By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s new member of the Police De­part­ment, K9 “Blue” is official­ly named and in training. The Fair­haven Police De­part­ment K9 Unit Facebook page has been posting updates on the progress of the unit.  K9-1, a Ford Explorer Police Interceptor, has been fully out­fitted by Brian’s Car Care with transport kennel, cool guard… [Read More]

I Get No Respect Dear Frankie,  I am a Chihuahua and a real working service dog. I’m not one of those make-believe emotional support dogs. My mom has a hearing disa­bility. She is not deaf like she can’t hear anything, but she does have a hard time hearing most voices and sounds. Some of the… [Read More]

Press Release On Saturday, October 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. boys and girls, ages 14 to 21, and their parents, are invited to the Fort Rodman Marine Educational Association DBA Low Tide Yacht Club (1000 S Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02744) for an Open House featuring informational Q&A, fun activities, and registration/ application… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor From old paper towel dispensers to welders, air compressors and generators, to motor vehicles, the town of Fairhaven unloaded a bunch of surplus property at its annual auction on Saturday, 9/18/21.  By far, the biggest draw of the morning was a 2002 bucket truck from the Tree Department. Wayne Morse nabbed that… [Read More]

UDPATE: At approximately 5:15 p.m. on  Wednesday, 9/22/21, the boil water order was lifted. The Fairhaven public works depart­ment issued a boil water order on Friday night, which was scheduled to continue until Wednesday, 9/22. As of press time, the order was still in place. A routine test of water from one of the wells… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor A staple of the Fairhaven commer­cial landscape has been sold. Fairhaven Lumber, which has been at its Alden Road location for decades, is now Koopman Lumber, which has seven other locations in Massachu­setts. The sale went through on Friday, 9/17/21. Jimmy Kalife, owner of Fairhaven Lumber, told the Neighb News that he… [Read More]

Fairhaven’s Huttleston Marketplace wrapped up season four with its 9/18 event. According to Fairhaven Director of Tourism Chris Richard, more than 150 different vendors from throughout the region participated this season. “Ten of the vendors who were there on the last day of this fourth season were also here on the very first day of… [Read More]

By Jim Marot, Acushnet Building Inspector Special to the Neighb News There is no question that folks are more likely to remember where they were and the exact circumstances of life around them when tragedy strikes. As mentioned so often, this is particularly true of the events which occurred on 9/11/2001. I was building a house… [Read More]

Fairhaven Fire Department Press Release Fairhaven Fire and Police departments were called out just after Midnight on 9/19 for a single-car crash on Howland Road. On arrival, two occupants were found trapped in the car, and the vehicle was on fire.  The fire was extinguished by the Police Department using fire extinguishers. The driver was extricated… [Read More]