Due April 1 Fairhaven High School graduating seniors are urged to apply for a number of scholarships now avail­able through the Community Founda­tion of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA). These scholarships should be applied for online through the application available at the CFSEMA website, www.cfsema.org. Both parts 1 and 2 of the online appli­ca­tion are due April… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Community Preser­va­tion Committee has made its recom­mendations for the annual Town Meeting Article in May. The CPC voted to approve $583,500 in funds for nine projects. The largest appropriation is $160,000 for exterior restoration on the Millicent Library. The next largest is $150,000 for open space protection at Indian Rock… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Tara Quirk Kohler, who has been principal of Fairhaven High School for nine years, will now be the Assistant Superintendent of the Fairhaven Public School district. Superintendent Robert N. Baldwin said the position did not exist before, and signals a restructuring of the positions in central administration. The district’s business manager… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven got 9.5 inches, Acushnet go 10 inches and New Bedford got a whopping 13 inches in the last snowstorm on February 9–10. Other areas of the state got up to 19 inches of snow, in the middle and western parts of the state. The Cape topped out at 10 inches in… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Stratford Capital Group, which is proposing affordable senior hous­ing for the old Oxford School building, requested a continuance on the hearing at the Fairhaven Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on 2/7. Fairhaven Town Planner and Economic Development Director Bill Roth told the board that the developer was still working on the… [Read More]

Submitted On Friday, February 10, the Fairhaven Historical Society spon­sored a lecture by Fairhaven Tourism Director Chris Richard about the life and times of Henry H. Rogers. About one hundred people negoti­ated snowy roads to attend the talk, some coming from out of town. Mr. Richard told stories about Henry Rogers’ family background, his childhood… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Customers of the Stop & Shop in Fairhaven donated $1,396.20 to the Shepherd’s Food Pantry during its 2016 Food for Friends campaign. Store representatives presented the check to Gerry Payette on Friday, 2/10. Store manager Kim Cordeiro said it it is only because of the generosity of S&S customers that the donation… [Read More]

Last week was the annual big holly tree feed at Neighb News headquarters on West Island. The birds, mostly robins, descended upon the big holly tree and devoured the berries. Scores of birds filled the tree from morning until dusk, and succeeded in stripping the giant holly bare.   Click here to download the entire… [Read More]