By Chris Richard, Director of Tourism April 2017 Greetings. Last month I told you how I have been adding Acushnet attractions to the listings of places to visit on the Fairhaven Office of Tourism website. Since then I have turned my gaze to the east and started putting together pages for some nice spots in Mattapoisett…. [Read More]

According to the meaning of the word “anniversary,” it means, “The celebration or Commemoration of a date each year.” Surely, each one of us has certain dates throughout the year that we look forward to celebrating as a reoccurring event. The 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, wedding anniversaries, Hanukah or Christmas, to name only… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The fourth annual Bike Path Spring Cleanup Day brought about 40 volunteers out on Earth Day, 4/22, to clean up the Phoenix Bike Trail in Fairhaven. Volunteers gathered behind the Recreation Center to get fueled up with coffee and donuts provided courtesy of BRW Property Services. BRW also lent the use of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s north turbine suffered a setback when a component blew out and caught fire on April 7. According to the fire department report, just before 3:30 p.m., a public works employee heard a “bang” and saw smoke coming from one of the wind turbines (WT), which are off Arsene Street, near the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor A second expert looking to testify in the case of Michelle Carter cited her age as a possible factor to explain her behavior. Ms. Carter has been charged with involuntary man­slaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, whose body was found in the cab of his pickup truck in July… [Read More]

Thousands of people gathered on the Boston Common to stand up for science on Earth Day, Saturday, 4/22. The march (which was actually a rally, not a march), was a companion event to the main march in Washington, DC, on the same day. Other cities across the country and around the world also rallied to… [Read More]

Press Release The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Ida Lewis discovered a buoy sunk in the water with bullet holes, Monday, 4/24, near Block Island, Rhode Island. The crew was conducting regular aids-to-navigation maintenance when they approached Clay Head buoy number 7 and found it submerged. The crew raised the 12,000-pound buoy and found 20 bullet… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The weather this year was decidedly warmer than last year as hundreds of children and their adults lined up at top of the hill at Livesey Park in Fairhaven for the annual egg hunt on Saturday, 4/15. Children were split up by age into the various playgrounds to give the younger kids… [Read More]