By Beth David, Editor A devasting fire destroyed Jackson’s Variety store, an icon on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven, on Monday, 2/3/20. The 911 call was made around 7:40 a.m. The business has operated as Jackson’s for more than 50 years, and was Buster’s before that. According to Kristina “Tina” Jackson, whose family owns the building… [Read More]
Selectboard okays stop signs on WI; discusses name change
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard, at its meeting on 1/29/20, approved stop signs for West Island unanimously, but was not as supportive of a suggestion that the board officially change its name from “Board of Selectmen,” to “Select Board.”* Ann Richard sent a letter to the board asking that members consider the name change…. [Read More]
BPW hires for highway department
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday, 1/27, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed vehicular traffic at Cushman Park, final water rates, and also hired for the Highway Department, The board first met with Fairhaven resident Ray Gardner about his concerns about traffic in Cushman Park. Mr. Gardner said he was… [Read More]
Last chance to get nomination papers
Nomination paper are available in Acushnet and Fairhaven. Anyone wishing to run for office needs to tak out nomination papers, gather the proper number of signatures, and return papers by the deadline. The two towns have different election dates and different deadlines. IN FAIRHAVEN The Fairhaven town election will be held on Monday, April 6…. [Read More]
What’s the Hoopla? Your library card knows
By Rob Gonsalves, Special to the Neighb News Welcome to a new semi-regular column, What’s the Hoopla? If you have a library card through the Millicent Library, you can avail yourself of the selection of e-books, music, and movies at hoopladigital. com. Hoopla is a streaming service that allows access to thousands of titles for free…. [Read More]
DA to distribute children’s book to schools
Press Release Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III has begun distributing a new children’s book written by a local author that aims to open up the lines of communication with children who are living in a home with a loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. The book, entitled, “A Sickness… [Read More]
Oh, Winter, where did you go?
Last week’s cover shot was of this same marsh and estuary frozen from the cold. Winter seems to have disappeared for a bit with temperatures reaching close to 50 degrees and allowing the marsh to thaw out by 1/27/19. This week, though, a return to season temperatures is expected, with temps dropping into the 30’s,… [Read More]
Student exchange program makes dreams come true
By Beth David, Editor Stella Hommel has not only been all over the world, she’s lived all over the world, and speaks six languages to prove it. But, at the tender age of 16, she still had not been to the United States, and really wanted to see the land of the many movies and TV… [Read More]
DVDevelopments
Hi and welcome to the third installment of DVDevelopments, where we tell you what’s good on disc and on streaming for the coming month. So let’s get started… HALLOWEEN IN FEBRUARY Why, you might ask, do we seem to get a glut of horror movies in the month of the valentine? Could be that everything… [Read More]
Fairhaven interior designer shares expertise with students
Press Release written by Katelyn Fitzsimmons, with story notes by Ashley Almeida On January 23, 2020, the Architectural Drafting juniors and seniors were visited by local interior designer, Mr. Paul Chaisson. During his visit, Mr. Chaisson was able to sit down and talk with the students about the trade and how to successfully build a… [Read More]
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