By Beth David, Editor At its annual dinner, June 14, held at the Century House, the Fairhaven Historical Society had something exciting to announce. To record attendance, Enrique Goytizolo, the organization’s president, delighted the audience with news that the society had successfully bid at the Colonial Club auction on three fine paintings of Fairhaven provenance. “Old… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In what Judge Lawrence Moniz called an “erudite” argument, an attorney for the office of probation asked the court to clarify, in other words, to change, the sentence that Judge Moniz imposed on Michelle Carter. Sarah Joss, Deputy Legal Counsel for the Mass. Probation Servicem said the judge’s order was confusing the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Local officials and business owners  had nothing but praise Ocean State for Job Lot’s new digs at the old Shaw’s location in Fairhaven. At 36,967 square feet, the new store is almost twice as large as the one near Marshalls. The company is celebrat­ing its 40th year and had the cake to… [Read More]

From Press Release Materials Coast Guard crews were on hand in New Bedford Harbor on Wednesday, 8/16, overseeing a fuel spill cleanup  caused when a fishing vessel sank at the pier off Hervey Tichon Ave. The captain from the tugboat Realist called Coast Guard Sector Southeastern watchstanders around 3:50 a.m. reporting that the 62-foot fishing… [Read More]

  Faith Piazza, principal of St. Joseph School in Fairhaven, was recently honored by Bay Coast Bank and the Pawtucket Red Sox Association as a Most Valuable Teacher of 2017. She was presented with a bat at the Paw Sox game on Tuesday, August 1st. Mrs. Piazza lives in Fairhaven with her husband Steven and has… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The word “amazing” got used a lot this Sunday. Several people spoke fondly, remembering Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara of Japan, who died on July 18 at the age of 105. Dr. Hinohara was no stranger to Fairhaven. Famous in his native Japan, he was instrumental in raising funds to buy and renovate the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Peter Breggin, the psychiatrist who testified in the trial of Michelle Carter, has been ordered back to court on August 21 to explain the content of some blogs he wrote. Prosecutors contend that in some posts on his blog, Dr. Breggin used information from records that have been impounded by the courts…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In a meeting that dragged on to just before 9:30 p.m., the Fairhaven Planning Board denied one petition and continued another on 8/8. CarriCorp Industries was back in front of the board trying to get approval for a gas station and convenience store on the southeast corner of Bridge Street and Route… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Most people will agree that it is way cool to spot a bunch of wild turkey, roaming around the neighbor­hood. The resiliency of nature is on full display as these large, wild birds adapt to suburban, or even city, environments. But, for some neighborhoods, the beasts are more than a nuisance, they… [Read More]