Two for the Price of One Dear Frankie, My birthday is in mid-Novem­ber. It was my parents’ idea to celebrate my birthday on Thanksgiving at our house with twenty or more relatives. Before dinner, everyone sings Happy Birthday and watches me open my presents. For dessert, we have a birthday cake that my grandma makes… [Read More]

Help Decorate Benoit Square Volunteers Needed! It’s that time of year again!! The North Fairhaven Improvement Asso­cia­tion will be decorating our wonderful Benoit Square on Saturday, 11/30, at 9:00 a.m., 267 Adams St. (at the merger of Adams and Main Street at Howland Road).  If you have the following, please bring them with you: drill,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor A fire got out of control and engulfed a home at 115 Ebony Street in Fairhaven after the owner was burning in the fire pit outside on Monday, 11/18/24. “The wind took it and it just went woosh,” Ray Butler, 90, told fire­fighters on the scene.  Several neighbors said they also… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members approved a 40R Smart Growth Overlay District (SGOD) for more than 80 acres including two areas in the plazas subdistrict and the controversial waterfront subdistrict at a Special TM on Tuesday, 11/19/24. The SGOD allows for denser hous­ing and combines commercial with residential units. It will allow… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Council on Aging/ Senior Center held a rededication ceremony to celebrate the refur­bishing of the veterans Wall of Honor at its annual Veterans Luncheon on 11/12/24. The wall, which is actually on two walls, now, and will continue to grow, displays the photos of local veterans from the different… [Read More]

Submtitted by Rick Trapilo, Fairhaven Planning Board, SRPEDD, & New Bedford/Fairhaven Plan Committee  When I sought your vote to serve as a member of the Planning Board, I pledged to prioritize the health, safety, and prosperity of our beloved town of Fairhaven. Among my key commitments is ensuring that our neighboring City of New Bedford… [Read More]

Foster Dogs Dear Frankie, When my brother Spot died, my mom decided to foster dogs. I was adopted from a shelter and saw dogs who waited years for a family, so I was all for it.  At first, we fostered a few puppies a year, and they were adopted in a few weeks. Once the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The rainy weather cleared up just in time for Fairhaven to hold its annual Veterans Day Parade on 11/11/24. Veterans and other groups gathered at Benoit Square and marched to the high school for a ceremony and the raising of the Big Flag. Then the public was invited to the town… [Read More]