Household Hazardous Waste Day The Fairhaven Board of Health is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Day this Saturday, 10/6, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the public works building, 5 Arsene Street, for Fairhaven residents only. Proof of residency will be required. Residents will be able to dispose of a variety of hazardous waste materials,… [Read More]
Man in custody after air search
Saturday September 29, 2018, at approximately 8:20 p.m., the Mattapoisett Police received a telephone call from a third party, not at the home, reporting a domestic disturbance at a home on Fairhaven Road. Officers from the Mattapoisett Police Department, along with officers from the Fairhaven Police Department responded to area. The Acushnet and Marion Police… [Read More]
Marijuana Dispensary Supports the Community
Press Release Bask, Inc., a Registered Marijuana Dispensary that has been operating in Fairhaven since July of 2017, has launched a new program to support Veterans in addition to several other initiatives to give back to the community through various donation drives, clean up programs, and recycling initiatives. In February of 2017, Bask opened its… [Read More]
Millicent open house showcases library offerings
By Beth David, Editor Libraries have so much more than books to offer the public these days, and the Millicent Library in Fairhaven is no exception. In addition to the thousands of titles in hard cover and paperback available for borrowing, the library can also lend ebooks, allows people to use computers, and subscribes to… [Read More]
Millicent has its own databases, too, and you should see them
By Beth David, Editor In addition to the statewide databases and the databases that the Millicent Library subscribes to, the library has its own cache of information in four databases of its own. Archivist Debbie Charpentier has been working on them for years. The Fairhaven Cemetery database includes the records of everyone buried in the three… [Read More]
Group submits petitions to Selectboard against pot shops
By Beth David, Editor A group of Fairhaven residents presented two petitions to the Selectboard at its meeting on Monday, 9/24, asking for the board to support extending the moratorium on marijuana retail shops in town, and to place a question on the ballot to ban pot shops in town. The ballot question would be non-binding… [Read More]
Carter appeal to be heard next week
By Beth David, Editor Michelle Carter, the Plainville woman who was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, is scheduled to have her appeal heard before the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday, 10/4 at 9 a.m. Attorneys for Ms. Carter contend that Judge Lawrence Moniz erred when he convicted Ms…. [Read More]
Fairhaven natives co-author book on underground railroad
Press Release George “Sonny” Holt and his sister Elizabeth “Betty” Palm, both born and raised in Fairhaven, have published the historical fiction novel Run Away to Glory – Helen’s Story. It’s rich in history, during which slavery of African Americans took place and the importance of the Underground Railroad. Set in two prime locales, Vermont… [Read More]
Fairhaven Fire Department gets sweet goodies from community
Two groups from Fairhaven showed their appreciation to the Fairhaven Fire Department on the same day last week. On Wednesday, 9/19, the department got a tray of goodies from a group of residents at Atria Fairhaven Assisted Living and another batch of cookies from Active Day. “We are very humbled today and feel the love… [Read More]
Planning Board Chairperson explains pot bylaw strategy
By Wayne Hayward, Fairhaven Planning Board Chair In response to recent reporting on Fairhaven marijuana bylaws, I offer my personal experiences. First, I attribute any past confusion of the town to constantly fluctuating state regulations. At the February 12, 2018 Board of Selectmen meeting, town counsel drafted nine possible questions to appear on the April 02… [Read More]
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