By Kennedy Ryan, Neighb News Correspondent This weekend 350 cars made their way onto the Livesey Park field for the Car, Truck and Bike show, and Fun Fair. The July 23 event had a success­ful turnout, with the rain holding off, despite the forecast. The Family Fun Fair was sponsored by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The wind was screaming at more than 20 miles an hour on Sunday when 17 little sailoats took to the water for the second annual West Island Regatta at Hoppy’s Landing. The little boats, mostly Sunfish-style sailboats, had a bit of a chaotic scramble at the beginning as the wind tossed the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Approximately 150 people took advantage of the Fairhaven Visitors Center Monday Morning Fun program on 7/17. Office of Tourism Director Christopher Richard said all three Mondays so far this season have been especially well attended. Some of the mom groups have discovered it, he said, and have spread the word via social… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Huttleston Motel is gone. A judge ruled back in December that the motel had to stop renting to the public due to unsafe conditions, including a sagging roof, deteriora­tion of the walls and a host of other problems and building code violations. The town had taken the owners to court to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Thursday evening concerts, billed as “Concerts Under the Stars,” do not, actually, have to be held under the stars. When it rains, the concert will simply move inside. That’s what happened last Thursday, 7/13, when the Jillian Jensen Trio was slated to play, along with a big dose or rain. The… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara of Japan, who was instrumental in saving the home of Captain William Whitfield in Fairhaven, has died a the age of 105. Dr. Hinohara spearheaded a fund-raising drive that restored the house once lived in by Manjiro Nakahama, the first Japanese person to live in America. “It is with… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Little Black Rock….you know it, really you do, even if you don’t have a boat. It’s the one you see at low tide when you stand at the point of Hoppy’s Landing and look out towards the Elizabeth Islands. You can see it from West Island, Wilbur Point, and any number of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor   The Fairhaven Improvement Asso­ci­a­tion did not let the remnants of Hurricane Cindy ruin their day. The Homecoming Day Fair vendors set up their booths before the rain hit, and then rode out the storm for a couple of hours on Saturday. Almost all of the 175 vendors chose to stay put… [Read More]