Local environmental advocacy group Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. meets monthly. The next meeting takes place Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 6:00-7:45 p.m. at the Millicent Library, Fairhaven, MA. Open to the public. Attendees are advised to use the Walnut Street entrance on lower level. Hands Across the River Coalition, Inc. advocates for the… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing a two week extension of the public comment period for the 2018 Draft State Rail Plan to March 2, 2018. MassDOT held a public meeting in Worcester on January 29th and in Springfield on February 2nd to discuss the draft of the State Rail Plan. Over 100… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Star, Fairhaven’s original weekly newspaper, has been digitized and is available online, thanks to a project by the Millicent Library. To take a journey into Fairhaven’s past from 1879 to 1967, visit http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/MillicentLibrary/#panel=home The Star is a wonderful source for local news and opinion. As Mabel Hoyle Knipe wrote in “Following ‘The Star,’”… [Read More]

Send in your photos and stories Where were you during the infamous Great Blizzard osf 1978, the storm to which all other storms since have been compared? We want your stories, photos, letters, and recollections. The blizzard hit on February 6, 1978, and businesses started sending people home early, but it was still too late…. [Read More]

Join town employees for volleyball at the Fairhaven Recreation Center, 227 Huttleston Ave. (near Stop & Shop), on Sundays, starting 2/11, from 6:30–8 p.m. Sponsored by YOUR Fairhaven Wellness Committee. For more info, call Phil at 508-993-6978. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Y6V5ARRYH689G  Click here to download the entire 2/8/18 issue:… [Read More]

The town of Fairhaven is seeking input from residents on how to proceed with licensing or prohibiting retail recreational cannabis shops in town. Visit https://www.fairhaven-ma.gov/ and click on the red bar to complete the survey online; or call the Selectboard, 508-979-4023, Ext. 2, to get a paper copy. All surveys must ••• Support local journalism,… [Read More]