Rocking Mom Dear Frankie,  My friend Lulu is an ace student. Every year she wins the school award for best writer.  Lulu  also can be a big com­plainer. When­ever I see her, she’s complain­ing about her boss or boyfriend.  At first, I commiserated, and then I offered some advice. After a while, I realized it… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Election Day, 4/4/22, ushered in some big firsts for Fairhaven: The town’s new Town Administrator, Angeline “Angie” Lopes Ellison, started on the job that day; the Select Board officially became a five-member board, expanded from three; and Leon Correy, who received the second highest number of votes, made history as the first… [Read More]

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Workers are dismantling the second floor of the former Jackson’s Variety convenience store at 114 Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven. The store had been in operation for more than 50 years when a fire on 2/3/20 destroyed the building and nearly took the life of Colin “Jack” Jackson, who lived upstairs. He was able to… [Read More]

All For One Dear Frankie,  My youngest siblings are four-year-old twins. They both have great dispositions. Sometimes my mom only gives them one toy to play with. She does this, she says, to teach them how to share.  Most of the time, the twins enjoy sharing a toy. However, occasionally, one of them gets mad… [Read More]

The Unified Basketball teams of Fairhaven’s Elizabeth Hastings Middle School and Dartmouth Middle School faced off on 3/18/22 and 3/25/22, with Fairhaven prevailing 22-14 at home on 3/18 and a tie, 28-28, on 3/25 at Dartmouth. It was the first time this year that the team came together to play.  Unified Basketball is in association with… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Candidates for office in Fairhaven’s local election this Monday, 4/4/22, participated in a Meet the Candidates night sponsored by Fairhaven’s Govern­ment Access channel last Thursday, 3/24. Candidates for two of the three contested boards, Select Board and  Board of Health, showed up. Candidates for Planning Board, the other contested race, did not… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s annual election is this Monday, 4/4. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is the year the Select Board will increase from three to five members. Voters will be asked to vote for three of the five candidates on the ballot. The top vote-getter will hold the… [Read More]