By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven police chief Daniel Dorgan introduced two new sergeants to the Select Board at its meeting on 9/9/24, and both are milestones. Sgt. Janis Guerreiro is the first female sergeant in the department, and Sgt. Jerome Penha is the first person of color to reach that rank in Fairhaven. The detectives… [Read More]

Written by Tim Garcia for the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee The Fairhaven Sustainability Com­mit­tee is committed to providing the town, its residents and businesses with ways in which direct or indirect actions affect our future in positive ways. Our purpose is to help guide projects and provide guidance that balances economic, social, and ecological needs. Committee… [Read More]

Submitted Fairhaven Rotary held its annual Scholarship Recipient Dinner on Wednesday, August 21st at Traveler’s AleHouse. This year’s scholarship winners were Sophia Fleurent, who is going to be attending Bridgewater State University; and Aaron Palhuta, who is attending Wentworth Institute of Technology. Each recipient was awarded $500. Mr. Palhuta’s parents accepted his scholarship award, as… [Read More]

Election Results Official results of the state’s 9/4/24 primary resulted in minor changes to both Acushnet and Fairhaven totals, but did not change the outcome for either town.  John Deaton will be the Republi­can to face incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren for US Senator in the general elec­tion on 11/3.  In the 10th Bristol district, Democrat… [Read More]

The Foster Dogs Dear Frankie, My parents have been tak­ing in foster dogs for years.  Despite the hardships that brought the dogs to a rescue agency, most were adopted after several months. Every few years, however, there would be a dog that, no matter how many months of care and attention he received from us,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The 94th annual Our Lady of Angels Portuguese feast in Fairhaven had huge crowds despite rain and some vio­lence outside the feast grounds. On Satur­day night, the first night of the feast, a bit of a scuffle broke out in the park­ing lot between two young women, reportedly over a relation­ship… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven police responded to 166 Ebony Street on West Island with seven cruisers, unmarked cars, and mutual aid vehicles on Monday, 9/2/24 at about 4:30 p.m. The initial call reported that two people were on the floor and being assaulted.  When police arrived they discovered the suspect barricaded inside a camper… [Read More]

John Deaton will be the Republi­can to face incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren for senator in the general elec­tion on 11/3. Mr. Deaton and two other Republicans, Robert Antonellis and Ian Cain, faced off in the primary election on Tues­day, 9/3, with Mr. Deaton coming out on top according to the Associated Press.* Unofficial results from… [Read More]