A Partnership Worth Preserving: Fairhaven, Acushnet, and the Responsibility of Funding Public Education Fairly By Brian Monroe, Chairperson, Fairhaven School Committee For 118 years, Fairhaven has proudly welcomed high school stu­dents from Acushnet. Since Fairhaven High School (FHS) opened in 1906, Acushnet families have entrusted us with educating their teenagers, and that relationship has become deeply woven… [Read More]

Girls and boys from grades three through eight competed in the Acushnet/Fairhaven Metro-West Basketball Jamboree on Friday, 11/21/25 at Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven. Teams played each other for 10 minutes, with two five-minute periods. The Acushnet Fairhaven Basketball League squared off with Dartmouth Youth Basketball/Metrowest at Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven to a packed… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The bid to build a new $288 million complex failed for Old Colony Regional Voca­tional Technical High School (OC) in a vote across all five member communities on 11/18/25.  Acushnet voters sent a resounding “no” 1459 to 479, with 22% of registered voters voting. Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester also voted, with… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Acushnet held a parade on 11/8/25 braving the rain to honor veterans for Veterans Day. Local veterans and civic groups, and the State Police Mounted Unit marched along Main Street from Town Hall to the Veterans Memorial Park. The Ford Middle School led the crowd in song and the Pledge of Allegiance. Bruce… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Acushnet Selectboard and Finance Committee held another joint meeting with representatives of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School (OC) on 11/10/25 to get more information on the proposed new school building and its financial impact on Acushnet taxpayers. The meeting was the third and was requested by the FinCom. FinCom… [Read More]