By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Planning Board failed to elect a chairperson at its meeting on 5/13/25. It was the third time the board has met since the election on 4/7, but only the first time it took up the issue.  Former PB Chairperson, Cathy Melanson, was not re-elected, so Vice Chair, Patrick Carr,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its first HarborFest, Mom’s Day by the Bay, on Saturday, 5/20/25, with threatening skies overhead, and a bit of a muddy mess underneath. The heavy rain the day before left the ground at Grimshaw Park a bit muddy, but that did not stop vendors or the public from having… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Shepherd’s Pantry in Acushnet received 3,860 pounds of food from Fairhaven households on Saturday, 5/10/25. The annual food drive by the National Association of Letter Carriers, collects food that postal service customers leave by the mailboxes. The food is picked up by the letter carriers for distribution to a local shelter. … [Read More]

On May 13-14, 1775, the first naval battle of the American Revolution took place off the shore of Fairhaven when the local militia, under the command of Nathaniel Pope and Daniel Egery, captured two British sloops in Buzzard’s Bay. Shortly afterward, the fort at Nobscot (or Nolscot) Point was constructed. The fort was destroyed in… [Read More]

Life in the Wild Dear Frankie, I’ve been watch­ing cow­boy movies lately. That started me think­ing about what my life would have been like if I were a wolf.  I still feel sad that I had to leave my mom and siblings when I was ten weeks old. I have often wonder what happened to… [Read More]

Submitted by The Fairhaven Commission on Disability: Advocating for Access, Advising for Action The Commission on Disability (COD) is a group of nine members, established by town meeting in May of 1997.   The commission was established to identify and eliminate barriers for those with a disability. These barriers may be architectural, procedural, attitudinal or… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society held its annual Cherry Blossom Friendship Festival, O-Hanami, on Sunday, 5/4/25, at the site of the Museum that com­memorates the relationship between the families of a Fairhaven Whaling Captain and the young boy he rescued from a deserted island in 1841. They eventually made it back to Fairhaven,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s annual Town Meeting members passed a $61.4 million general fund operating budget, plus another $7.6 million in enterprise funds for a total operating budget of about $69 million on Saturday, 5/3. Town Meeting also approved $936,720 in spending from Commu­nity Preservation Act funds for nine projects and administrative costs.  The day… [Read More]