By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Housing Authority is on a roll. The improvements to the facilities are adding up, with solar installed for electricity (see last week’s issue, 11/9/17), and a re-paved parking lot that included adding 11 spaces, new curbing, and increased access for people in wheelchairs, or those walking with assists, such… [Read More]

The LL Wood School in Fairhaven held its annual Veterans Day event on Wednesday, 11/8, to recognize the veterans in the lives of elementary school students. Approximately 40 veterans attended the school-wide assembly. The program included several opportunities for students to recognize veterans, including a tank-you song, and an historical piece read by student Elaine… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Melissa Souza is getting a lot of new experiences these days. And that’s just how she likes it. The 16-year-old Fairhaven High School student has been on a “go-for-it” roll lately. She signed up to audition for Disney and Nickelodeon just to “see what would happen.” She didn’t get chosen as… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor A sewage truck overturned on Route 195 between Alden Road and the Adams Street overpass on Thursday, 11/9, at about 3:30 p.m., causing the sewage to spill onto the roadway in the westbound lane. According to a press release by the Fairhaven Fire Department, the crash involved a pick-up truck… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Housing Authority is determined to get off the grid, and a new solar array of 630 panels on Oxford Terrace will go a long way to making that a reality. Partnering with Solect Energy, the a commercial-scale installer of solar energy systems, and PowerOptions, the region’s largest energy buying… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Carousel Family Fun Center of Fairhaven celebrated 25 years with an anniversary skate on Saturday, 11/4, that featured free admission and anniversary cake. Fairhaven Selectboard member Charles Murphy presented a proclamation from the Selecboard, and New Bedford City Councillor Linda Morad presented a proclama­tion from the city. “It’s been a roller… [Read More]

So, who says you have to travel south to see a real palm tree? Jim Dalton, on Hathaway Street in Fairhaven has a couple of thriving palm trees and a healthy banana tree. “Growing up I used to say that I wanted to live where palm trees grow. Now I do!” wrote Mr. Dalton in an… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association managed to hold its annual Halloween Horribles parade on Sunday, 10/29, finishing up just as the rain started to come down. Due to the impending storm, organizers decided to start the parade at 3:45 instead of 5 p.m. The parade stepped off about 4 p.m. Despite… [Read More]