The Fairhaven High School Blue Devil coaches, with a little help from their friends, are getting the next generation of football champions ready for prime time. Head Coach, Derek Almeida coaches Dana Almeida, Brett Denning, Scott Francis, Dave Donnelly and Mike Ponte from Carver High School, along with numerous Fairhaven State Champion football players helped… [Read More]
Neighbors support Nellie in her kidney search
Submitted The West Island Improvement Association held a community breakfast on Sunday 7/7/24 and raised awareness for Nellie Zygiel’s quest to find a living kidney donor. Island residents donated seven baskets that were raffled off, and an information table was set up where Nellie and her family could discuss how people could become a living… [Read More]
Fairhaven’s ADA “Audit”: Improving Accessibility for All
From the Fairhaven Commission On Disability Recently, through collaboration with the Fairhaven Commission on Disability (COD) the town of Fairhaven was awarded the Massachusetts Office on Disability’s (MOD) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Planning Grant. The town hired The Institute for Human Centered Design to do the work of evaluating the town’s buildings, outdoor spaces,… [Read More]
Bringing an heirloom back to life
Visitors to the Fairhaven Historical Society’s museum at the Academy Building, 141 Main Street, Fairhaven, can now see a beautifully restored chandelier. No longer bent, tarnished, and missing an arm or two, the chandelier is gleaming. The restoration, by Scott Ciardi of Brass from the Past, was commissioned by the Historical Society with an $800… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Is Rage the New Human Addiction? Dear Frankie, My mom and I are afraid my dad is going off the deep end. He works for the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Every night, he comes home ranting about some old lady who failed the vision exam and said she was going to have him arrested because… [Read More]
Acushnet to use Assessment Center for Chief
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/9/24, the Acushnet Selectboard discussed the process for hiring a police chief, and approved the transfer of the All-Alcohol Beverages License for the River’s End, from Mark DeSilva to Ernie Medeiros. SB member David Wojnar thanked the DeSilvas for “being such an important part of the community.”… [Read More]
River’s End sale is end of era
By Beth David, Editor The sale of the River’s End marks the end of 20 years of ownership by Mark and Sue DeSilva. Ms. DeSilva made it clear that HE was retiring, not her. She will be taking a break, then she’ll be back in the work scene, somewhere, she said on 6/23 after the… [Read More]
First “adaptive fish derby reels in some interesting catches
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Recreation Department teamed up with the Department of Marine Fisheries to host an adaptive fish derby at Hoppy’s Landing on 6/21/24. A wheelchair mat to the shore and a wheelchair that is easy to push on sand were just some of the things available to make it easier for… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board advances 40R district
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board voted to authorize the submission of the 40R application to the state at its meeting on 6/24/24. The board finished up the hearing that was continued from 6/10, with members of the public and a couple of Planning Board members weighing in. Not surprisingly, PB member Patrick… [Read More]
Reduce and Repair…
By Laura Gardner, Fairhaven Sustainability Committee When we throw things “away” we often forget that those items have to go somewhere. Our landfills are filling up and the town of Fairhaven (and by extension us, the residents) have to pay for all of our trash. Did you know there are actually 6 R’s of sustainability?… [Read More]