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]

Charles K. Murphy, Sr. I am honored to serve this community as an INDEPENDENT leader on the Board of Selectmen and still have many more goals to accomplish. I am eager to continue to listen to the concerns of our citizens and implement an action plan wherever needed to assist the citizens of Fairhaven.  … [Read More]

Press Release Libraries have long embraced the digital age and are continually adding innovations and conveniences to service the members of their commu­nities. As another example, SAILS Library Network has digitized the concept of physical reading rooms by creating a specialized eReading Room of magazines. With a library card, patrons can browse digital books sectioned… [Read More]