Press Release Fairhaven Forward is an apolitical group seeking to collect 1,725 certified signatures to add onto the ballot: “Shall a commission be elected to frame a charter for the Town of Fairhaven.” Once we reach the threshold of signatures needed, voters will vote for this ballot question as well as the nine Fairhaven residents… [Read More]

By Rob Gonsalves, Special to the Neighb News First came Wonder Woman. Always the trailblazer, she led the way. If 2020 had been a normal year, Wonder Woman 1984 — the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman — would have opened last June. After several COVID-related delays, the movie’s distributor Warner Bros. announced that it would… [Read More]

As the pandemic continues, research and development of a COVID vaccine have been advancing quickly.  With that being said, there are many different opinions on the vaccine from doctors, adults, and elders, but I have decided to shift my focus onto the opinions of young students. First of all, I think it’s important to inform… [Read More]

Fairhaven Rotary dedicated this “Longworth Little Library” to Carolyn Longworth in commemoration of her 40 years working for the Miliicent Library. Ms. Longworth has been a dedicated member of the Fairhaven Rotary Club and the first woman that began with Rotary in the 70’s. The Fairhaven Rotary Club dedicated it to her honor on Tuesday,… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent It was more than 40 years ago that Timothy Francis joined the Fairhaven Fire Department as a call firefighter. In 1982 he was appointed as a perma­nent firefighter and ascended the ranks to lieutenant in 1993. It wasn’t long before he was promoted to deputy chief in 1995, and in… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard met with Jeff Christensen, president of EntryPoint Network, on 1/11/21 to discuss progress with the request for proposals (RFPs) as Fairhaven tentatively moves toward installing a fiber-optic system throughout the town. The Broadband Study Committee has spent months looking at the feasibility of such a project. As… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Beth David, Editor When the Fairhaven Selectboard chose Wendy Graves in 2013 as its pick for the finance director/ treasurer/collector position, the deciding factor was the 15 years of municipal finance experience Ms. Graves indicated. Nearly seven years later, Ms. Graves is currently serving as the appointed interim town administrator and waits… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Mark Rees says his experience as Fairhaven’s first Town Administrator, overall, has been “very, very positive.” He recites a long list of accomplish­ments, sings the praises of town officials and employees, and grew to like the community so much that he and his wife bought a house here and have officially moved… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor The cupola that once sat atop the Oxford School building is back home. On Saturday, 1/9/21, volunteers from A-1 Crane lifted the iconic piece and placed it atop the roof. Keith Silvia and his son Danny restored the cupola, repairing and replacing rotton boards, etc., and painting it. “It took us… [Read More]

“This year’s election was completely different from last year’s,” stated the Class of 2023 President, Adin Monroe.  No, not the U.S. election, but the Fairhaven High School Class Officer Election. Campaigning and voting clearly had to be modified this year because of the pandemic, so I have asked class officers, including myself (I got elected… [Read More]