By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven’s October 20 Special Town Meeting Warrant has been posted and sent to the printers, albeit a few days before the Fairhaven Finance Committee was able to vote on its recommendations on some of the articles. Nonetheless, only 29 of the 34 articles will be considered after the Selectboard already… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that residents need to continue to be vigilant in fighting the COVID-19 virus. Residents need to continue to wear face coverings, keep at least six feet away from others, wash hands frequently, and stay away from crowds. The governor said that as the weather gets… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Historical Commis­sion wishes to publicly thank the Fairhaven Lions Club and their members for the thorough outside clean-up they performed at the Old Stone Schoolhouse on North Street. The building, a single room school house built in 1828, is a popular stop for Japanese visitors following the Manjiro Trail. The property… [Read More]

Kiteboarders (aka kitesurfers), including, Matthew Abenaki and a few others, enjoy a warm October afternoon at West Island Town Beach on Saturday, 10/3/20. The antics of the group, flying up into the air, and cruising along the water, gave photographer Margie Green Joseph some great material.  ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 10/5/20, the Fairhaven Board of Health addressed 18 Open Meeting Law complaints, all submitted by Amy Singelais.  Town Counsel Thomas Crotty told the board he had put together responses to four categories of the complaints. For 12 of them, he said the complaints did not arrive within the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Board of Health Chairperson Peter DeTerra insisted last week that the wedding he hosted at his farm for his daughter on 8/29/20 only had 50 guests. But the florist for the event posted photos on social media sites, noting in several posts: “Covid wedding!! Big one! 16 tables, arbor, entry sign… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent It has been six years since an appointed town government study committee recommended that the Town of Fairhaven adopt a town charter, a task which those commit­tee members determined was beyond the scope of its job, which was to gauge public opinion on the effectiveness of Fairhaven’s govern­ment and potential… [Read More]