By Beth David, Editor Three candidates vying for two seats on the Fairhaven School Committee answered questions at the candidates night on 3/15 sponsored by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association and Fairhaven Government Access TV-Channel 18. The questions were posed by Fairhaven High School student Elizabeth Edminster, and the evening was moderated by NFIA president Pauline… [Read More]
Fairhaven votes on Monday
Fairhaven’s annual town elections will be held this Monday, 4/5/21. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are four contested races in Fairhaven. Selectboard incumbent Bob Espindola faces challenger Lisa Plante; Tree Warden incumbent G. Bourne Knowles faces challenger Don Carlos Collasius. School Committee has three candidates running for two seats, with… [Read More]
Selectboard holds off on signing TM Warrant
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent During the Selectboard’s 3/22/21 meeting, Interim Town Administrtor Wendy Graves told the board to hold off on closing and signing the Annual Town Meeting Warrant after the meeting was postponed to June 12. This has also led to a revision to the FY22 budget and Town Meeting calendar, making the new… [Read More]
DaCunha’s Dispatch, 4/1/21
By Elizabeth DaCunha It’s not unusual to feel like the pandemic has gotten to you. Most of us are sick of all these restrictions and doing everything virtually, but how are our FHS seniors feeling as all of the traditional senior events are either not happening or will have to be modified. It’s important to… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Ready For a New Look Dear Frankie I was at the groomers last week. Greta, a schnauzer, had a hairdo that absolutely knocked me out. The groomer had spiked the hair on the top of her head with hair gel and shaved the hair on her body close to her skin. That girl was rocking…. [Read More]
COVID update
Governor Charlie Baker announed on Tuesday that Massachusetts is about to start getting more vaccinations from the federal government. Starting on Monday, 4/5, people 55 and older will be eligible to get the vaccine in Mass. Gov. Baker said pharmacies saw the biggest increase in vaccine doses, with CVS and Walgreen’s now administering the vaccine…. [Read More]
Acushnet police nab suspect after search
Press Release At approximately 3:10 p.m. on Monday, 3/29/21, Acushnet Police were called to a Clem’s Way address for a reported past assault. On arrival, officers found that the suspect, a 37-year-old male, had assaulted his girlfriend and fled into the nearby woods prior to officers arriving on scene. While speaking with the victim, officers… [Read More]
Missing man found unharmed
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Police Chief Michael J. Myers, who activated the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC) Search and Rescue Unit Wednesday, 3/17/21, reports that the man who was reported missing on Wednesday, Kenny Parks, 72, was found safe. Just before noon on Thursday, Mr. Parks, a New Bedford resident, was located seated in… [Read More]
9-1-1 dispatch center to be named after Sully Sullivan
By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard board voted on 3/22/21 to fulfill Police Chief Michael Meyers’s request to name the 911 dispatch communications center after the late Michael “Sully” Sullivan, a former long-term dispatcher. Mr. Sullivan retired in June 2017 before he lost his battle with cancer on March 23, 2019. “He was… [Read More]
Selectboard bumps TA discussion to unknown date
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Fairhaven Selectboard Chairperson Daniel Freitas was expected to arrive late to the meeting on March 22 but never did make it after nearly two hours when Vice-Chairperson Bob Espindola and board member Keith Silvia ran out of agenda items that did not need to be tabled in Mr. Freitas’s absence. As… [Read More]
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