Press Release The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding resi­dents that they must present a federally approved form of identifica­tion, such as a REAL ID driver’s license, a REAL ID identification card, or a valid U.S. passport, when proceeding through airport security for domestic flights. A full list of TSA acceptable documents is available at https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification… [Read More]

Thank-You Notes Dear Frankie, Once again, my aunt sent me a book for my birthday that I have no interest in reading.  On my birth­day card, she wrote that my cousin, who is a total dork and obsessed with recycling, claims it was the best book he had ever read on the subject.  Now my… [Read More]

Press Release ArtWeek SouthCoast, the region’s collaborative arts festival celebrating creativity across Southeastern Mass., is gearing up for its 2026 return in May, and the newly launched website is now live at artweeksouthcoast.org. Artists, cultural organizations, munici­pali­ties, local businesses, and commu­nity groups are invited to submit events for inclusion in this year’s festival schedule at… [Read More]

A snowstorm dropped about five inches of snow in Fairhaven Sunday night into Monday, 1/19/26.  Colder weather and high winds settled in almost immedi­ately, freezing up any leftover snow and promising to keep it here for awhile.  Arctic air is expected to hit the area later this week and stay through the weekend, with temperatures… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 1/12/25, the Fairhaven Select Board heard from local housing advocate, Michelle Costen, about the possibility of creat­ing a Community Land Trust/Housing Trust with Community Preservation Act Funds. CPA funds come from a surcharge on real estate taxes. The money is then recommended for dis­tribu­tion by the Community Preserva­tion… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 1/20/26, the Fairhaven Select Board approved the appointment of Bruce Cabral as Principal Assessor. Town Adminis­trator, Keith Hickey, said the screen­ing committee forwarded two names to him. He met with both candidates and said he was “very pleased” to recommend Mr. Cabral.  Mr. Hickey also said the tentative… [Read More]

The Fairhaven High School Blue Devils hosted the Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech Bears at the Barton Leach Gymnasium on Tuesday, 1/13/26, forcing Voc-Tech to a season-low 48 points to earn their second South Coast Conference win in a row, with a final score of 54-48. The Blue Devils will play Bourne on 1/23, and Case… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Jessica Fidalgo, a Fairhaven resi­dent, Planning Board member, and social justice activist, won the essay contest open to all students of Bristol Community College.  The prompt for this year’s contest was: “How are Dr King’s views and work relevant to us today? In what ways can citizens today affect their own communities… [Read More]