historical Commission wishes to publicly thank the Fairhaven Lions Club and their members for the thorough outside clean-up they performed at the Old Stone Schoolhouse on North Street. The building, a single room school house built in 1828, is a popular stop for Japanese visitors following the Manjiro Trail. The property… [Read More]
From our readers: Selectboard transparently vindictive
BOS Motions “transparently vindictive” During the October 5 Selectboard (BOS) meeting Chairman Daniel Freitas made a motion to assign the legal ads to papers other than the Fairhaven Neighborhood News. His reason for doing so was that he did not like the “gossip” coverage in FNN and that “people” had complained to him about it…. [Read More]
From our readers: The Barnum & Bailey BOH
It’s the Barnum and Bailey Board of Health I saw the open meeting complaint article in the 10/8/20 issue (page 11). The Board of Health has been in chaos since DeTerra took over as Chair. According to meetings there are missing bills, documents, lost passcodes, missed phone messages, files, not aware there is a Google… [Read More]
From our readers: Town Officials Childish and Immature
Town Officials are Childish and Immature I receive the Neighborhood News by email and have been subscribing for several years. Although I no longer live in Fairhaven, I grew up there and graduated from Fairhaven High. I remained in the Greater New Bedford area until I retired in 1993, when I moved to Florida. However,… [Read More]
From our readers: Neighb News is Not Gossip
Neighb News is Not Gossip Our current Chair of the Board of Selectmen seems to misunderstand newspapers and the role they fill. He applies those misunderstandings to Fairhaven’s most important local newspaper, the Neighborhood News. The chairman seeks to belittle the Neighborhood News by calling it a “magazine” and its content “gossip.” The editor, however,… [Read More]
Legal notice: Fairhaven BPW Bids
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FAIRHAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the “Town of Fairhaven, West Island Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade” will be received by the Public Works Department at 5 Arsene Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 29, 2020 at which time the… [Read More]
Marsh Island Cleanup
Sun., 10/11, 7:45–9:45 a.m. Meet at Riverside Cemetery. Join the Fairhaven Acushnet Land Preservation Trust and organizer Russ Wotton for a cleanup of Marsh Island in Fairhaven. Meet at Riverside Cemetery, far right hand side, along the wall between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. Russ will lead the group onto Marsh Island for the cleanup. Volulnteers… [Read More]
Fairhaven Farmers Market
At the Bright Yellow Farm Stand, 151 Alden Road, Fairhaven (next to National Bleach). Sundays through 10/25, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Featuring beef, chicken, produce farms, honey, eggs, herbs, jams, organic soaps and bath salts. Accepts senior and WIC Farmers Market Coupons, SNAP. Please practice social distancing and wear a mask. Contact: 508-496-9209; allnaturalbeef@comcast.net ••• Support… [Read More]
Life Saving Station Open House
The historic Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station (LSS) will be open to the public on Columbus Day Weekend (Oct. 10-12) for visitors to delve into the area’s maritime past, learn about the plants and animals that call Buzzards Bay their home and discover the scenic beauty of the coast. The Life-Saving station, which is now located… [Read More]
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