The Neighb News asked for stories of the Great Blizzard of 1978 to commemorate its 40th anniversary. We ran several last week. Here is one straggler that came in too late for last week’s issue. It’s just a bug, lift it up! When Greater New Bedford experi­enced the Blizzard of 1978, I was in my… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Students at Saint Joseph School in Fairhaven are trying to spread a little cheer. After hearing about little Caiden Falcon, a toddler who died from cancer last November, they decided to help his family spread some laughs and comfort. They started collecting “funny hats” for infants to adolescents who have lost their… [Read More]

The Neighb News asked readers to share their stories about the Great Blizzard of 1978. The snow began in New England around mid morning on Monday, 2/6/78, and kept going for 33-36 hours. Con­necticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island got hit the hardest. When it first started, everyone though it was going to be a regular,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard decided at a special meeting on Monday, 2/12, not to put any questions on the April 2 ballot about marijuana-related issues. The board needed to decide on wording by February 23, if it wanted to place something on the ballot, hence the need for a special meeting. Town… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven is known for many historical accomplishments. And now, it will be known as the home of the Guinness world record-holder for the heaviest sumo deadlift in one minute. Raymond Saraiva, 26, lifted 408 pounds 57 times in 60 seconds. That’s 23,256 pounds. Mr. Saraiva made the lifts last July 7, when… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s LL Wood School com­mu­nity is mourning the loss of a kindergarten student, and struggling to explain it all to her classmates. Teagan Palmer, 6, died the night of February 10-11 and the cause of her death is a mystery. Parents of classmates are heart­broken as they try to explain to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor About 30 people showed up to a public forum to give their input on regulating recrea­tional retail sales of marijuana, or possibly instituting an outright ban, held by the Fairhaven Selectboard on Monday, 2/5, in the Town Hall auditorium. Mostly resi­dents, but a few non-residents who otherwise have a stake in… [Read More]