By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 8/21/23 the Fairhaven Select Board approved a pour license for Fairhaven’s only vineyard, and heard about an alleged Open Meeting Law violation by Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) chairperson Peter DeTerra. The board held a public hearing for a Farmers’ Series Pouring License Permit at Nasketucket Bay… [Read More]
COA receives digital literacy grant
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Council on Aging received $16,868 from the Mass. Executive Office of Elder Affairs for the COA Enhanced Digital Literacy Program. Twenty four Councils on Aging (COAs) representing 65 municipalities were awarded the Enhancing Digital Literacy for Older Adults Grant. Funded by American Rescue Plan Act Home and Community-Based Services… [Read More]
Fairhaven firefighters sponsor movie night
Approximately 150 people enjoyed a free movie night courtesy of the Fairhaven Firefighters Association Local 1555 on Sunday, 8/20/23, at Livesey Park in Fairhaven, featuring The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The evening featured free admission, free snacks and other giveaways. “We would like to thank everyone who came out last night for the movie night…. [Read More]
Quahog relay underway in North Cove
The Fairhaven Harbormaster has been transplanting quahogs in North Cove the last couple of weeks, and should finish up in a few days. The program takes quahogs from the Taunton River, which is polluted, and places them in clean waters. The quahogs are naturally cleaned out from the action of the tides in clean waters… [Read More]
Regina Mouradian bases mysteries in Fairhaven
Press Release Regina Mouradian has written a fiction trilogy about Fairhaven, Massachusetts. They are fun easy reads that share a lot of the history of Fairhaven. “My family has had a cottage in Fairhaven for over a hundred years and I spent my childhood summers exploring the coastline. My parents were both teachers and loved… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Ballet Dear Frankie, My friend Herbert was adopted by a Romanian Orthodox family. Every year the priest at his church blesses him. I asked him why, and he said so he would be healthy and not die. My family doesn’t go to church, so I have never been blessed. Does that mean I could die… [Read More]
UMD Star Store update: Montigny appeals to governor
8/17/23 Press Release from State Senator Mark Montigny Following the decision by UMass Dartmouth to vacate the Star Store campus in downtown New Bedford, Senator Mark Montigny issued an urgent appeal to Governor Healey for immediate intervention to protect students and the public’s financial investment in the downtown facility. The Star Store is widely recognized… [Read More]
Music, dancing, cars, food!
By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s annual music night filled Benoit Square on Sunday, 8/13/23, with hundreds of people listening to Eddie and the Exciters, and filled the street with people dancing to the old tunes. More than a dozen classic and antique cars also lined Adams Street, which was blocked off… [Read More]
Hacking resigns for health reasons
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Board of Health member Heidi Hacking has resigned her position due to health reasons. In a video posted on Facebook, Ms. Hacking told voters that she has been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. She said she will be undergoing treatment of a palliative nature including radiation and… [Read More]
UMassD to leave Star Store building in New Bedford
By Beth David, Editor New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and State Senator Mark Montigny are both objecting to the decision by UMassDartmouth to vacate the New Bedford Campus of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) in the Star Store building in downtown New Bedford. The campus, which helped to revitalize downtown New Bedford,… [Read More]
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