By Beth David, Editor In a short, but lively meeting, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works rescinded their 1/11/18 vote to hire Jeff Furtado for Water Department Superintendent, then voted to hire him again, at a special meeting on Thursday, 1/25. The re-vote came after Town Counsel Thomas Crotty advised the board to do it… [Read More]
Snow Day!
A snowstorm on Tuesday, 1/30, closed Fairhaven, Acushnet and Dartmouth Schools. New Bedford delayed opening for two hours. Fairhaven got 3.8” of snow, New Bedford got 7.5”, but Acushnet hit the jackpot with 8”. The temperatures were seasonably cold in the low 30s, with a few dips into the 20’s, but not enough to… [Read More]
Friendly Farm robbery suspect sought
Press Release Fairhaven Police responded to a reported armed robbery that occurred at the Friendly Farm convenience store, located at 121 Sconticut Neck Road. Just after 12:30 pm on Monday 1/29, a white male entered the store brandishing a large knife. The suspect demanded money from the clerk while brandishing the knife. He then fled… [Read More]
Notes from the Visitors Center
by Chris Richard, Director of Tourism February 2018 Greetings. My big news from the past month is that I have begun to promote the new Huttleston Marketplace, a weekly bazaar of arts, crafts, antiques & collectibles, and more, which will be held on the lawn of the Visitors Center on Saturdays starting in mid-June. And… [Read More]
Fairhaven gets new ambulance
The Fairhaven Fire Department recently took delivery of a brand new 2017 Horton Emergency Ambulance.The new ambulance will replace a 2002 Ambulance that has been retired and taken out of service. Fairhaven currently runs three Advanced Life Support Ambulances staffed with Paramedic & EMT/Firefighters. The new ambulance was purchased by the town at a cost… [Read More]
Can’t hold Town Meeting without Town Meeting members
By Beth David, Editor Both Fairhaven and Acushnet will hold elections on Monday, 4/2/18 for town offices. Nomination papers are available until 2/8. Candidates then are required to gather the proper number of signatures and return papers by end of business on Monday, 2/12. In Fairhaven, papers for town-wide seats require 50 certified signatures; papers… [Read More]
40th anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1978
Send in your photos and stories Where were you during the infamous Great Blizzard of 1978, the storm to which all other storms since have been compared? We want your stories, photos, letters, and recollections. The blizzard hit on February 6, 1978, and businesses started sending people home early, but it was still too late…. [Read More]
Women’s March draws hundreds to downtown New Bedford
By Beth David, Editor One year after the Women’s March on Washington gathered hundreds of thousands in Washington, DC, and millions more around the world to march for women’s rights, women’s rights activists and their supporters did it again. Millions gathered for marches in every state in the US. In New Bedford, an estimated 500… [Read More]
Selectboard continues aquaculture hearing
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard heard from a roomful of abutters opposed to a new oyster farm proposed by Matthew Loo and his father Thomas Loo, at their meeting on 1/22. Matthew Loo already operates a one-acre oyster farm in Jack’s Cove. The proposed farm is 1.8 acres in Shaw’s Cove, which is… [Read More]
BPW to rescind vote on Water Superintendent hire
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday, 1/22, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works voted to hold a meeting to rescind their vote hiring Jeff Furtado (no relation to PW superintendent Vinnie Furtado) as the water superintendent. According to Vinnie Furtado, there was a question raised about the way the item… [Read More]
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