Boston Pride was back this year holding a week long schedule of events, including the Pride Parade marching through the streets of Boston, two festival areas, one for 21+, and one for familes. Venues included Boston Common and City Hall plaza. The annual pride parade for LGBTQ+ people did not happen last year because of… [Read More]
Acushnet names new library director
Press Release The Acushnet Public Library is pleased to announce our new Library Director! Elisabeth Botelho brings with her 20 years of library experience. Elisabeth’s library career started at the Mildred F. Sawyer Library at Suffolk University. She held various positions in circulation, interlibrary loan and serials. Her public library experience started at Acushnet Public… [Read More]
Fairhaven High School sends ’em off into the world!
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven High School class of 2023, at 165 strong, stepped into the next chapter of their lives on Sunday, 6/8/23, with a ceremony outside under threatening skies. But the rain held out. The struggles of the pandemic, that upended about half of their four years in high school, were prominent… [Read More]
Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech holds graduation
By Beth David, Editor Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School held its 46th graduation exercise at Jeffrey E. Riley Football Stadium on Friday, 6/2/23, at 6 p.m. “A diploma has a date and credentials on it it has weight; however, the heart and mind is etched by the journey exacting eternal weight!” reads… [Read More]
Fairhaven SB has jam-packed night, override fails
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board had a long meeting on Monday, 6/5/23, with Acting Town Clerk Elisabeth “Lissa” Horan announcing in the middle of it that the Proposition 2 1/2 override question failed decisively at the ballot box. At about 8:40 p.m. the board took Item I out of order for Ms…. [Read More]
Class of 1948 holds 75-year reunion
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Alumni Association is pretty sure it’s a record: a 75-year reunion of seven FHS alumni on 6/1/23. They have had a reunion every five years since graduating, making this year’s reunion their 15th. Until the pandemic, they met every month for lunch. “It was the the most unusual class… [Read More]
Library archives room dedicated to Debra Charpentier
By Beth David, Editor The Trustees of the Millicent Library and library staff gathered on 5/30/23 to dedicate and rename the archives room in honor of Debra Charpentier, who recently retired after 34 years as the archivist. Former library director Carolyn Longworth told the group of about 30 a few stories about Ms. Charpentier and… [Read More]
Obituary_Marilyn Louise Mortensen (Hann)
Marilyn Louise Mortensen (Hann) Marilyn Louise Mortensen (Hann), 85, passed away on May 26, 2023 after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Fairhaven, MA, and a Fairhaven High School graduate, Marilyn was born in New Bedford, MA on Jan. 22, 1938 to the late Randall James Hann and Emma Violet Hann. The middle child… [Read More]
Francis Cox of Dorothy Cox Chocolates dies at 86
By Beth David, Editor The patriarch of the Cox family, Francis Cox Sr., died on 6/5/23 after a period of declining health. He was 86 years old and the husband of Geraldine (McGrath) Cox. Mr. Cox lived in New Bedford and Fairhaven most of this life and was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. He… [Read More]
Fairhaven PC grad honored
Press Release Autumn Tangney, a resident of Fairhaven, MA who was awarded a bachelor’s degree during Providence College’s commencement ceremonies held on May 21, 2023, was recently honored for her academic achievements. She double majored in health policy and management and political science and minored in sociology. Autumn, who graduated Summa Cum Laude, received the… [Read More]
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