\Fairhaven police are investigating a car accident at Hoppy’s Landing last week. A vehicle hit one of the support beams on Thursday afternoon, 2/24/22. Surveillance video shows a car hit the beam at about 2:30 p.m., according to Fairhaven Police spokesperson Lt. Kevin Kobza. He said the registration, with Connecticut plates, led back to Alamo… [Read More]
Greetings from the Tree Warden
Submitted by Fairhaven Tree Warden Don C. Collasius It’s been a pretty windy month and we have been busy with downed branches. We also started a systematic survey of the town looking for hazardous tree conditions starting with main roads. If you see something please let us know. Almost every day I learn something new about… [Read More]
DeTerra announces BOH re-election bid
Submitted by Peter DeTerra, Fairhaven Board of Health candidate for re-election Can you believe it’s already been 3 years and it’s time for me, Peter DeTerra to announce that I’m running for re-election to the Fairhaven Board of Health. The world as we knew it has completely changed in the last several years. Public Health has… [Read More]
March is Women’s History month
By Beth David, Editor March is Women’s History Month, when we try to focus on the contributions of women throughout history. Last month, during Black History Month, we included many women among the African American luminaries we highlighted. See our February issues for information on those African American women who made (or should have made) history. … [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Rolling Rovers Doggie Daycare Dear Frankie, There is a new doggie daycare in our town called Rolling Rovers. It’s a daycare for dogs who can’t walk because they have bum back legs. The dogs from Rolling Rovers get around in carts outfitted with a harness for their back legs. They use their front legs (which… [Read More]
18-wheeler plunges into the Charles
A tractor trailer crashed through a guard rail on a bridge in Weston and plunged into the Charles River on Saturday, 2/26/22, around noon. Dramatic video released by the State Police Association of Massachusetts shows the moment the 18-wheeler flew off the road and tumbled cab-first into the shallow water, flipped on its side, and… [Read More]
Selectboard approves wine and beer license
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 3/1/22, the Acushnet Selectboard approved a Wine & Malt License for New England Farms, a new convenience store being built 156 & 158 Main Street and Wing Road. A representative for the company said NE Farms is a small convenience store chain with a store in New Bedford…. [Read More]
Spring teases with sporadic warm temps
The crazy New England weather continues with wild fluctuations in temperature, rain, then snow, then warm spring-like days. Monday, 2/21/22, saw temperatures that squeaked just above 50 and sunny. A bit of a breeze made things feel cooler, but it was still very much a tease of spring. It took local photographer Kelly Smith to… [Read More]
Wood School incident blown out of proportion
By Beth David, Editor An incident at LL. Wood School in Fairhaven that has been getting lots of play on social media seems to have been blown way out of proportion to what actually happened. Fairhaven Superintendent of Schools Tara Kohler said the incident was handled appropriately. The reason a district-wide notice did not go out,… [Read More]
Kool Kids play it up on February vacation week
This week is February vacation week and the kids in the Kool Kids vacation program at the Fairhaven Recreation Center will participate in fun group activities including sports and crafts. ••• Click here to download the entire 2/24/22 issue: 02-24-22 Sawmill Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
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