By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board held a jam-packed meeting on Monday, 8/10/26 to talk about Flock cameras, board appointments, policies and procedures, and possibly changing the town’s legal representation. Police Chief, Daniel Dorgan, gave a presentation to the board on the town’s use of Flock cameras. Although largely described as license plate readers,… [Read More]
Fairhaven BPW to price out monitoring equipment
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 8/17/26, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works voted to get estimates on equipment that will measure hydrogen sulfide (HS), which causes an odor in the neighborhood adjacent to the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on Arsene Street. Two members of the Board of Health, Barbara Acksen, and Justine Frezza… [Read More]
Fairhaven Fire Department battles two fires
Crow Island Structure Fire From Fairhaven Fire Department Facebook Page On August 16 at 10:44 p.m. The Fairhaven Fire Department received a dispatch from Holbrook Regional Communications for a report of a fire on Crow Island. With both ambulances committed to treating patients, Engine 2 was dispatched with 2 personnel and a box was struck… [Read More]
Care Free Homes takes game one in FAYB Majors Final
Care Free Homes and Profishant Services faced off in game one of the Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball Majors Division Championship Finals on 8/10/26, the start of a three-game series at Pope Park in Acushnet. Care Free Homes fell behind early in the game, trailing 5-1, but rallied with 4 runs in the bottom of the… [Read More]
Obituary: Jason “Jake” Jacobsen
Jason “Jake” Jacobsen Jason “Jake” Jacobsen, 56, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at AdventHealth Hospice in Altamonte Springs following a long illness. Born to the late Reidun T. (Mannes) Jacobsen and Capt. Peder “Pete” U. Jacobsen, both originally of Karmøy, Norway, Jake grew up on Poverty Point in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. He spent his… [Read More]
Bed of white
By Beth David, Editor There are lots of things in these parts that give off that tranquil vibe from nature, not least of which is a simple field of flowers. This time of summer, the fields on Sconticut Neck Road that have been preserved by the Fairhaven-Acushnet Land Preservation Trust are awash in Queen Anne’s Lace…. [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Summer Chores Dear Frankie, Before summer began, my parents and I struck a deal: I’d earn my allowance by handling chores like taking out the trash, watering the garden, and keeping an eye on Ralph, our new puppy, a few days each week. But this summer turned out to be a scorcher, so I’ve been… [Read More]
Inclusive Beach Day highlights assists
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Commission on Disability (COD) held an Inclusive Beach Day on Friday, 8/7, at the Town Beach to give people with mobility issues a chance to see what the town has to offer to get people in the water. The first thing is the long mat that goes from the parking… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board chooses budget group members
By Beth David, Editor At their 8/10/26 meeting, the Fairhaven Select Board chose six from 11 applicants to serve on the newly created Budget Working Group. The Finance Committee chair or a designee of that committee will also serve on the group. The brainchild of SB member Rick Trapilo, the group is tasked with reviewing municipal… [Read More]
PJ Keating proposes significant changes to operations
By Beth David, Editor Representatives from PJ Keating met with the Acushnet Planning Board on 8/6/26 to present a series of proposed changes to the operations at the South Main Street plant. The quarry, asphalt mixing, and crushing operation has been mired in controversy in recent years due to noise, dust, and odor complaints by nearby… [Read More]
