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Press Release On August 13-14, the eighth cohort of the FDA-NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) gathered in Washington, DC for their end-of-the-year meeting. The Retail Program Standards promote national uniformity and foster continuous quality improvement for regulatory programs responsible for retail food protection in the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Thomas Livesey Memorial Club welcomed the public to an open house on Saturday to show off its new building. The club suffered a catastrophic fire last year that completely destroyed the building. Members worked hard to rebuild and to continue the mission of the club, which awarded schol1arships this year, despite… [Read More]

By Beth David*, Editor Due to an inexplicable error in the various land records, the beach on the north side of Causeway Road in Fairhaven, which has been posted as a public beach since around 2004, and used by locals as a public beach for decades, could end up as no longer being a Board of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Mass. Department of Con­serva­tion and Recreation (DCR) has begun work on the tennis courts at Fort Phoenix. Back in June, Rep. William M. Straus (D-Mattapoisett), announced that the funds had been authorized for re-paving and striping the tennis courts.  After the paving is complete, DCR asks that the courts remain unused… [Read More]

Pump Track Demos Sat., 8/17, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Macom­ber & Pimental Park, Bernese Street, Fairhaven. Come support our track! BMX demos all day, ride the track, get rad, food, ice cream, raffles, win prizes, parts, shirts, hats, etc. Raffles include complete bikes and prize packages.  Car Cruise & Music Night The North Fairhaven Improvement Association… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Animal Control Officer and Animal Shelter volun­teers, went directly from the sad loss of a dog named Angel that had been abandoned and had cancer, to finding two dogs that were also sick and will require expensive treatment. The shelter posted on its website that Angel had died from her… [Read More]

The Norlantic building at 7 Union Street near Union Wharf, owned by Fairhaven Shipyard, was demolished this week to make way for a new building. According to documents from the Planning Department, the company received the okay, through a special permit, to knock down four buildings totalling 34,522 square feet, and construct three new buildings… [Read More]