By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members voted for a budget that will require a $450,000 override of Proposition 2 1/2 to be implemented. TM actually passed two budgets, the larger one, at $58,086,901, will require the override. The smaller one, at $57,636,901, will not, but would result in the School Department getting $200,000… [Read More]

The Promotion Dear Frankie, My dad was beyond excited when he told us he got a big promotion, and we were moving to France for two years.  My mom said she would only speak French to me from then on so I would understand my teacher when she enrolled me in a doggie daycare in… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Tree Department and students from Fairhaven High School teamed up to plant two Okame Cherry trees on Arbor Day, 4/28/23, in Veterans Memorial Park across from the High School. Students in Biology and Marine Biology helped get the trees planted, and each received a paw paw tree seedling from… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Finance Committee descended into some fiery language including name-calling and shouting at its meeting on 4/27/23. During discussion of the Town Meeting article 7A, which is the budget article, FinCom members expressed concern about the format, which is different than in previous years.  There are three budget columns in… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday, 5/1/23, the Fairhaven Select Board reopened the public hearing for discontinuing Shirley Street where it dissects A&A Auto. The hearing had been con­tinued from the 4/18 meeting because of questions about ownership.  Typically, when a street is discontinued, the abutters on either side take half the… [Read More]