By Beth David, Editor With only a few minor amusing glitches, such as a town meeting member or two hitting the button to be recognized by mistake, Fairhaven’s first virtual annual Town Meeting on Saturday, 7/25/20, went off without hitch…well, not much of a hitch…on Saturday. One of the videos got a little fussy, leading to… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent A survey sent to parents to gauge their comfort of sending their kids back to school has provided the Fairhaven School District with the data it needs to begin planning for three different learning models and study the feasibility of safely reopen­ing schools for in-person learning as the COVID-19 pandemic… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The positive COVID-19 case that resulted in Fairhaven Town Hall being closed last week, turned out to be a false positive, according to a town press release.  The town received notification that the employee was the “recipient of a false positive due to a lab error,” reads the statement. “The Town of… [Read More]

Bristol County District Attorney Press Release A 59-year-old Fairhaven man died Saturday afternoon, 7/5/20, the victim of a possible drowning or medical incident while in the water at Pope Beach in Fairhaven. Fairhaven Police received a 911 call Saturday around 3 p.m. for a report of a man being pulled from the water, who had stopped… [Read More]

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has been notified that several Massachu­setts residents have received unsolicited packages that appear to have originated in a foreign country and contain seeds. While the exact types of seeds in the packages are unknown, the seeds are thought to be invasive plant species, and not believed to be… [Read More]

Press Release Dramatic barrier beaches, coastal marsh and upland habitats on Cuttyhunk Island are now secure from the threat of development thanks to a deal that will ensure these unique lands remain natural and are accessible to the public. The Buzzards Bay Coalition and its partners — the Town of Gosnold, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the… [Read More]

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By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven town hall will be closed to the public and to employees until Monday, 7/27, for sanitizing after an employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.  In a press release on Monday, 7/20, the town said an asymptomatic employee tested positive from a test he or she got for a “routine” matter…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members will face only 17 articles, with several of those slated to be passed over at the remote town meeting scheduled for this Saturday, 7/25. The Town Moderator, Selectboard Chair, Finance Committee Chair, Town Clerk, Town Administrator, Town Counsel, Technology Department personnel and Cable Access Committee members will be… [Read More]