A decidedly biased piece by Beth David, Editor It’s time for one our favorite annual stories: Shopping with the Neighb News! After the Thanksgiving Day feast is over and you’re looking for a way to work off some of it, it’s time to buy gifts for your precious loved ones, whether you want to or not! No… [Read More]
Fairhaven STM approves new animal fees; safety complex funds
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members made quick work of seven articles at a Special TM on 11/19/25. Most articles passed with little or no discussion, but a couple garnered some debate TM members supported all spending articles as presented, including labor contracts. The new total after numbers were updated for wages and non-union… [Read More]
A Partnership Worth Preserving
A Partnership Worth Preserving: Fairhaven, Acushnet, and the Responsibility of Funding Public Education Fairly By Brian Monroe, Chairperson, Fairhaven School Committee For 118 years, Fairhaven has proudly welcomed high school students from Acushnet. Since Fairhaven High School (FHS) opened in 1906, Acushnet families have entrusted us with educating their teenagers, and that relationship has become deeply woven… [Read More]
Grade school girls and boys compete in basketball Jamboree
Girls and boys from grades three through eight competed in the Acushnet/Fairhaven Metro-West Basketball Jamboree on Friday, 11/21/25 at Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven. Teams played each other for 10 minutes, with two five-minute periods. The Acushnet Fairhaven Basketball League squared off with Dartmouth Youth Basketball/Metrowest at Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven to a packed… [Read More]
FHS Football team headed back to the finals
The Fairhaven Footbal team has done it again! The boys will be headed to Gillette Stadium for the MIAA championship on 12/4/25. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) announced the matchups and schedule for the eight state football championships. GAME SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 4 Division VII: Amesbury vs. Cohasset 5:00 p.m. Division VI Fairhaven vs…. [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Accusations Dear Frankie, I have a friend who often accuses me of having feelings I don’t have. Yesterday, for instance, he said I liked a mutual friend more than I liked him, which isn’t true. Last week, he said I disliked someone I hardly knew and had no feelings about one way or the other. … [Read More]
Death Notice_Octavia David
Death Notice Octavia (Peters) David, 95, died on 11/24/25. Visitation at Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven, MA 02719, on Sunday, 11/30, from 2–5 p.m. Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection will be held on Monday, December 1, at 10:00 am, at Our Lady of Purgatory Church, 4254 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, followed by burial… [Read More]
RMV cautions public to beware of scam texts
Press Release Customers should not click on links in texts. Delete texts asking for payments BOSTON – The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is alerting the public to a scam circulating currently which involves texts stating a person owes money for outstanding motor vehicle violations and that the individual should contact the RMV immediately. The RMV… [Read More]
Event highlights services for Veterans
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Veterans Services Office, Fairhaven Police & Fire Departments, and Bristol County Outreach held a veterans support event on Thursday, 11/13/25, to connect veterans with a variety of services available from local, state, and national organizations. Participants included: Local Veterans Services Officers; The Veterans Transition House; The Vet Center; The Veterans… [Read More]
Old Colony vote fails
By Beth David, Editor The bid to build a new $288 million complex failed for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School (OC) in a vote across all five member communities on 11/18/25. Acushnet voters sent a resounding “no” 1459 to 479, with 22% of registered voters voting. Carver, Lakeville, Mattapoisett, and Rochester also voted, with… [Read More]
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