Mural Unveiling, Island Park Mural Celebration Join WHALE and the Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford for our Island Park Mural Celebration Instagram Live Event THIS Friday, November 13 at 9:00 AM! We will be interviewing the amazingly talented Eden Soares to hear about his process in creating the masterpiece. To tune in, please make sure… [Read More]
Toy Drive
My Brother’s Keeper Pop Your Trunk Toy Drive looking for donations of all types of toys, especially Legos, LOL Surprise dolls, superhero action figures, arts and crft kits, science kits, board games, video games, books, scooters, infant toys, anything representing Boston sports teams. Items MUST be new, and not wrapped. Sat., 11/14, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.,… [Read More]
Scouting for Food
Pack & Troop 52 are having to do the “2020” version of Scouting for Food this year. We will be collecting food drop-offs in the parking lot of St. Mary’s Church, 440 Main St., Fairhaven, this coming Saturday, 11/14, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We know it’s less convenient to help out the food… [Read More]
From the editor: 11/12/20
Whoa…did you feel that? The ground shook. No, I don’t mean the election. I mean…the ground shook, really. We had an honest-to-goodness earthquake in these parts (see page 13). I heard it and felt it. It was a doozy. But, by California standards it was nothing, nothing at all. Now, that’s scary. I’m glad we… [Read More]
Fairhaven honors veterans, but without annual parade
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The new “normal” this pandemic imposed upon us has permeated our everyday life with hardship, inconvenience, tedium — adversity in every sense of the word. For our veterans, past or present, whether they have served in times of combat or relative peace, adversity is the “normal” experience in every sense of… [Read More]
Selectboard is split on docking space to shipyard
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard on 11/2 allowed Robert “Hoppy” Hobson time to comment and question the board about its apparent readiness to grant Kevin McLaughlin of Casey Boat Realty, LLC use of a town-owned boat basin at Union Wharf that has for decades been made available to commercial lobster boats. Mr…. [Read More]
COVID-19 update: Big surge may require field hospitals
By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts is preparing to open field hospitals to take care of an influx of COVID-19 patients. Governor Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that Mass. hospitals are preparing to add 400 intensive care beds by switching acute care beds to ICU, to treat COVID patients. Even that will probably not be enough, so… [Read More]
BPW raises recycling permit fees
Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 11/02/20 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed 2021 recycling center permit costs, and the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in town spurring the possibility of rotating town employees in groups again. During the BPW’s latest meeting board members Marcus Ferro and Cameron Durant attended the… [Read More]
Old horse chestnut tree taken down at UU church
By Beth David, Editor Nothing lasts forever, especially living things. And so, the center of town must say “good bye” to the old horse chestnut tree that was on the grounds of the Unitarian church on the southeast side. According to a message sent to the congregation, the inside of the trunk has hollowed out, making… [Read More]
Earthquake shakes up the region
By Beth David, Editor An earthquake shook the region on Sunday, 11/8, and shook up residents as well, We’re not accustomed to earthquakes in these parts and it was a pretty good shake that rumbled through, starting in the waters off Mishaum Point in Dartmouth, and traveling beyond our coverage area. The initial reports put the… [Read More]
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