By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that residents need to continue to be vigilant in fighting the COVID-19 virus. Residents need to continue to wear face coverings, keep at least six feet away from others, wash hands frequently, and stay away from crowds. The governor said that as the weather gets… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Historical Commis­sion wishes to publicly thank the Fairhaven Lions Club and their members for the thorough outside clean-up they performed at the Old Stone Schoolhouse on North Street. The building, a single room school house built in 1828, is a popular stop for Japanese visitors following the Manjiro Trail. The property… [Read More]

Kiteboarders (aka kitesurfers), including, Matthew Abenaki and a few others, enjoy a warm October afternoon at West Island Town Beach on Saturday, 10/3/20. The antics of the group, flying up into the air, and cruising along the water, gave photographer Margie Green Joseph some great material.  ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 10/5/20, the Fairhaven Board of Health addressed 18 Open Meeting Law complaints, all submitted by Amy Singelais.  Town Counsel Thomas Crotty told the board he had put together responses to four categories of the complaints. For 12 of them, he said the complaints did not arrive within the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Board of Health Chairperson Peter DeTerra insisted last week that the wedding he hosted at his farm for his daughter on 8/29/20 only had 50 guests. But the florist for the event posted photos on social media sites, noting in several posts: “Covid wedding!! Big one! 16 tables, arbor, entry sign… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent It has been six years since an appointed town government study committee recommended that the Town of Fairhaven adopt a town charter, a task which those commit­tee members determined was beyond the scope of its job, which was to gauge public opinion on the effectiveness of Fairhaven’s govern­ment and potential… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven High School “community’ had three reported cases of COVID-19, according to emails sent to parents this week. The emails did not specify if the cases were among students or staff. In a letter to parents on 9/29 ,Principal Andrew Kulak said that two  positive cases had been reported. He said… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It’s one of those things that’s good and not-so-good at the same time. The liquor license that formerly belonged to Cleary’s Pub, owned by Andrew “Drew” Tillett, was re-acquired by Cathy and Ken Melanson, who owned the license when it was at EJ’s pub, the same building that Cleary’s was in. The… [Read More]