By Beth David, Editor On Thursday, 3/9, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito signed a Community Compact agreement with officials from the town of Fairhaven. “The Commonwealth is thrilled to announce a new partnership between state government and the town of Fairhaven,” said Lt. Gov. Polito. “On behalf of the Commonwealth, the Baker-Polito Administration looks forward to… [Read More]
Candidates answer questions from local press
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent On Wednesday, 3/1, candidates running for office in Fairhaven had a chance to get their messages to the public at the candidates night held at the Fairhaven Senior Center. The event was sponsored by and recorded by Cable Access Channel 18. It will run “all day and all night,” until… [Read More]
Colonial dinner highlights high life in 1700’s
By Beth David, Editor It would have been elegant. It would have been leisurely. It would have been generous in portions and variety. And it would have been social. That is what a traditional Colonial era dinner would be for guests of people of means. And so it was, as Mr. & Mrs. Howard Smith hosted… [Read More]
FY18 budget includes Rec Dept., ACO changes
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard discussed the FY 18 budget at a special meeting on Monday, 3/6. Town Administrator Mark Rees came on board in January of 2016, when the budget process was already underway. This year’s budget is the first one he has created from the start of the process, and he has… [Read More]
FHS students win at film fest, accident victim’s brother wins
Press Release On Saturday March 4th, the 10th annual Salem Film Fest presented awards to Fairhaven High School for this year’s Five Minute Student Documentary Contest, a regional film festival competition highlighting student filmmakers. The Salem Film Fest received over 120 films from many schools across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The festival screened the top… [Read More]
Two announce write-in campaigns for BPW
Newcomer Cameron Durant announces BPW Campaign With an open seat on the Board of Public Works, resident Cameron Durant is running a write-in campaign. Cam is a retail manager and has controlled $11 million dollar sales operations with nearly seventy associates. A graduate of Providence College, he interned for three years at the New Bedford… [Read More]
Colonial Club holds historical tea
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Colonial Club held its annual Open House and Historical Tea on Sunday, 2/26, at the Coggeshall Memorial House in Fairhaven. The private organization was founded in 1912 from a group of women who took part in Fairhaven’s centennial celebration, with the mission of preserving the town’s historical artifacts. In 1916,… [Read More]
Selectboard & School Committee support regionalization study
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Selectboard and Fairhaven School Committee have agreed to explore the possibility of regionalizing some services in the school department. At the Selectboard meeting on Monday, 2/27, Superintendent of Schools Robert Baldwin, School Commitee chairperson Pamela Kuechler, and SC Vice Chair Brian Monroe, told the Selectboard that they were open to… [Read More]
BPW discusses sewer extension and tabling procedure
By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent At its meeting on Monday, 2/27, the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed parking near fire hydrants, a sewer extension to Sunset Beach Road, and created a procedure for tabled matters. The BPW first met with Donald Spooner, who told the board that he has noticed a lot of cars… [Read More]
Notes from the Visitors Center
By Chris Richard, Director of Tourism March 2017 Greetings. I guess the first news to report is that since last month’s column, when I wrote asking for donations to help support the Monday Morning Fun programs, I got a whole bunch of generous contributions. This means there will be a bounce house on each of the… [Read More]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 338
- 339
- 340
- 341
- 342
- …
- 365
- Next Page »
