By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard held yet another discussion about marijuana retail shops at its meeting on Monday, 9/10. Several members of the public tried once again to convince the Selectboard to put a question on the ballot asking voters to explicitly support or not support retail sales of recreational marijuana in Fairhaven. The… [Read More]
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial
New Bedford’s rich history includes many compelling and important stories. One hundred eighty years ago, in September of 1838, Frederick and Anna Douglass arrived in New Bedford just two weeks after escaping Maryland, and Frederick’s enslavement. Douglass’ powerful legacy as an abolitionist and orator would make him one of the most important people in the… [Read More]
Town Auction set for Saturday
Text and Photos by Glenn C. Silva, Neighb News Correspondent About 200 people gathered on the lawn of the Acushnet Fire Station for the seventh annual night of remembrance on Tuesday, 9/11, at the site of the Acushnet 9-11 memorial. The memorial includes a piece of metal from the Twin Towers terrorism site. The 6 p.m…. [Read More]
Acushnet remembers 9-11, and those lost to drugs, too
Text and Photos by Glenn C. Silva, Neighb News Correspondent About 200 people gathered on the lawn of the Acushnet Fire Station for the seventh annual night of remembrance on Tuesday, 9/11, at the site of the Acushnet 9-11 memorial. The memorial includes a piece of metal from the Twin Towers terrorism site. The 6 p.m…. [Read More]
Lifetime makes movie about Roy suicide
By Beth David, Editor Lifetime has made a movie, “Conrad and Michelle: If Words Could Kill,” based on the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, whose body was found in the Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven in July, 2014. Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in his death for her series of texts and… [Read More]
LETTER: McCain was a hero while Trump was a draft-dodger
Trump made a comment about John McCain’s POW imprisonment during the Vietnam War. “I like people who didn’t get captured”…yes, that’s a quote that is well documented by our draft-dodging president. McCain was a decorated war hero who was imprisoned for five years. Trump spent the same amount of time dodging the draft. Four of… [Read More]
LETTER: Bowcock’s answer unusual
“I don’t have time for this foolishness” (FNN 8/30/18 issue, Recycle checkers get message at residence of former official). Unusual response for a person who helped to shepherd our town’s government, or perhaps just indicative of an overall lack of the bigger picture. This one is simple. The town is attempting to save money by… [Read More]
LETTER: Thank you for Nick Coutinho story
Just a small thank you to the Fairhaven Neighborhood News and the Coutinho family for the heart wrenching story of Nick Coutinho and his struggle with bipolar disease. The story brought tears to my eyes and did exactly what the family wanted — it gave Nick a face and a personality; he became more than just… [Read More]
LETTER: The Truth about Wind Turbine Fires
Serious safety questions have gone completely unasked and unanswered, since the Fairhaven Neighborhood Newsreported that the north turbine caught fire — at least not publicly (4/27/17 issue). No one has asked Sumul Shah if any other fires have occurred in these turbines before or since this incident. Before they went up, Sumul Shah assured the… [Read More]
Eversource to run new transmission lines through Acushnet
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent At their meeting on 9/11, the Acushnet Selectboard heard from representatives from Eversource to discuss their joint project with National Grid in Fall River on new transmission lines that will be constructed between the two Towns in a twelve mile line. Although the project will not start construction until 2020,… [Read More]
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