Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 10/19 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works met with attorney Jaime Kenny about BPW members’ rules and regulations they should follow. Ms. Kenny joined the BPW meeting via Zoom and introduced herself to the board stating that she is an attorney for many towns and is… [Read More]
COVID-19 update: Fairhaven drops back to Phase 3, Step 1
By Beth David, Editor As of Monday, 11/2, Fairhaven dropped back a notch in the reopening trajectory, due to the town being in the red on the state’s map. The town is now in Phase 3, Step 1, instead of Step 2. The red designation is higher risk, and Mass. Governor Charlie Baker ordered that any… [Read More]
Halloween in the Center
Nobody does Halloween like Fairhaven Center (okay, maybe Salem, Mass.), even in a pandemic. The good folks of Fairhaven’s village area found some creative candy delivery systems to keep the touching to a minimum, and still managed to keep the scaring at a maximum. Lee Baumgartner on Pleasant Street said they all need a “taste… [Read More]
The Witches of West Island RIDE!!!!
Beth David, Editor The Witches of West Island made their first Halloween Day ride around the island on Saturday, 10/31. About a dozen witches traded in their brooms for bicycles and cackled their way along the roads of West Island, throwing candy where appropriate and spreading Halloween spirit. The right was rather hastily planned, but may… [Read More]
Halloween Town Hall goes virtual
The Fairhaven Government/Public Access channel held its third annual Haunted Halloween Party at Town Hall on Thursday, 10/29, but this time they went virtual. Participants could use Zoom to join the party or view it online, or watch live on Channel 95. Cable Access Director Derek Frates said that approximately 50 people joined through Zoom,… [Read More]
Election Results
Fairhaven voters chose Joe Biden (D) over President Donald Trump (R) in the presidential election on Tuesday, 11/3/20. A total of 9510 voters cast ballots, with 5,028 choosing Biden and 4,229 choosing Trump. Fairhaven voters chose incumbent Sen. Edward Markey (D) over Kevin O’Connor (R) 5,142–4,037; and incumbent Rep. Bill Keating (D) over over Helen… [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard discusses Town Meeting articles
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard met on October 28, to review the Warrant Articles slated for the Special Town Meeting on November 14. With 15 articles to review, Selectboard chairperson Kevin Gaspar said he believed the meeting would be less than 90 minutes, but it went to nearly two hours. Mr. Gaspar… [Read More]
From our Readers: Officials let down residents
Fairhaven Officials Have Let Down Residents I am writing this while sitting on my porch greeting the goblins with their parents reveling in the normalcy of trick or treating. Yes, it’s the “new normal”…a table on the sidewalk with individually wrapped candy in individual bags instead of door knocking and handing out candy face to… [Read More]
From our readers: Bring back the stocks
Bring Back the Stocks! In this Thanksgiving season, it is perhaps time to bring back a Puritan tradition: the stocks. They could be constructed on the Town Hall lawn, and public officials who disgraced their offices could be confined in them for as long as seemed fitting. In the seventeenth century, there was no Facebook… [Read More]
Exit renumbering begins
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that the week of October 18, crews will begin converting all exit numbers in Massachusetts on specific roadways to a milepost-based numbering system, per Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements. Work will typically be completed during the overnight hours and the contractors are required to complete the full… [Read More]
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