By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Bikeway Committee is on a mission to get as many people as possible using bicycles. To make that practical, committee members have been working hard to get bike racks set up all around town. Last year, the committee got a SRPEDD (Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District) grant… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor You may not know it, but Fairhaven’s connection to Jolly Old England is still quite strong. There is even a peerage, a barony, to be exact, that is named after our little burg. And, it is probably no surprise to you that it all goes back to Henry Huttleston Rogers. HHR’s daughter,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor So far, this part of the world has not seen any hurricanes or big storms this hurricane season. Concord, Mass., had a tornado touch down last week, that caused a lot of damage, some injuries, but no deaths. But 25 years ago, Hurricane Bob devastated the region, including Fairhaven. According ML Baron… [Read More]

The North Fairhaven Improvement Association sponsored a car show and free concert on Sunday, 8/21, in Benoit Square. Music by Eddie & the Exciters, dancing in the street, food, and plenty of old cars to check out brought the neighborhood out in force. Major sponsor of the event was Southern Mass Credit Union.   Click… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s shores gave up two fun tidbits in recent weeks. At the end of June, Jane Brayton of Wilbur Point found a message in a bottle from a seven-year-old Pennsyl­vania girl. And last week, Harbor­master Tim Cox found a note in a bottle that presumably had been tossed into the Atlantic in… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven residents turned out by the scores in the scorching heat on Saturday to witness the removal of the bell from the Rogers School build­ing, and to get a chance to ring it. The Fairhaven Bell Committee got the help of the A#1 Crane Company and Keith Silvia Custom Home Builder &… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The lawn of the Unitarian Memorial Church in Fairhaven is quite elegant in its own right, with the magnificent church in the background and the strikingly beautiful canopy trees. But on Saturday, 8/13, an added touch of elegance complemented the beautiful locale on Walnut Street in the center of Fairhaven. The third… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard heard about plans for the annual Serve-A-Thon in September that will benefit the Salvation Army and Mobile Loaves and Fishes. The work done will benefit the town of Fairhaven, too. To participate in the Serve-A-Thon, volunteers get donors to sponsor them to do work at various non-profits and on… [Read More]

The largest civilian sailing school vessel in The United States is anchored off West Island. The Oliver Hazard Perry was spotted 3/4 of a mile off North Point West Island, on the northeast corner of WI on Wednesday, 8/16, at 3 p.m. The ship is 200 feet long with 14,000 square feet of sails and… [Read More]