Press Release Alltrust Credit Union is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship recipients. Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to five graduating high school credit union members entering college as freshmen this fall. The 2021 Scholarship recipients are: Kylie Medeiros, Fairhaven High School; Gabriel Monroe, Fairhaven High School; Faith Oliver, Old Rochester… [Read More]

Social Balancing Act  Dear Frankie, My best friend at the park is Sassy. Every summer, she goes away for a month with her family to their lake house. I’m always sad and lonely when she leaves. Right after she left, I met Rags, and he and I hit it off right away. At first, we… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven voters chose to recall Select Board Chairperson Daniel Freitas by a huge margin in the special Recall Election on 7/26/21. Stasia Powers won his seat, in a field of three, by only 24 votes.  Official results show 2350 voters cast ballots, a 19.58% turnout, which is a pretty respectable showing in… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor “I wonder myself how I made it,” said Barbara O’Brien on her 100th birthday. “I don’t have any advice.” Ms. O’Brien and Beverly Wilson welcomed friends and neighbors to their home for the occasion last week. One of the neighbors made up a banner and hung it on the fence. There was… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The courtroom TV program “Caught in Providence,” filmed inside the real-life courtroom at the Providence Municipal Court where the kind-hearted Judge Frank Caprio is more often than not forgiving the traffic violation tickets of a single mom with money problems or a veteran who has fallen on hard times, was doing… [Read More]

From Press Release Materials On 7/20/21, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined Acting Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler and Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver to announce $6.05 million in awards to 18 communities as part of round one of the Fiscal Year 2022 Complete Streets Funding Program. These grant awards will be used by recipient municipalities to fund local… [Read More]

Ignorant Airline Travelers Dear Frankie,  My mom has always been high-strung. Her doctor sug­gested she get an emotional sup­port animal (ESA) to help her feel calmer and more secure. She chose me to be her support dog because of my gentle and easy-going disposition. Firecrackers, thunder, cats, you name it, have never bothered me. When… [Read More]

Press Release In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs. More recently, additional reports have been received from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. While the majority of affected… [Read More]

Press Release After months of planning and hard work, Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) is pleased to open Greer’s Garden, a micro-orchard and pollinator garden, to the public. The garden, named in honor of Dr. J. Greer McBratney and located at the land trust’s Chase Road head­quarters, is a living example of what a healthy… [Read More]