By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Finance Committee descended into some fiery language including name-calling and shouting at its meeting on 4/27/23. During discussion of the Town Meeting article 7A, which is the budget article, FinCom members expressed concern about the format, which is different than in previous years. There are three budget columns in… [Read More]
Fairhaven SB stops Shirley St. discontinuance, pole add
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday, 5/1/23, the Fairhaven Select Board reopened the public hearing for discontinuing Shirley Street where it dissects A&A Auto. The hearing had been continued from the 4/18 meeting because of questions about ownership. Typically, when a street is discontinued, the abutters on either side take half the… [Read More]
Fairhaven Town Meeting to tackle budget deficit, 26 articles
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members will be asked to approve two budgets at the annual TM on Saturday, 5/6/23. The town faces a budget shortfall of $450,000. The Select Board/Town Administrator recommended budget, if passed, will require a Proposition 2 1/2 override to be implemented. So TM members are being asked to approve… [Read More]
Fairhaven town employee salaries
Fairhaven Town Meeting is this Saturday, 5/6/23, so it is time for our annual publishing of town employee salaries as they appear in the Fairhaven Finance Committee’s report/Town Warrant. This list has been taken directly from that report*. The amounts listed are actual dollars paid to employees from Jan. 1, 2022 through 12/31/22. Last year,… [Read More]
Bouchard Oil Spill…20 years ago
By Beth David, Editor On April 27, 2003, Bouchard Transportation Barge #120 hit a rock formation near Westport, Mass., just to our west. It ripped a 12×12 foot hole in the hull, and No. 6 oil started leaking into the ocean as the barge continue to Falmouth.. At least 98,000 gallons of the 4.1 million… [Read More]
Fairhaven BPW
By Mary Chassel, Neighb News Correspondent At the Fairhven Board of Public Works meeting on Monday 4/24/23 superintendent Vinnie Furtado announced that notices have been going out for water flushing. He said there will be town-wide flushing to remove sediment that is in the pipes so that the town will not have dirty water. They… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Blame the Victim? Dear Frankie, When my momma gets dressed in fancy clothes, I know she’s going out, and I will be left behind. When she returns, I can always tell who she has been with by the smell of her clothes. Some of the scents I can’t place, but most are of people who… [Read More]
Candidate Statements_Acushnet Selectboard
Eric Chew It is with great enthusiasm that I ask for your vote on Saturday, May 13th for the opportunity to serve on Acushnet’s Selectboard. It has been my privilege to work on behalf of the residents of our great town as a member of the Finance Committee and for the past two years and… [Read More]
200+ take to West Island streets for annual 5K
By Beth David, Editor The annual West Island 5K saw 243 registered runners, with 179 finishing the race on Sunday, 3/23/23. In the Kids Mile Fun Run, 28 runners hit the streets on a cold and blustery day with threatening skies. The forecast was for downpours that could have started any minute. But the rain… [Read More]
Fairhaven is not only town looking for Prop 2 1/2 override
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Officials are asking Town Meeting to approve a budget with a $450,000 deficit, which means voters will have to approve a Proposition 2 1/2 override in a town-wide ballot. The Select Board is proposing two budgets for Town Meeting on 5/6. And the Finance Committee also submitted a budget…. [Read More]
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