Submitted by Rick Trapilo, Fairhaven Planning Board member Dear Selectboard: I sent the following email to the honorable Mayor Mitchell 2+ weeks ago. The letter references a severe problem, a model solution and funding to start a design concept. I have no response to date.  I request my correspondence be recorded in your next meeting. Would… [Read More]

From the Fairhaven Public Schools Join us in congratulating Elizabeth I. Hastings Middle School 7th grader Oliver Brodo! Oliver’s poster was recently selected by The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority’s “Sail into Imagination” poster contest.  More than 50 students across the region submitted original artwork for the competition. Oliver’s “Southcoast Dreams,” joins… [Read More]

Halloween Candy Dear Frankie, My friends and I talked about the kind of Halloween Candy we like. Snickers and Milky Ways were the favorites, but Skittles, M&M’s, and Reese’s Pieces were up there.  Josie said her older brother Roger told her that besides Halloween candy being bad for your teeth, it could also make you… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Goblins and goobers and witches and ghosts descended on the center of Fairhaven on Friday, 10/25/24, to entertain and be entertained.  The street was blocked off and had some food trucks, the town hall had a line going in, and rooms were filled with people coloring and making crafts, enjoying a… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board announced at its meeting on Monday, 10/28/24, that they had negotiated a “mutually acceptable separation” agreement with Town Administrator, Angie Lopes Ellison.  Rumors have abounded in town that the board had voted not to renew Ms. Ellison’s contract some weeks ago, but because all the negotiations took… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In another bizarre Fairhaven meet­ing. this time with the Planning Board, the public may not have realized just how bizarre it was.  At its public hearing on 10/28/24 to discuss the proposed 40R Smart Growth Overlay District (SGOD) that will be voted on at the Special Town Meeting on 11/19/24, the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor If you voted in the primary this year, or if you voted early in the general election, you undoubtedly noticed that the big books with the red pens are gone. Poll workers checked you in and out with tablets. The new Poll Pads are being used for the first time this… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The North Fairhaven Improvement Association’s Halloween Horribles Parade had a different feel this year. The whole event took place inside Livesey Park instead of marching down Main Street to St. Mary’s Church. It was also held on Saturday, 10/25/24, instead of the last Sunday before Halloween, the traditional date. NFIA president… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor One hundred and sixty-six Fair­haven households took advantage of the opportunity to get rid of all kinds of hazardous materials, including old oil, gasoline, paint, and pesticides. Sponsored by the Board of Public Works and the Board of Health, the day event allowed residents to take old hazardous materials to the… [Read More]

Beats Me Dear Frankie, My brother asked me if I wanted to listen to a few Halloween Ghost Stories. I said sure.  By the third story, I said I had to do my homework. I didn’t want him to think I was a wimp, but I found the stories terrifying.  The stories were about ghosts… [Read More]