By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said testing in Massachusetts has been ramped up, and so has contact tracing. This means that everyone who gets a positive test for COVID-19 is asked to give a list of contacts they may have exposed to the virus. Those people will then get a call to alert… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor After our roving photographer got a picture of that great message on the fence at Fairhaven High School, and we ran it last week, we heard from a reader who wanted us to know who should get credit for the great effort. Three FHS seniors “took it upon themselves to initiate, purchase,… [Read More]

Pam and John Texeira celebrated their 21st anniversary with takeout from the Pasta House in the back of their SUV at Fort Phoenix on Friday afternoon, 5/8/20. Pam and John, who have five children aged 6-20, wanted to get out and do something together, just the two of them. Pam laughed and said: “The kids… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The dates of local elections in both Acushnet and Fairhaven have been changed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Fairhaven is scheduled to hold its election on Monday, 6/8; Acushnet has rescheduled to Saturday, 6/27. Acushnet has no contested election; Fairhaven has only one contested election, for Selectboard. IN FAIRHAVEN The annual election… [Read More]