Slowly, but steadily, the boats are leaving the moorings and docks around Fairhaven as the colder weather sets in. The Summer of 2017 brought only five thunderstorms. June was dry with near normal temperatures. July was cool and had only one day of significant rain. August was cool and dry as well. September ended up being… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor This weekend’s festivities include Japanese culture, a live fire demon­stra­tion, and a chance to help the animal shelter raise funds, all in Fairhaven. Manjiro Festival On Saturday, 10/7, the 16th Manjiro Festival will fill the streets around Town Hall in Fairhaven with Japanese culture, food and demon­stra­tions, from 10 a.m. to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church in New Bedford continued the celebration of its 100th anniversary with a variety of events this weekend. The little church on the corner of Pleasant and Franklin streets in New Bedford was filled was religious star power, including: Bishop Gregory Mansour, Bishop of the… [Read More]

Press Release Record-breaking year for 10th Anniversary of Walkathon and Family Fun Day Community Connections, Inc. (CCI) held their 10th Annual Walkathon and Family Fun Day at the Fairhaven Recreation Center on Sunday, September 17th. This annual event helps bring awareness and funding to help individuals with disabilities who participate in CCI’s programs across Southern… [Read More]

By ML Baron, West Island Weather Station A small tremor with a magnitude of 1.6, startled residents in parts of Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, Saturday night about 11:09PM. From Tracie Blanchard, Adams Street, Fairhaven: “Such a loud bang. I thought something hit the house!” From Nancy McGrath-Jorge, Mattapoisett: “It was an earth shattering boom, not only… [Read More]

Press Release The Justice System Training and Research Institute at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, in partnership with the New England Association of Chiefs of Police, recently recognized Sergeant Kevin Swain of Fairhaven, Mass., Police Department for the successful completion of the “Command Training Series: First Line Supervisor Course,” a two-week comprehensive training program… [Read More]

From Press Release Materials On Thursday morning, 9/28, officers from Fairhaven Police, Sandwich Police, and Falmouth Police, State Police troopers assigned to the department’s High Risk Victims Unit, and the FBI executed search warrants at four locations and placed a Fairhaven man under arrest for human trafficking. Officers, troopers and an FBI agent executed warrants… [Read More]

The soggy weather didn’t stop a handful of hardy souls from sleeping out at Fort Phoenix on Friday night through Sunday for the annual fall encampment by the Fairhaven Village Militia. Most members of the militia held out until Saturday, when the rain stopped and the weather got warm. According to participants, the public showed… [Read More]

After 12 years, the Working Waterfront Festival did not return last year, to the disappointment of many. So this year, the Fishing Heritage Center, which was created out of the WWF and its volunteers, held a smaller version of the event in downtown New Bedford and on the Working Waterfront. Held at two locations, the… [Read More]