By Beth David, Editor Music, food and culture awaited those who showed up at Fairhaven town hall on Monday, 7/25/22, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Fairhaven’s sister city, Lagoa, in the Azores, Portugal. Fairhaven and Lagoa have been sister cities since 2017. The two municipalities engage in a variety of activities to create a deeper… [Read More]

Courtesy of ML Baron “We still don’t know what we hit. We were more than 1000 yards off shore at the peak of high tide, and in safe water according to navigation sys­tems and boating experience. We ended up 300 yards offshore as we were disabled for a half hour waiting for help! [William Brown,… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Senior Center welcomed Whaler’s Cove Assisted Living for the bingo and ice cream social on 7/21/22. Seniors had a wonderful time playing bingo and enjoying lots of goodies, including, of course, ice cream.    ••• Click here to download the entire 7/28/22 issue: 07-28-22 LagoaCelebration Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

GoFundMe page set up to help pay for trip Help send the 12U Fairhaven Youth Baseball All-Star team to the 2022 Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Missouri. The boys are now the 2022 State Champs and the New England Regional Champs and the next stop is the Cal Ripken World Series.  But the boys… [Read More]

Motherhood Dear Frankie,  My girlfriends rave about being a mother. So, when I discovered I was going to have a litter of pups, I was thrilled. I loved those tender moments with my five adorable babies during the first weeks. I couldn’t get enough of their smell or how they felt when nursing and snuggling. … [Read More]

­ Press Release NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Almost two hundred swimmers participated in the 29th annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 18 in New Bedford and Fairhaven. Swimmers completed a scenic 1.2-mile point-to-point open water course from New Bedford’s South End, past the iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse and New Bedford Hurricane Barrier with a… [Read More]

The weather was just about perfect on Thursday night, 7/14/22, for the return of the Concert Under the Stars series in front of Fairhaven town hall on Center Street. The event had been canceled for two years due to the pandemic. The wind and rain passed by Fairhaven, without a drop, but it was a… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/18/22, the Fairhaven Select Board received a couple of staffing updates: one starting and one gone. Town Administrator Angie Lopes Ellison told the board that Building Commissioner Chris Carmichael tendered his resignation last week and she accepted it. Ms. Ellison said his duties are being covered by inspectors… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Clerk Linda Fredette gave the oath of office to Alexander Silva at the Select Board meeting on 7/18/22, making him the town’s newest police officer.  Mr. Silva, 26, is a lifelong Fairhaven resident with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bridgewater State University. He has most recently worked as… [Read More]