By Beth David, Editor It’s full steam ahead for summer as July comes to a close. This weekend you can catch a sailboat race, check out some antique cars, or sit and enjoy a concert under the stars. For the more cerebral among you, there are author events, an historical talk, and walking tours that mix… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Jaylen Lussier is a girl on a mission. Ever since she had her tonsils out at Boston Children’s Hospital when she was six, the nine-year-old has wanted to help the other children she met there. “I saw a lot of sick kids there,” said Ms. Lussier. “The kids were very sick and… [Read More]

Press Release Atria Fairhaven challenged Our Lady’s Haven of Fairhaven and Community Nurse Home Care of Fairhaven, to a cooking competition as part of Atria Senior Living’s annual Chef Showdown, which is taking place at Atria communities across the U.S. and Canada.  There was one rule that all chefs had to follow: all recipes required… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor West Island Gear, which, as you might expect, includes all kinds of useful summer stuff like t-shirts and baseball caps, has also traditionally included a few good sweatshirts for those cool summer nights at the fire, and other items with the West Island moniker on them. But in the last few years,… [Read More]

It is with heartfelt affection and immense gratitude that the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society notes the one year anniversary (July 18, 2017) of the passing of our incredible bene­factor, Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, late President of St. Luke’s hospital in Tokyo, Japan. His fame was known in many parts of the world long before he took on… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Fire Department gave its annual safety demonstration in conjunction with the Millicent Library summer reading program on Wednesday, 7/11/18, on the lawn of the Unitarian Church on Walnut Street. Under threatening skies, public information officer Wayne Oliveira explained fire safety measures to children and adults alike, explained how they only have about one… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor “Awful.” That was the word Jane Howland used to describe how she felt on her last day running Howland Green­houses on Alden Road in Fairhaven, on 6/30/18. “Really sad,” she added, with her signature assuredness. No mixed, bittersweetness here, although she did say that they have been planning it for three years,… [Read More]