The Fairhaven High School class of 1976, aka, FHS Angels of ’76, held a car cruise and Blessing of the Oldies car show on Sunday, 6/25. Antique cars of all stripes (yuk yuk) gathered at Cushman Park in Fairhaven to vie for prizes, listen to oldies music, check out the other rides and raise some… [Read More]

On June 10 Atria Senior Living in Fairhaven hosted their first annual Legendary Street Rods Car Show.  Residents, families, friends and staff were the judges! They voted on “Best “Best Interior,” with 22 cars to pick from! Hotdogs, music, photo booth fun, and more — it was a beautiful day! We are looking forward to hosting… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor Almost 2,000 runners registered, and more than 1,700 showed up and finished under the threat of cloudy skies on Sunday, 6/18, for the 42nd annual Father’s Day Road Race in Fairhaven. At first, it looked like the rain would hold out, then a gentle summer rain christened the race at the… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor The verdict is in. Judge Lawrence Moniz on Friday, 6/16, pronounced Michelle Carter, 20, of Plainville, Mass., guilty of involuntary man­slaughter for her constant goading via text messages, phone calls and other electronic media, of Conrad Roy III to kill himself. Mr. Roy, 18, was found by Fairhaven police in the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor This weekend features Fairhaven’s largest annual event, the Homecom­ing Day Fair, in the streets around Town Hall. The event is a destination for thousands of people, and is a true homecoming for many who use the event to catch up with people they have not seen for a long time. In addition… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor She cut quite the figure, even in her later years, as she bounded around town dressed in period dress portraying Sara Delano, Mary Rogers, Hannah Sogg, or Hester Cooke, all of them important figures in Fairhaven’s past. She was Natalie Hemingway, long time music teacher in Fairhaven, history buff, author, activist, and… [Read More]

The local all-girl vocal group, BLC (for Brooke, Livia, Courtney), are rising in popularity with their message of “positivity” and going after your dreams. Brooke Boucher, 12, of Fairhaven; 14-year-old Courtney LaMonica of Acushnet;  and 12-year-old Livia Pavao of Fall River perform all over New England for schools, nursing homes, charitable events and veterans organizations…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Old Stone Schoolhouse, with its single room, woodstove heating, and lack of plumbing, stopped being a school in 1896, but its mission of educating people continues. Every Saturday afternoon, in the warmer months, Fairhaven Tourism Director Christopher Richard explains to anyone who enters what it was like to be a student… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The trial of Michelle Carter, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suicide of Conrad Roy III, concluded on Tuesday, 6/13. Ms. Carter’s fate is in the hands of Judge Lawrence Moniz, who did not say when he would issue his ruling. Ms. Carter waived a jury in her trial,… [Read More]

By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Planning Board with the planning firm VHB met with about 20 residents on 6/13, to continue discussion about the town’s Master Plan, which sets goals for Fairhaven for the next 20 years. Planning Board Chairperson, Wayne Hayward explained that it was the second meeting to discuss the MP… [Read More]