Here is a list of the 2017 graduates of Fairhaven High School Gabriella N. Aadland, Honors Mary K. Abernathy, Honors Brendan A. Araujo Lauren J. Arbec, Highest Honors Tristen I. Askew Jamie D. Baker, Highest Honors Samuel R. Baldwin Matthew M. Barboza Angella A. Barton, Highest Honors Nicholas P. Beaudoin Honors, Cody G. Beaulieu Jeffrey… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In a surprise move on Monday, 6/5, Michelle Carter waived a jury trial, opting to have her case heard by Judge Lawrence Moniz. The trial started this week with witness testimony instead of jury selection. Ms. Carter is being charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III. Mr…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor You know April showers bring May flowers, but in Fairhaven, it seems that May rains have sprouted another kind of colorful crop: Kindness Rocks. This year’s theme at Wood School has been “Empahty — Be The Light!” The school practiced empathy by participating in the Kindness Rocks project. Each child in the elementary… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Colonial Club is losing its long-time home, but that does not mean it is dissolving, said board member Beth Luey, who represented the club at a special meeting of the Fairhaven Historical Commission on Friday, 5/26. In a follow-up email, Ms. Luey said that the Colonial Club existed before it… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The rain may have stopped the Fairhaven Memorial Day parade, but it didn’t stop the organizers or the public from honoring veterans who are no longer with us. Organizers moved the ceremony to the Town Hall auditorium where the Fairhaven High School Band, the choir from the First Congregational Church, and keynote… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Village Militia and the Fairhaven Office of Tourism lucked out this weekend, holding their annual spring encampment between the rainy days On Saturday and Sunday, members camped out at Fort Phoenix in the way a Revolutionary War Encampment would. Activities included a chance for the public to practic tomahawk throwing, spend some times… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The case of Michelle Carter, the Plainville woman who has been charged with involuntary man­slaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, will go to trial on Monday, 6/5. The final pre-trial hearing was held on Tuesday, 5/30. A “Dwyer Hearing” was held on May 10 to determine which medical records… [Read More]

Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent Eighteen students, 25 scholar­ships, and more than $20,000 were awarded to graduating seniors at the Fairhaven Dollars for Scholars Ceremony at the Century House on  May 24. Fairhaven’s Dollars for Scholars is a non-profit organization that is part of Scholarship America. With more than 500 chapters across the country Dollars for… [Read More]