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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Breaking Up is Hard to Do Dear Frankie, I meet my boy­friend Roger two days a week at the dog park. The other three days, I hang out with my friend Reilly at doggie daycare.  Recently, Reilly had Covid and didn’t come to daycare for two weeks. I was so worried about him and missed… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its annual Memorial Day Parade under clear skies, in warm comfortable weather, albeit with a lot of wind, and lots of people lining the route along Main Street from the center of town to Riverside Cemetery for the ceremony. And although the high school band stopped at Fairhaven High… [Read More]