By Beth David, Editor A Fairhaven resident has been elected president of the Student Government Association (SGA) at the Massachusetts Martiime Academy. Rachel McNamara was installed in the position on Wednesday, 5/23, at an official Change of Command ceremony. She is the first female elected to the position in the institution’s 127-year history.  Ms. McNamara is… [Read More]

Submitted The Friends of the Millicent Library and the New England First Amendment Coalition sponsored free pael discussion on Wednesday evening, May 23, in the library’s Community Auditorium: “The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, and the Right to Read.” Ed Fitzpatrick, Director of Media and Public Relations at Roger Williams University, moderated a distin­guished… [Read More]

The South Coast LGBT Network sponsored the second annual SC Pride event on Saturday, 6/2 at Buttonwood Park. The day long, family friendly event featured live entertainment, food vendors, artisan booths and a Kids Zone. The free event was open to the public, and, despite the threat of rain, many people from the LGBT community… [Read More]

Press Release Over the span of nearly three decades, The Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE)  — at no cost — has provided more than 28,000 students in Massachusetts and 600,000 students around the globe with the opportunity and tools necessary to explore science in a hands-on and empowering way. The innovative science education program enables teachers to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its 150th Memorial Day service on Monday, 5/27, honoring veterans, and especially those who lost their lives fighting in the nation’s wars. Activities started with a parade  along Main Street, from Center Street to Riverside Cemetery, where a ceremony was held.  The parade stopped at the high school for the… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Village Militia, the Wareham Minutemen and the Fairhaven Office of Tourism held their annual spring Revolutionary War Encampment at Fort Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday, 5/26 & 27. Men and women in period dress lived as the soldiers from the revolutionary war lived, using the same tools and equipment that they would have… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Harbormaster Timothy Cox got help from the Fairhaven Police Department on Tuesday, 5/29, when a man who had dug some mussels allegedly threatened Mr. Cox with a knife at about 1:30 p.m. Accord­ing to officials, Zachary Fournier, 26, of Pascaog, RI, was taken into custody and might face criminal charges.  Mr…. [Read More]

By Glenn C. Silva, Neighb News Corerspondent On Wednesday, 5/24, Fairhaven held its 10th annual Dollars for Scholars awards ceremony at the Century House in Acushnet and awarded 18 students 25 scholarships totaling over $20,000. The funds for this year’s scholar­ships have been raised, for the most part, by volunteers who have passion about causes, community,… [Read More]