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]

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]