By Beth David, Editor Halloween is Thursday, 10/31 Welcome to our 19th annual Halloween Trail.  Most are drive/walk by or wander around this year. But at least two are still sending you through the gauntlet of horror, twisting around the yards, with who-knows-what jumping out to scare the bejeebers out of you. Don’t be surprised, though,… [Read More]

There are plenty of other haunted happenings besides the Halloween Trail (page 12). Here’s a list of the ones we know about. I’m betting there are more. So…have fun…be scared! Haunted Halloween Party Fri., 10/25, 5–8 p.m., Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center St. You are invited to Fairhaven TV’s 7th Annual Haunted Halloween Party! A… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In addition to voting for president of the United States, US Senator, and state offices, the voters of Mass. will face five ballot questions on November 5. Voters will vote on: giving the State Auditor the authority to audit the legislature; eliminating or keeping the MCAS as a high school graduation… [Read More]

Thanks to the Fairhaven Sustainability Committee we now have access to Curbside Composting. Interested residents need to sign up at BlackEarthCompost.com. You must purchase a bin and compostable bags and there is a monthly fee. They pick up every other week. You can compost a much wider variety of foods and compostable materials. We are… [Read More]

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made an appearance in Fairhaven skies last week. Ray Rock caught it with his camera on Ocrober 15 from the end of Sedgwick Road on Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven.   “I was excited to just about see it with my naked eye,” wrote Mr. Rock in an email. “And thrilled to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Early voting for the presidential election on Tuesday, 11/5/24 is under­way in Massachusetts. Registered voters can vote at the designated times and the votes will be counted on election day. The 11/5 ballot will include races for: president of the US, US Senator, US Congress, state senators and representatives.  Polls will be… [Read More]

Beats Me Dear Frankie, I have a friend — I fear she may be an ex-friend — who won’t tell me why she dumped me.  Before, my parents spent half the year in Florida and the other half at home; my friend Lynn and I saw one another often. We did fun things like going to fundraisers… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s fourth annual Kids Fest got perfect weather on Saturday, 10/12/24, with light breezes, warm, but not hot, temperatures, and sunny skies. Children, many in costume, ran around taking in the sights, playing lawn games, and just enjoying the chance for an outdoor event. The Carabiner’s climbing wall was a big… [Read More]