By Beth David, Editor More than 150 people showed up for the North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s annual music night on Sunday afternoon, 8/21/22, which started out with pretty hot tem­peratures, but cooled right off as the evening wore on. Organizers blocked off Adams Street around Benoit Square so people could literally dance in the street to… [Read More]

By Beth David Editor Fairhaven Town Administrator Angeline “Angie” Lopes Ellison has barred Wayne Oliveira from entering town hall for a period of 60 days starting on 8/17/22. Ms. Ellison sent the letter by email, writing that the move was “due to your inappropriate, threatening behavior that you exhibited on August 11, 2022.” The letter… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor An employee of the Mattapoisett Boatyard was seriously injured in a fire that ultimately destroyed every building on the property on Friday, 8/19/22. Fire assets from the region responded to the six alarm blaze. According to a press release from the Mattapoisett Fire Department, the fire started inside a building where a… [Read More]

Submitted by Kyle DeCicco-Carey, Millicent Library Director The recent closures of the Millicent Library have been brought on by the heat waves combined with the lack of air conditioning in most of the library.  The Reading Room, Lewin Room, stacks, youth services and circulation areas, where a lot of activity takes place, have no access to… [Read More]

Submitted by Stasia Powers, Fairhaven Select Board Chair I write this letter in my capacity as the Chair of the Fairhaven Select Board, as it is my wish for the residents and businesses of this community to know how hard our Town Administrator is working for you and how much she has accomplished already in her… [Read More]

By Margie Green Joseph, Special to the Neighb News One of my friends is very ill and wanted to go to the beach, but her mobility is very limited. I looked into sand wheelchairs and learned that in addition to State beaches such as Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven had also purchased one.  I can’t say enough about… [Read More]

Forgiveness Dear Frankie,  My family went to a new resort in the Bahamas last winter. Tommy, my four-year-old sibling, loves the beach. He likes nothing better than fill­ing his buckets with water and digging in the sand.  The day the accident happened, my parents were sitting a few feet away from Tommy and watching him… [Read More]

Fairhaven’s Millicent Library hosted its 37th Annual Teddy Bear Parade, attracting marchers from around the local area. The event marked the end of the summer reading program, and included face painting and other activities for kids on the lawn of the Unitarian Church. ••• Click here to download the entire 8/8/22 issue: 08-18-22 TeddyBear Support… [Read More]