By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Belonging Commit­tee talked about a variety of ways to engage with the community at its meeting on 9/16/22. The com­mit­tee also discussed a disturbing incident involving a Pride sign that was turned around at the Fairhaven Visitors Center. The meeting was the first for Human Resources Director Cameron Durant… [Read More]

Press Release The historical Fairhaven center is the scene of a walking tour presented by the town’s Office of Tourism on Saturday, September 24, at 1:00 p.m. The tour, guided by Christopher Richard, will begin in Leonard E. Pierce Memorial Park at the corner of Fort and South streets. The tour highlights interesting bits of… [Read More]

Same Old Same Old Dear Frankie, The variety of food my family eats every day is mind-boggling. They never eat the same thing two days in a row. One day it’s pancakes, cereal, or eggs for breakfast, sand­wiches, soup, a salad for lunch, stews, roasts, or takeout from various ethnic restaurants, for dinner.  They also… [Read More]

Join the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, for its 40th anniversary celebration, Sat., 9/24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. FREE. Renovation plans revealed, tours, performances, Wurlitzer Organ demos. At 684 Purchase St., New Bedford. Forty years ago, The Z was saved from the wrecking ball by community visionaries. To honor their conviction and celebrate 40 consecutive… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The family of Conrad Roy III, who died by suicide in 2014 at the urging of someone he knew, held an awareness/memorial 5K walk/run on Saturday, 9/10/22 at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, to gain support for “Conrad’s Law,” which would make suicide coercion illegal in Massachu­setts. The state is one of only… [Read More]

Fairhaven will hold its annual town auction this Saturday, 9/17/22, beginning at 9 a.m., at the BPW garage, 5 Arsene Street, Fairhaven. Items that have been declared surplus by various town departments will be auctioned off.  COUNCIL ON AGING 1 Swintek 7000 electric typewriter 4 drawer small tan  filing cabinet 1 Tan file holder 1… [Read More]

By Hartman Deetz, Mashpee Wampanoag tribal member On a beautiful stretch of road along the edge of Apponagansett Bay sits a stacked stone foundation with no house on top. These would be the remnants of the Russell Garrison House, which served as a defensive outpost for the first lonely colonists that came to occupy what is… [Read More]

Press Release New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias will present a slide presentation on his book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue, on Monday, 9/26/22, at Fairhaven town hall, 40 Center Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. and presentation starts at 6:30.  The Disney Corporation has… [Read More]