Press Release from the Buzzards Bay Coalition Restoration efforts at Marsh Island, which began nearly three years ago, have brought six acres of salt marsh on this peninsula back to life, which had been lost since the late 1930s.  On October 28, the Buzzards Bay Coalition and its partners welcomed local residents and the public to… [Read More]

Press Release From Keep Massachusetts Beautiful The Fairhaven Sustainability Committee was recently awarded a $500 Plant Something Bee-eautiful grant from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful to help beautify Macomber Pimental Park with a new pollinator-friendly garden. “When complete, this will be Fairhaven’s largest public garden dedicated exclusively to plants native to coastal Massachusetts,” said Christin Ritz, a… [Read More]

Kathy Schulman, AARP Tax-Aide Volunteer Tax season is still months away, but the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is already busy recruiting volunteers for the 2026 tax season. AARP is the largest of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs in the nation, both IRS-supported initiatives. The program benefits low… [Read More]

Living With a Sibling With a Disability Dear Frankie, My parents and my brother, Louie, were in a serious car accident several years ago. At the time, Louie was only four years old, and he suffered a brain injury. He spent months in the hospital and under­went extensive therapy, but unfortunately, the therapy did not… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association held its annual Halloween Horribles Parade at Livesey Park on Saturday, 10/25/25. Several hundred costume wearers and their various adults or children marched around the park and then created a circle in the field for the costume judging. NFIA President Andrew Romano thanked a long list of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board and School Committee met jointly on Monday, 10/27/25, to appoint a replacement for long time SC mem­ber, Colin Veitch, who has resigned. The two boards asked a series of questions to two candidates who applied: Kystal Lunn; and former long time SC member Donna McKenna. Ms. McKenna was… [Read More]

Submitted The American, Province­town poet Mary Oliver often asked, “What will you do with your one precious life?” For Matilda (Tillie) Almeida, she has a list of responses given that she just turned 100 years old on October 9.  At the 100 year mark, Tillie’s first response would be Mother of four children and their… [Read More]