The Fairhaven Rotary Club awarded four scholarships at their meeting last week. Jacob Larocque, Liam Reynolds, Samantha Sauve, and Mariel Surprenent each received $500 to help them with costs of their post secondary education.  ••• Click here to download the entire 8/8/22 issue: 08-18-22 TeddyBear Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

Aspiring Writer Looking For Advice Dear Frankie,  I am one of your biggest fans. The first time I read your column, I knew I wanted to be a writer.  Since I was a puppy, I have been making up stories in my head. When I learned to write, I wrote my stories in little notebooks… [Read More]

Eight small sailboats participated in the annual West Island Regatta at Hoppy’s Landing in Fairhaven on 8/13. The informal, friendly sailing competition presents a challenge to experienced and novice sailors. The boats sailed out of Hoppy’s Landing and through a three mile course. The name of this year’s winner was not available by press time…. [Read More]

By ML Baron, Special to the Neighb News Mayday Off Martha’s Vineyard: “…arrived to see Menemsha charter boat Tomahawk, collided at speed with a trawler dragging nets with severe damage to both vessels,” From Good Samaritan vessel first on scene A Fairhaven based fishing vessel, Gloria Jean, was involved in a collision with the charter vessel… [Read More]

Submitted by Wendy Drumm from the Sustainability Committee If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth man would have only four years left to live. Attributed, possibly, to Albert Einstein, FORBES The danger that the decline of bees and other pollinators represents to the world’s food supply was high­lighted when the European Commis­sion decided… [Read More]

The Shepherd’s Pantry recognized the contribution of Skip’s Marine on Monday, 8/2/22, when the presented the company with a plaque expressing the pantry’s appreciation. For many years, Skip’s Marine has picked up the pantry’s food every month from the Boston Food Bank and delivered it to the pantry in Acushnet, at no cost to the… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Cable TV crew took the trip to Chicago to pick up their “Best Children’s Program” Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation on June 29th. “We had an incredible time,” wrote Alyssa Botelho who co-wrote the film with Nick Doyle (see 5/19/22 issue). Erick Sa was the cinematographer on the film… [Read More]