Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The 2021 Fairhaven Annual Town Meeting Warrant was closed and signed during a short meeting of the Selectboard on May 14 when the board wrapped up its recommendations for the remaining few articles totaling 61 altogether. The meeting is set to beging on Saturday, 6/12, at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Interim… [Read More]
BPW chooses reps for Marine Resources, hires HMEO
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 5/17 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works hired a Heavy Motor Equipment Operator, and discussed a water and sewer abatement with a town resident. BPW Superintendent Vinnie Furtado announced to the board that the new Sewer Superintendent, Rene Robillard, was again not able to make… [Read More]
Special election nomination papers avaiable
The Fairhaven special town election is scheduled for Monday, 7/26, and and nomination papers are available. Thursday, June 03, 2021– 5:00 PM Last day and hour for requesting nomination papers. Papers require 50 CERTIFIED SIGNATURES Monday, June 7, 2021, – 5:00 PM Last day and hour for filing all nomination papers with the Registrar of… [Read More]
State breaks ground on pickleball courts at Fort Phoenix
By Beth David, Editor The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation broke ground on the state’s first official pickleball court, and it’s at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. On Monday, 5/24, DCR Commissioner Jim Montgomery, Project Manager Sandra Libby, and Landscape Architect Danielle Mellette joined Mass. State Representative Bill Straus and a group of about 30 pickleball… [Read More]
Cooke Park project almost completed
by J.E. Ingoldsby, ASLA The Cooke Memorial Park Drainage Basin is both a functional and aesthetic fixture at the base of Cherry Street and Pilgrim Avenue in Fairhaven. Over the past three years the Drainage Basin is methodically being transformed with the assistance of J.E. Ingoldsby, ASLA, the Poverty Point neighbors, the town of Fairhaven… [Read More]
Millicent announces new head of circulation
Press Release The Millicent Library is excited to announce a new Head of Circulation Librarian. Elisabeth Botelho joined the library on April 5 bringing a wealth of library circulation experience with her. Elisabeth comes from the Acushnet Public Library where she had been providing outstanding public service since 2017. During her time at Acushnet, she… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Spring Fashions & the Soaps Dear Frankie, Moxie and Maude are my dog park friends. The other day we were looking through an old fashion magazine that someone left on a bench. Maude asked, “What do you think the fashion trends will be for the spring?” I said, “That’s easy, all you have to do… [Read More]
Brush fire in Acushnet calls in a little help from “friends”
Acushnet·Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher Facebook post Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Yesterday we got a little help from our friends! At approximately 4:30 p.m. the department responded to a fire on a farm located on Perry Hill Road. Arriving personnel found large piles of logs and mulch burning in an area of approximately 200 feet by 120… [Read More]
Fairhaven holds walk-in vaccination clinic
By Beth David, Editor The town of Fairhaven partnered with Walmart Pharmacy to provide 90 vaccinations on Saturday during a walk-in, vaccination clinic at the Fairhaven Recreation Center. Recipients got the first dose of the Pfizer shot and were scheduled to return on 6/5 for the second shot. Organizers set up two stations to administer shots,… [Read More]
Selectboard considers option to lease Rogers School building
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The town is taking the next step in the tentative plan to partner with the Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative (SMEC) in rehabilitating and then leasing the 1950s addition of the Rogers School to SMEC. The Fairhaven Selectboard on 5/10 authorized Interim Town Administrator Wendy Graves to engage an architectural engineer to… [Read More]
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