By Beth David, Editor Everything is shut down. The governor of Massachusetts has ordered ALL non-essential businesses to close while the state and the country battle the COVID-19 virus.  Schools had already closed, and that means that many students who rely on school lunches and breakfasts were at risk of going hungry. Fairhaven and New Bedford… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The big news is that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ordered all non-essential businesses to close their brick and mortar operations as of noon on Tuesday of this week until at least April 7.  Visit here for a list of essential businesses that are allowed to stay open: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-essential-services On Tuesday, the governor… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard voted to postpone the town election and town meeting at its regular meeting on 3/23/20. The public was invited to attend and participate by calling in or using Zoom. The instructions on how to do so were included on the agenda, and also on the screen for those watching… [Read More]

By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent On Wednesday, 3/11/20, six of the 11 candi­dates running for office in Fairhaven voiced their messages to the public at the candidates’ night held in the Fairhaven Town Hall auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Fairhaven Cable Access Channel (Fairhaven TV) and will be cablecast on channel 18, and… [Read More]

By Rob Gonsalves, Special to the Neighb News Now that we’re cooped up in­side for a while, a lot of stream­ing serv­ices have jumped in to give us things to watch, often with free trial periods. So let’s look at a few.  ACORN TV (acorn.tv), which specializes in British television like Doc Martin and Midsommer… [Read More]

People have been hoarding and panic-buying since the severity of the COVID-19 epidemic started to sink in. Stores had widespread shortages of toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizers, and other cleaning products. Grocery stores have changed their hours to allow more time for employees to stock the shelves, but some stores just can’t keep… [Read More]

Carol Alfonso Hi, I’m Carol Alfon­so. I am a candidate for the Fair­haven Housing Authority’s vacant seat. I have been a resident of Fairhaven for four years. As a board member I will work diligently with the Housing Authority Board. The Fairhaven Housing Authority faces many challenges and I feel like I would be a… [Read More]

By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent On Wednesday, 3/11/20, six of the 11 candi­dates running for office in Fairhaven voiced their messages to the public at the candidates’ night held in the Fairhaven Town Hall auditorum. The event was sponsored by the Fairhaven Cable Access Channel (Fairhaven TV) and will be cablecast on channel 18, and… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Massachusetts Governor Charles Baker has tightened restrictions on businesses in the Commonwealth, due to COVID-19, the coronavirus. On the national level, restrictions have also been tightened. Gov. Baker has ordered all schools closed until April 7; prohibiting gatherings of 25 people or more; restricted bars and restaurants from serving food inside their… [Read More]