By Mary Macedo, Neighb News Correspondent Hail, sleet, rain, or snow…nothing could stop Patriots Fans from stand­ing outside on the streets of Boston chanting as the players rode by on the duck boats celebrating their Super Bowl Victory! After one of the most record-breaking Super Bowls in history, this year’s Rolling Rally seemed too monumental for… [Read More]

Submitted I am proud to announce that the National Arts Honor Society Fairhaven High School Chapter has been officially established! After creating Bylaws, permission forms, and pamphlets of information, we were approved by the Fairhaven Public School committee to begin a new student activity account and were recognized by the National Art Education Association and… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The LeRoy L. Wood School in Fairhaven closed out kindness week with a giant peace sign created by the  bodies of students and staff on the north side of the building on Sconticut Neck Road. Both Fairhaven elementary schools participated in the Great Kindness Challenge last week. Students and teachers dressed in… [Read More]

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By Beth David, Editor The attorney for Michelle Carter, the Plainville woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suicide death of Conrad Roy III, argued in court on Monday, 1/23, that the defense needed to get more records from the Fairhaven Police and Fire Depart­ments because of a statement in the paramedic’s report the night of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Jonathan Alves, a former Fairhaven police officer who was fired last March, has filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Boston. The suit alleges that Mr. Alves was wrongly fired for having an alcohol addiction, a condi­tion considered a disability and protected by law. Mr. Alves was one of four new… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor After the Housing Court sided with the town of Fairhaven in an action against the Huttleston Motel in December, the old motel on Route 6 has closed to the public. In a judgment issued on 12/2/16, Judge Wilbur Edwards ruled that the motel must stop renting to the public as of January… [Read More]

by Chris Richard, Director of Tourism February 2017 Greetings. At the Office of Tourism, February and March are when many of the details for the coming year are planned and finalized. Already I have made arrangements for some of the advertising. Most of my advertising budget is spent between now and April to pay for the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Crazy hair, crazy clothes and crazy fun combine to create hundreds of kind acts in Fairhaven. Both elementary schools are participating in the “Great Kindness Challenge” this week. The national event includes a checklist of 50 kind acts to be accomplished at school during the week of January 23–27. Hopefully, students will… [Read More]