Making a House a Home Dear Frankie, Pip and I have been pals since puppyhood. Five years ago, he moved away. It took me quite a while to stop missing him and get on with my life. Then, last week, my mom told me she had a wonderful surprise for me; Pip’s family was moving… [Read More]
Acushnet faces 13 articles at STM
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet will vote on 13 articles on the warrant of the Special Town Meeting on Monday, 10/17, including an article to correct an error going back at least 10 years. The meeting is at 7 p.m at Ford Middle School. Any Acushnet registered voter may attend and vote on article. Acushnet has… [Read More]
MassDOT presents bridge replacement options
By Beth David, Editor Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and engineering consultants, held a public meeting on Monday, 10/3/22, at Fairhaven High School to present options for replacing the Fairhaven-New Bedford swing bridge, and to receive public comment on the project. About 65 people attended in person, including all five Fairhaven Select Board… [Read More]
BPW raises water and sewer rates
By Mary Chasse, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday 9/26/22 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works hired for the Water Department, and voted on water and sewer rates for the upcoming year. The board first met with Patrick Landry of B&B Excavating about becoming an approved contractor in for water and sewer drainlayers. Mr…. [Read More]
New, locally owned pharmacy opens in Fairhaven
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven is home to a new, independent pharmacy owned by lifelong Fairhaven resident Brian Meneses, who has been a registered pharmacist since 2009. A 2003 graduate of Fairhaven High School, Mr. Meneses said it has been a dream of his to bring a local, patient-first pharmacy to his friends, family and the… [Read More]
Events this weekend include Kids Fest and Fire Open House
Fall events are gearing up this weekend, incluidng Kids Fest and Fire Department Open House. See pages 5, 8, 9, for more happenings around town and the region. Fairhaven Kids Fest Saturday, October 8, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lawn of Visitors Center and Fairhaven High School, 141 Main Street at Route 6, Fairhaven… [Read More]
Local author to speak at Fairhaven Senior Center
From press release materials Meet the Author, Wed., 10/12, Noon, Fairhaven Senior Center, 229 Huttleston Avenue, Fairhaven. Come early for lunch, and stay for the presentation. Call 508-979-4029 by 10 a.m. on 10/11 to let us know you’ll be having lunch. Voluntary donation of $2 is requested. Bill Comeau, a New Bedford native his whole life, has… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Hurricane Dear Frankie, I go with my family every winter to our Fort Myers, Florida house. There’s a dog park in the neighborhood there that I have been going to since puppyhood. Most of the dogs I hang out with at the park live in Florida year-round, but a few of us are snow dogs… [Read More]
State to try to tackle Benoit Sq. traffic woes
By Beth David, Editor Officials from MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) and SRPEDD (Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District) met with Fairhaven town officials and members of the North Fairhaven Improvement Association on Tuesday, 9/27/22, to talk about problems and solutions to the traffic woes at Benoit Square. Rep. William Straus, Fairhaven’s state representative and… [Read More]
Day tripping: Provincetown after Labor Day
By Beth David, Editor It’s generally considered the “shoulder season,” the time after summer, on either end of the busy tourist season, but in Provincetown, Mass., the end of September seemed almost like high summer. Commercial Street was filled of walkers, cyclists, and drivers. The day we chose, Sunday, 9/25/22, was a bit on the colder… [Read More]
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