By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven High School class of 2019 officially left the world of high school on a sunny Sunday, afternoon, 6/2, stepping out to begin the next phase of their young lives.  The outdoor ceremony included musical arrangements by the FHS band, presentation of awards, class gift, and announcement of scholar­ships received by… [Read More]

Press Release It is with great pleasure the Livesey Club of Fairhaven announces their Scholarship awardees for 2019. Despite the trying year the club has gone through after the devastat­ing fire, we held true to our mission. four $500.00 scholarships this year. All of the young people demonstrated that they were excellent students involved in… [Read More]

This year’s Fairhaven High School Advanced Placement Calculus and AP Statistics classes both set school records for the number of students taking the AP exams. Thirty Calculus students and 31 Statistics students sat for the exam and their teachers are also expecting the scores to be the highest in school history. The group is almost… [Read More]

South Coast Pride gave the LGBTQ community in the region a chance to show some pride and have some fun at a free, family friendky community event on Saturday, 6/1, in Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, at the third annual South Coast Pride. The event featured live entertainment, vendors, resource tables, and lots of fun… [Read More]

During a training exercise on 5/30/19 at New Bedford Regional Airport, emergency officials, including police and fire departments from around the region, simulated the crash of an ERJ145 type plane. They used two SRTA buses as the plane’s fuselage, and 40 students from New Bedford Vocational’s Legal and Protective Services class simulated victims. It was… [Read More]

Christine M. David April 6, 1955 to June 1, 2019 Christine M. David, PA-C, 64 years old, died on June 1 after a short but courageous and stubborn battle with cancer. Born in New Bedford, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her adult life after a childhood spending time at the same beach house… [Read More]

Press Release The setting is small town New England, and that ambience brings to mind the street fairs of our child­hoods: hot and sunny, with people everywhere and all kinds of action, all of it seemingly going on at the same time. The Fairhaven Homecoming Day Fair will be held on Center Street in Fairhaven… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its annual Memorial Day activities, with a parade along Main Street, the raising of the big flag at Fairhaven High School, and services at Riverside Cemetery on Monday, 5/27/19, making it 151 years, since the very first “Decoration Day” on 5/30/1968, that the town has held a parade. This year’s… [Read More]