By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent A group of citizens converged at the steps of Fairhaven Town Hall Wednesday afternoon, 11/16, with the intent to make their presence known. “Hey, hey! Ho, ho!” they shouted. “This Board of Health has got to go!” What do they want? “A recall!” And when do they want it? “Now!”… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor A group of about a dozen protested outside of Town Hall before the Fairhaven Board of Health meeting on Monday, 11/16/20, and one made it into the building. Diane Hahn organized the protest calling for a recall of BOH chairperson Peter DeTerra board member Michael Ristuccia. The group is also asking for… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven and Acushnet are desig­nated yellow, instead of red, on the state’s list of municipalities. It’s not that the numbers changed much in either town, but the state changed its metrics a bit. An outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Alden Court in October, reportedly con­tributed to Fairhaven’s numbers being higher in early… [Read More]

Fairhaven alumni and Fairhaven Lions Club members routinely fly the “big flag” at Fairhaven High School on most holidays, and this Veterans Day was no exception. The flagpole at the high school is the only one high enough to accommodate the50x30-foot flag. They usually raise the flag at about 8 a.m. and take it down… [Read More]

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By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The new “normal” this pandemic imposed upon us has permeated our everyday life with hardship, inconvenience, tedium — adversity in every sense of the word. For our veterans, past or present, whether they have served in times of combat or relative peace, adversity is the “normal” experience in every sense of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts is preparing to open field hospitals to take care of an influx of COVID-19 patients. Governor Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that Mass. hospitals are preparing to add 400 intensive care beds by switching acute care beds to ICU, to treat COVID patients. Even that will probably not be enough, so… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Nothing lasts forever, especially living things. And so, the center of town must say “good bye” to the old  horse chestnut tree that was on the grounds of the Unitarian church on the southeast side. According to a message sent to the congregation, the inside of the trunk has hollowed out, making… [Read More]