The Run Dear Frankie, For years, my mom and I went for a daily run with her friends and their dogs on the track at the dog park. When she went back to work, she offered my brother Peter ten dollars to run with me during the week. Peter tried to get fifteen, but my… [Read More]
Rain does not stop Apple Peach Festival parade
By Jonathan Comey, Neighb News Correspondent On a day honoring the town’s agricultural past and present, heavy rain wasn’t going to keep the people of Acushnet indoors. With an assist from a rainbow of umbrellas and raincoats, the annual Apple Peach Festival parade on Sunday, 9/7/25, went on as planned at 10 a.m., making a soggy… [Read More]
Fairhaven police to start wearing body cameras
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board heard from the police chief at its 9/8/25 meeting about the plan for Fairhaven patrol officers to start wearing body cameras. Police Chief, Daniel Dorgan, started out by thanking the rank and file officers, and police union. “They want to have cameras and transparency just as much… [Read More]
Meet the new titleholders
Submitted Acushnet’s Miss Apple Peach Pageant has two new titleholders. On Saturday, August 30th, Elyza Wagner was selected as Miss Apple Peach and Aubrey Sousa was selected as Jr. Miss Apple Peach for 2025. The pageant is open to all young women from Acushnet in grades 5-12 and. The Miss winner received a $500 scholarship,… [Read More]
Annual Town Auction
Fairhaven will hold its annual town auction on Sat., 9/20, at the public works building, 5 Arsene Street, at 9 a.m. The public is invited to bid on items that have been declared surplus by the town. The Select Board voted to declare surplus items at its 7/28/25 meeting. A variety of items from different… [Read More]
Citizens Petition Deadline
Citizen Petitions Deadline Fairhaven will hold a special Town Meeting on Tues., 11/18, at 7:00p.m., Auditorium at the Elizabeth I. Hastings Middle School, 30 School Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 Citizen’s Petition deadline: noon, Tues., 9/30. Visit https://fairhaven-ma.gov/town-moderator/ Click here for a Citizens Petition form: https://fairhaven-ma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Citizens-Petition.pdf Contact the Town Clerk’s office, 508-479-4023 for information on how… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
The Love of My Life Dear Frankie, Ralph was the love of my life, my best friend, and partner. We grew up together and raised four litters of pups. Now that he is gone, I realize the dog I thought I was, couldn’t have been further from the truth. If you asked me when Ralph… [Read More]
Fairhaven: Who you gonna call?
Know your town: Town of Fairhaven boards and who’s on ’em Fairhaven has a representative Town Meeting form of government. There are six precincts with 429 elected Town Meeting seats. Currently, there are vacant seats in some precincts. Elected board members are also Town Meeting members. Elected officials are voted in by residents registered to… [Read More]
Acushnet: Who you gonna call?
Know your town: Town of Acushnet boards and who’s on ’em Acushnet has an open Town Meeting form of government. Any registered voter can vote at the annual and special Town Meeting. The town has a Town Administrator who runs the day-to-day operations of town hall and all town departments The three-member Select Board sets… [Read More]
Department Phone Numbers
Department Phone Numbers Acushnet Phone number is 508-998-0200 with the listed extensions, unless otherwise noted. Acushnet Housing Authority: 508-998-3603 Acushnet Public Library: 508-998-0270 Animal Control Officer: Ext. 5 Board of Assessors: Ext. 7 Board of Health: Ext. 6 Board of Selectmen: Ext. 9 Building Department: Ext. 4 Cable Department: 508-998-2578 Collection Center: Ext. 3 Conservation Comm.: Ext. 4… [Read More]
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