Members of the Fairhaven Lions club spent the morning of Saturday, 4/23, sprucing up Benoit Square as a service project. The Lions serve the community in a variety of ways, including scholarships eye glass and hearing aid collections for re-using; and service projects, like cleanups and help for seniors. To learn more about the LIons,… [Read More]

By Tim Garcia for the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee Fairhaven’s town colors have always been blue and white, but during this time of year the color green temporarily takes over. Our town has some of the most beautiful combinations of green space/open space for all the public to uncover what land treasures await. While out enjoying… [Read More]

Is There a Canine Heaven? Dear Frankie,  My friend Olive and I are canine hospice volunteers. She volunteers at the Rin-Tin-Tin, Rest in Peace Shelter, and I volunteer at the Lassie Heavenly Home Shelter.  We talked the other day about how rewarding it is to be there for the dogs in their final days.  I… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The annual egg hunt at Livesey Park sponsored by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association on Saturday, 4/16, included a bit of confusion this year. The event moved from the hillside to the parking lot, with a very organized plan to separate children by age, but, alas, children are, after all children. As… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Town officials are being pretty skimpy with details, but sources have reported that Fairhaven Building Commissioner Chris Carmichael is no longer reporting to work.  Mr. Carmichael had been on a medical leave of some sort for several weeks, although, he may have been conducting inspections during that time. He returned to the… [Read More]

Scouts in Pack 52/Fairhaven spent some time with the Fairhaven Fire Department learning about fire safety, touring the trucks, and trying on the gear. “We learned so mcuh from our real-life local heroes (many of whom are former Scouts and Eagle Scouts). Thank you,” wrote Scout leader Bob Dorgan on the Pack 52 Facebook page…. [Read More]

It’s that time of year, when all the animals either have babies or are soon to have babies. The Ospreys are back at it, too, building nests near the shore.  Ospreys are a bird of prey, a fish-hawk with its own family of Ospreys, because of how distinctive they are. They live near bodies of… [Read More]