By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Police Chief Michael Myers presented the department’s Service Award to Detective A. Glenn Cudmore and Lieutenant Kevin W. Kobza at Monday’s Select Board meeting, 9/27/21. Chief Myers said it is he highest ranking award for acts that do not involve saving a life.  Det. Cudmore was assigned to the Drug Enforcement… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor With a true auctioneer’s chant, the cajoling of a true salesperson, and even a tap dance to beg a few more dollars for a sale, Paul Zekos of Zekos Group squeezed $1,796,500 out of buyers that will go directly into the coffers of the town of Fairhaven. The town held an auction… [Read More]

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]