Unfairly Accused Dear Frankie, Recently, I lost a week of treats and watch­ing Lassie reruns because I ripped a hole in one of my mom’s new living room curtains. I think the punishment didn’t match the crime because it was an accident.  I asked my friend Roscoe what he thought about me being punished for… [Read More]

Feast of Our Lady of Angels, September 2, 3, 4, Our Lady of Angels Feast Grounds, 7 Jesse St., Fairhaven. Sat. 5 p.m.-Midnight, Sun. Noon – Mid., Mon. Noon – 10 p.m. Procession on Main St. Monday at 1 p.m. followed by auction. A traditional Portuguese “festa” with live music, game booths, Portuguese & American… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s annual car show at Livesey Park on Sunday, 9/20/23, drew about 150 contestants, and more stragglers who showed up after registration time; plus the people’s choice registrants, which are cars owned by club members, for a total close to 200, according to organizers. The NFIA teamed… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Teddy Bear parade returned to the center of Fairhaven on Saturday, 8/19/23, after being last month postponed due to the heat. The day on Saturday was clear and warm, but not oppressively hot, giving the approximately 200 participants a pleasant walk around the Unitarian Church to Our Lady’s Haven, where… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 8/21/23 the Fairhaven Select Board approved a pour license for Fairhaven’s only vineyard, and heard about an alleged Open Meeting Law violation by Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) chairperson Peter DeTerra. The board held a public hearing for a Farmers’ Series Pouring License Permit at Nasketucket Bay… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Council on Aging received $16,868 from the Mass. Executive Office of Elder Affairs for the COA Enhanced Digital Literacy Program. Twenty four Councils on Aging (COAs) representing 65 munici­palities were awarded the Enhancing Digital Literacy for Older Adults Grant. Funded by American Rescue Plan Act Home and Community-Based Services… [Read More]

Approximately 150 people enjoyed a free movie night courtesy of the Fairhaven Firefighters Association Local 1555 on Sunday, 8/20/23, at Livesey Park in Fairhaven, featuring The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The evening featured free admission, free snacks and other giveaways. “We would like to thank everyone who came out last night for the movie night…. [Read More]

The Fairhaven Harbormaster has been transplanting quahogs in North Cove the last couple of weeks, and should finish up in a few days. The program takes quahogs from the Taunton River, which is polluted, and places them in clean waters. The quahogs are naturally cleaned out from the action of the tides in clean waters… [Read More]

Press Release Regina Mouradian has written a fiction trilogy about Fairhaven, Massachusetts. They are fun easy reads that share a lot of the history of Fairhaven.   “My family has had a cottage in Fairhaven for over a hundred years and I spent my childhood summers exploring the coastline. My parents were both teachers and loved… [Read More]

Ballet Dear Frankie, My friend Herbert was adopted by a Romanian Orthodox family. Every year the priest at his church blesses him. I asked him why, and he said so he would be healthy and not die.  My family doesn’t go to church, so I have never been blessed. Does that mean I could die… [Read More]