By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard ap­proved the idea of a bike-share program in town a couple of months ago and approved VeoRide, a company that provides bicycles to members of the public on a pay-as-you-go basis. Town Administrator Mark Rees signed the contract on 5/29, and the bikes started showing up on Fairhaven streets… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Zoning Board of Appeals discussed 10 hearings at its meeting on Tuesday, 6/5, resulting in four approvals, four denials, one continuance, and one withdrawal. After a bit of discussion and argu­ments against by several neighbors, William Alphonse was denied a variance to build a house at 1 Mina Street. The… [Read More]

Father’s Day weekend is the time for several events that mark the summer season. Here are a few. Also, check out our Happenings pages on  5, 6, and 7. Father’s Day Road Race The 43rd Father’s Day 10K and 5K Road Races, Sunday, June 17. Begins and ends at Hastings Middle School, 30 School Street,… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Call Firefighters Association gave the area around the  “Welcome to Fairhaven” sign a “hair cut and some much needed trimming,” according to the Facebook page.  “We would like to thank Kenny’s Farm Stand and Florist for donating the flowers and mulch!” posted the FCFA on FB. “The sign is visible and much more… [Read More]

Press Release Fairhaven’s newest police officer, William “Guy” Vachon, was sworn in on Monday, 6/11 in front of Town Hall. Officer Vachon graduated from the Randolph Police Academy on June 7th after an intensive 22-week basic recruit training program. He is a Fairhaven resident and a member of the 102nd Security Forces Squadron of the… [Read More]

Press Release We have a fun summer in store! The program is brought to you by the Massachusetts Library System, The Boston Bruins, and the Millicent Library. Thank you also to the Friends of the Library for all of their support year ’round, as well as the Fairhaven Cultural Council and a bequest from James… [Read More]

by Chris Richard, Director of Tourism June 2018 Greetings. The H.H. Rogers Walking Tours started out in a big way last week with a group of about 30 from the Cape coming on Tuesday. It was the Chatham Walkers who came to enjoy a walk before going to lunch at one of our nearby restaurants…. [Read More]

June is Gay Pride Month, and the 48th annual Boston Pride festival and parade, with a theme of “Rainbow Resistance,” took over the streets of Boston on Saturday, 6/9, to celebrate and show support for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer individuals. Hundreds of people and groups marched in the parade, and the sidewalks were packed… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Student speakers at Fairhaven High School’s graduation on Sunday, 6/3, told their classmates that their dreams will come true with hard work, expressing a mixture of sadness at leaving high school, and happiness to embark on the next phase of their young lives. Salutatorian Jack Brown said they learned a lot… [Read More]