By Beth David, Editor The attorney for Michelle Carter, the Plainville woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, argued in court on Monday, 1/23, that the defense needed to get more records from the Fairhaven Police and Fire Depart­ments because of a statement in the paramedic’s report the night of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Jonathan Alves, a former Fairhaven police officer who was fired last March, has filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Boston. The suit alleges that Mr. Alves was wrongly fired for having an alcohol addiction, a condi­tion considered a disability and protected by law. Mr. Alves was one of four new… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor After the Housing Court sided with the town of Fairhaven in an action against the Huttleston Motel in December, the old motel on Route 6 has closed to the public. In a judgment issued on 12/2/16, Judge Wilbur Edwards ruled that the motel must stop renting to the public as of January… [Read More]

by Chris Richard, Director of Tourism February 2017 Greetings. At the Office of Tourism, February and March are when many of the details for the coming year are planned and finalized. Already I have made arrangements for some of the advertising. Most of my advertising budget is spent between now and April to pay for the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Crazy hair, crazy clothes and crazy fun combine to create hundreds of kind acts in Fairhaven. Both elementary schools are participating in the “Great Kindness Challenge” this week. The national event includes a checklist of 50 kind acts to be accomplished at school during the week of January 23–27. Hopefully, students will… [Read More]

Press Release Fairhaven Police were called to a Dover Street residence last Tuesday, 1/17, by a citizen who discovered two guns in their basement that belonged to a male party who had been living there. They identified him as 40-year-old Gary Rosonina. When officers arrived, they were led to a work area in the basement… [Read More]

Press Release The drummer on Michael Jackson’s hit single, “Billie Jean,” the attorney who defended the police officer in the infamous Sean Bell murder trial in New York City, and one of the few African-American women in the nation with a Ph.D. in mathe­matics are the guest presenters for the 2017 Black History Series at… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Buzzards Bay Coalition doesn’t let winter stop the exploration of the outdoors. During its monthly “Saturdays at the Sawmill,” the BBC led families on a walk through the trails of the organization’s park on Mill Road in Acushnet this weekend. Calvin Litwinetz, 4 1/2, said his favorite part was pretending to… [Read More]