Press Release Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department arrested a North Carolina man after a dispute early Saturday morning that resulted in shots being fired in a vehicle. Christopher Gaskill, 24, of Grantsboro, NC, was arrested and charged with: • Discharge of a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building • Carrying a Firearm… [Read More]

From Press Release Materials Massachusetts State Police currently investigating a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash involving a Fairhaven Police cruiser, which occurred last week. At around 11 p.m. Tuesday, 8/25/20, a Fairhaven Police cruiser was being driven westbound on Route 6 when it struck a pedestrian in the roadway just west of the 7-Eleven convenience… [Read More]

Press Release Lt. Kevin Kobza reports that the Fairhaven Police Department is investigating after a two-vehicle crash led to 10 people being injured, includ­ing six children, over the weekend. At approximately 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, Fairhaven Police responded to the intersection of Howland Road and Sycamore Street for a report of a head-on crash…. [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent During what was listed on the agenda as a personnel discussion on Health Agent Mary Freire-Kellogg on 8/24, the Fairhaven Board of Health instead voted to place Ms. Freire Kellogg on paid adminis­trative leave and would not state a specific reason for it when Attorney Philip Beauregard asked for one…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor After the two female employees in the Fairhaven Health Department filed com­plaints against Board of Health chairper­son Peter DeTerra, the town commis­sioned Clifford & Kenney, LLP to conduct an investiga­tion. The resulting report by Jaime Kenney paints a picture of a hostile work environ­ment created by Mr. DeTerra, who denies nearly all… [Read More]

Press Release Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the launch of an effort to encourage residents of the Commonwealth to support their local economies by shopping at local Massachusetts businesses and attractions, safely: in person, online, and using curbside pickup or takeout. The Baker-Polito Administration’s “My Local MA” advertising campaign is… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent School administration presented the district’s safety protocol methods for the return to school during the Fairhaven School Committee meeting on 8/19 highlighting the critical areas where policy and practice will protect students and staff from COVID-19. Federal and state guidance on best practices for safety continue to develop on a… [Read More]

What movie is worth dying for?* After half a year of no movies shown in indoor theaters around here, the AMC Dartmouth theater is slated to re-open on August 27. I’ll be interested to see how much business the “Mall theater,” as we always used to call it, will do on its tentative opening weekend…. [Read More]