By Beth David, Editor In another bizarre Fairhaven meet­ing. this time with the Planning Board, the public may not have realized just how bizarre it was.  At its public hearing on 10/28/24 to discuss the proposed 40R Smart Growth Overlay District (SGOD) that will be voted on at the Special Town Meeting on 11/19/24, the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor If you voted in the primary this year, or if you voted early in the general election, you undoubtedly noticed that the big books with the red pens are gone. Poll workers checked you in and out with tablets. The new Poll Pads are being used for the first time this… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s Halloween Horribles Parade had a different feel this year. The whole event took place inside Livesey Park instead of marching down Main Street to St. Mary’s Church. It was also held on Saturday, 10/25/24, instead of the last Sunday before Halloween, the traditional date. NFIA president… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor One hundred and sixty-six Fair­haven households took advantage of the opportunity to get rid of all kinds of hazardous materials, including old oil, gasoline, paint, and pesticides. Sponsored by the Board of Public Works and the Board of Health, the day event allowed residents to take old hazardous materials to the… [Read More]

Beats Me Dear Frankie, My brother asked me if I wanted to listen to a few Halloween Ghost Stories. I said sure.  By the third story, I said I had to do my homework. I didn’t want him to think I was a wimp, but I found the stories terrifying.  The stories were about ghosts… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Halloween is Thursday, 10/31 Welcome to our 19th annual Halloween Trail.  Most are drive/walk by or wander around this year. But at least two are still sending you through the gauntlet of horror, twisting around the yards, with who-knows-what jumping out to scare the bejeebers out of you. Don’t be surprised, though,… [Read More]

There are plenty of other haunted happenings besides the Halloween Trail (page 12). Here’s a list of the ones we know about. I’m betting there are more. So…have fun…be scared! Haunted Halloween Party Fri., 10/25, 5–8 p.m., Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center St. You are invited to Fairhaven TV’s 7th Annual Haunted Halloween Party! A… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In addition to voting for president of the United States, US Senator, and state offices, the voters of Mass. will face five ballot questions on November 5. Voters will vote on: giving the State Auditor the authority to audit the legislature; eliminating or keeping the MCAS as a high school graduation… [Read More]

Thanks to the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee we now have access to Curbside Composting. Interested residents need to sign up at BlackEarthCompost.com. You must purchase a bin and compostable bags and there is a monthly fee. They pick up every other week. You can compost a much wider variety of foods and compostable materials. We are… [Read More]

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made an appearance in Fairhaven skies last week. Ray Rock caught it with his camera on Ocrober 15 from the end of Sedgwick Road on Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven.   “I was excited to just about see it with my naked eye,” wrote Mr. Rock in an email. “And thrilled to… [Read More]