Fairhaven Police Department Press Release The Fairhaven Police would like to commend Off-Duty Rochester Police Officer Daniel Allende and retired UMass Dartmouth Police Officer Ernest Belliveau for their life-saving actions Wednesday, 4/16/25. At 3:33 PM, an elderly Acushnet resident suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving and crashed her vehicle into a pole on Main… [Read More]

Fairhaven Police Department Press Release Dillan Flores, 33, of Fairhaven was arrested by Fairhaven Police Thurs­day morning after allegedly pointing an illegally possessed loaded firearm at another motorist during a road rage incident.  At 7:17 AM, Fairhaven Police received a call from the victim stating that they were driving east on Route 6 in the… [Read More]

By Tim Garcia, Fairhaven Livable Streets Committee  On those beautiful, picturesque days when the sun is bright and the rhythmic seascape waves in that soothing peaceful relaxation, you know those days we’ve been experiencing lately, it is an artistic treat seeing our snakelet friend mature into a healthy adult. While wrapping around Fort Street, our… [Read More]

Image Makers Dear Frankie, Uri is a new student at our doggy daycare. He’s a Russian Wolfhound and Bernese Moun­tain Dog Mix and enormous. Uri takes up two seats on the daycare bus and has three bowls of chow at lunch. When we tease him about how much he eats, he laughs and says he… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Recreation Center had 100 registered hunters for its 24th annual Flashlight Egg Hunt. The weather just barely held out on Friday, 4/11/25, for the event to be outdoors.  Children under 5 got to hunt in the courtyard, while the big kids (6–11) got to hunt out in the big field… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Acushnet voters will be asked to approve a debt exclusion, which would allow the town to borrow up to $4.2 million for air quality improve­ments, primarily at the elementary school. The building had to be closed down in the fall for a “deep cleaning” that cost $300,000 due to mold infestation. The… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board reor­ganized on 4/14/25, its first meeting after the election. Charles K. Murphy Sr., was chosen to be chairperson; Andrew Romano is Vice Chair; new member, Natalie Mello, is Clerk. The board heard again from Plan­ning Board member and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Chairperson, Patrick Carr, asking… [Read More]

Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.  From the Earth Day website: “Groups that had been fighting individually against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness and the extinction of wildlife united on… [Read More]

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The work on the sidewalk on Ferry Street in Fairhaven is complete. The sidewalk has been widened by about 5 1/2 feet from Main Street to Middle Street, according to Highway Superintendent Josh Crabb. The work was done earlier this month, and the benches were replaced on 4/14/25. Customers patronizing the restaurants on the block… [Read More]