By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts education officials are working to get students back in the classroom full-time by April. The plan calls for elementary students to go back first, then older students. Governor Charlie Baker and state education officials cited the drop in COVID-19 cases statewide, deteriorating mental health among students and the challenge to learning… [Read More]
Black History Month
Exhibit On Thursday, February 25, 2021, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts presents an artistic collaboration between New Bedford-based 3rd EyE Youth Empowerment and Bronx-based multimedia artist Art Jones, as part of its ongoing CVPA Star Series. The Series takes place every Thursday through April, from 6:00 to… [Read More]
Deep freeze gives way to melting this week
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Selectboard fails to choose TA, will interview Graves
By Beth David, Editor After a meeting that lasted more than three hours on 2/16/21, the Fairhaven Selectboard voted 2–1 not to choose any of the three candidates they had just interviewed for Town Administrator. Instead, at the urging of board member Keith Silvia, the board decided to hold another meeting on Tuesday, 2/23, to interview… [Read More]
BPW discusses new sewer hook-up to WI property
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday 2/8 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works met with a resident about a sewer tie in issue. The board also discussed roadwork for fiscal year 2022, as well as permit prices for West Island Town Beach for summer 2021. The board first met with Steve Hickox via… [Read More]
Fairhaven FinCom tightening belts
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The anticipation of a significant drop in revenue over last year has Fairhaven tightening its belt for Fiscal Year 2022. Fairhaven Finance Director and Interim Town Administrator Wendy Graves presented the Fairhaven Finance Committee with the progress of her recommended FY22 budget on 2/11, which featured a compulsory 10% cut from… [Read More]
Election update: We have a race (or four)
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s annual election is slated for April 5, 2021 (COVID permitting) and nomination papers should have been turned in by 12/12. There are four contested races as of 2/16, but candidates have until 3/3 to change their minds and withdraw. Up for re-election this year is Bob Espindola for Selectboard. He will… [Read More]
Fairhaven resident takes 2nd in student contest
Press Release Edward Gonet IV of Fairhaven was awarded second place in the annual Massachusetts VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition sponsored by the State Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary. State winners were announced during a Zoom event on Sunday, January 31, 2021. The National theme for this year’s… [Read More]
DaCunha’s Dispatch 2/18/21
School is hard. School during a pandemic is even harder. I think it’s important for my readers to know about the struggles of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why I decided to find out what subjects and courses have been the most difficult for students to learn with a hybrid schedule. Regardless of the… [Read More]
Dear Frankie 2/18/21
Hungry all the time Dear Frankie, I’m hungry all the time. I only get two meals a day. In the afternoon, I do get two Kongs that are stuffed with peanut butter. But I never get them on a regular schedule. So, I’m always on the look-out for the first and then the second Kong…. [Read More]
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