Press Release Fairhaven TV is hosting a second short film screening with Fairhaven filmmaker Alyssa Botelho in the Fairhaven Town Hall auditorium on October 1st at 7 p.m. for her new short film To Dust All Return. A Q&A with the writer/director, producer, costume designer, and director of photog­raphy will follow. This free event is… [Read More]

Stage Mom Strikes Again  Dear Frankie,  It’s not even October, and my mother is al­ready obsessing over my cos­tume for the Halloween Dog Parade. Almost every night, she brings home another outfit for me to try on. I don’t particularly like trying on costumes. But if it makes her happy, why not? It’s the least… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The overriding theme of Acush­net’s 9-11 ceremony on the 20th anniver­sary of the attacks was “Acushnet will always remember.” Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher noted that this year is also the 10th anniversary of the creation of Acushnet’s 9-11 Memorial. He has been posting photos and other details on Facebook, recounting the creation… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Tree Warden Don Collasius went before the Fairhaven Select Board on September 13 in response to what Chairperson Bob Espindola referred to as “some questions about some trees that were removed.” After Mr. Collasius’s short video presentation, he said that he had coordinated with Eversource to remove a number of… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven’s first appointed Charter Committee held its first meeting on September 9 to discuss its mission, conceptualize a process, and estab­lish its values and expectations of itself. The consensus was that transparency was critical to the committee’s success. The committee voted on a list of nine values/expectations: keeping an open mind,… [Read More]

From Mattapoisett Harbormaster Facebook page **Incident Update** On Saturday, September 4, the vessel “Lady Hawk” sank in the vicinity of Nye’s Ledge. The vessel was located earlier this week with the assistance of the Massachusetts Environmental Police in the vicinity of Nye’s Ledge.  The hazard to navigation was removed from the waterway late on Friday afternoon,… [Read More]

From Fairhaven Firefighters Association, Local 1555 Facebook page Local 1555 would like to welcome our newest member, Firefighter/EMT Todd Sexton. Todd is a Marine Corps veteran and brings some great insight with him.  We are excited to have him working with us, partially because he’s a great guy, but mainly because he laughs at everything we… [Read More]

London Bridge is Falling Down  Dear Frankie,  I live in a condo on the sixteenth floor. My parents love where we live because they can see and hear the ocean and swim in our community pool. Unfortunately, I saw on the news that an apartment building in Florida that looks a lot like ours collapsed…. [Read More]

Press Release As cadets return to campus for classes, the Regiment, athletics, extracurricular activities, and time with old and new friends, they have another opportunity awaiting them —  the chance to serve their community. Service is required of every cadet at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), but many students embrace the opportunity to give back well beyond… [Read More]