By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board held a marathon meeting to discuss policy goals and objectives on Saturday, 1/22/22. The board identified nine goals, each with a number of objectives to reach the goal. Former Town Administrator Mark Rees, who is now a Special Projects Coordinator for the town, used the 2019 document, the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Another candidate has thrown his hat into the ring for Fairhaven Select Board. As of press time this week, we had six candidates for the three Fairhaven Select Board seats in the 4/4/22 election. This election will have three seats on the ballot, as it is the election that will expand the… [Read More]

From Fairhaven Police Department Facebook Page Casper the 10-year-old Poodle found himself in quite the predica­ment this morning, 1/25/21. He was able to maneuver himself under the seat of his owner’s vehicle and got stuck within the seat motion mechanism. With the help of Lieutenant Josh Benoit of the Fairhaven Fire Depart­ment (and Firefighter/Paramedic Tim… [Read More]

Courtesy of ML Baron, West Island Weasther Station Forecast Echoes Full Blown Blizzard of January 2015 “If things come together just right, we could have a Blizzard on Satur­day,” said Matt Noyes, Chief Mete­orolo­gist, NECN Jan 25, 2022 6:50 AM January along Southcoast usually comes in like a lamb, then ends like a bull in a… [Read More]

Patients’ Rights Dear Frankie,  Recently the vet cut several large fatty lumps out of my back that required many stitches. When he finished the surgery, he put a cone around my neck and told me I had to keep it on for two weeks. When I objected, he said the cone was the only way… [Read More]

After a couple of days of temperatures well below freezing and with wind chills dropping them into the teens, marshes and shorelines froze in Fairhaven. The marsh at Jack’s Cove, above, is not completely frozen, but it was well on its way on 1/16/22.  It takes at least a few days of frigid temps to… [Read More]

All indications are that the Oxford School Residences in Benoit Square in Fairhaven are still on track to start receiving tenants in the spring. The project will created 52 new senior housing units, for people 62+, with 45 units affordably priced and rented to individuals who earn 60% or less of the area median income…. [Read More]