By Beth David, Editor There’s nothing like settling into a comfy spot for a long period of reading a good book. And books do not get much better than Moby-Dick. So hundreds of people settled in to listen as close to 170 people took turns reading portions of the favorite American classic about the quest of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The dedication of his volunteers is “unexplain­able,” and their growth is “immense,” wrote Fairhaven Animal Control Officer Terry Cripps in a letter to Fairhaven High School Principal Andrew Kulak back in November. He was writing about Erin Fletcher and Daniel Perry, who needed a way to get some real world experience.  “We… [Read More]

Press Release On Saturday January 19th, 15 young women will compete to become the next Miss New Bedford’s Outstanding Teen. The pageant will take place at 6:00 p.m. at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, located at 1121 Ashley Boulevard in New Bedford. A local preliminary competition to the Miss Massachusetts’ Outstanding Teen… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Health Department would like to notify all homeowners, as RCAP Solutions, Inc. is currently seeking local homeowners who are interested in learning more about the quality of their water and the condition of their well. Unlike public drinking water systems, private wells do not have experts regularly checking the water’s source… [Read More]

Press Release Southern Mass Credit Union (SMCU) CEO Carmen Sylvester is pleased to introduce the organiza­tion’s new senior management team: Michael Gago, Chief Lending Officer, came to Southern Mass Credit Union in June of 2018 from Centerville Bank with an extensive background in various aspects of consumer, residential, wholesale, and commercial lending; financial manage­ment; asset… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor More than 120 plungers registered to jump into the cold waters of the Atlantic at the annual Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge on January 1. This year’s plungers were greeted by much better weather than last year, which had to be postponed because temperatures were sub-zero. This year, the air was 55° and… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Two Fairhaven residents were arraigned in New Bedford Third District Court on 11/30/18 on animal cruelty charges due to the emaciated state of a pit bull that they owned. Todd Michael Sylvia and Michelle L. Ventura, both of 417 Huttleston Ave., Fairhaven, were charged after police were called to the residence by… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Dorothy Cox’s Chocolates has new digs. The well-known Fairhaven business, which will celebrate its 91st year in 2019, has moved to 21 Berdon Way, in the Job Lot Plaza.  “It’s beautiful,” said patriarch Francis J. Cox at the official ribbon cutting on Saturday, 12/15/18. “My grandson Brian did a very good job… [Read More]