By Beth David, Editor Officials from MassDOT (Mass. Department of Transportation) and SRPEDD (Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District) met with Fairhaven town officials and members of the North Fairhaven Improvement Association on Tuesday, 9/27/22, to talk about problems and solutions to the traffic woes at Benoit Square. Rep. William Straus, Fairhaven’s state representative and… [Read More]
Day tripping: Provincetown after Labor Day
By Beth David, Editor It’s generally considered the “shoulder season,” the time after summer, on either end of the busy tourist season, but in Provincetown, Mass., the end of September seemed almost like high summer. Commercial Street was filled of walkers, cyclists, and drivers. The day we chose, Sunday, 9/25/22, was a bit on the colder… [Read More]
99 and going strong!
Dorothea Machado of Fairhaven decided to celebrate her 99th birthday at the 99 Restaurant on 9/17/22. ••• Click here to download the entire 9/29/22 issue: 09-29-22 BenoitSq Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
Little Bay Marine: Just two Fairhaven guys from the neck
By Beth David, Editor A couple of “Fairhaven guys” from Sconticut Neck are putting their knowledge of the marine industry to work. Tugboat Captain Evan Pereira and boat engineer Ryan Rose spent many an hour in the quiet of the night on the boat, discussing ways to make more money. “Let’s do something on the water,”… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Know It All Dear Frankie, My mom has a friend who is, in my estimation, a “Know It All.” Every other sentence out of his mouth is, “You should have done this. You shouldn’t have done that.” The other day he started on my mom about my weight. He said if she cared about me,… [Read More]
Volunteers clean up Palmers Island
Fifty-five volunteers picked up 31 bags of trash and other large debris such as fish totes, wood, styrofoam, and lots of rope, from Palmers Island in New Bedford Harbor on Saturday, 9/24/22. The cleanup was just one in a series of litter cleanups sponsored by Operation Clean Sweep. Find them on Facebook or email newbedfordclean@gmail.com…. [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard continues to discuss TM articles
By Nicholas Barao, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard met on 9/23/22 to discuss warrant articles for the Special Town Meeting on 10/17, and changes in the warrant. Town Moderator Leslie Dakin said he met with Town Administrator James Kelley to discuss ways to make Town Meeting more enjoyable. A part of that is making the… [Read More]
Town Auction yields almost $10k
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven held its annual Town Auction of surplus items on Saturday, 9/17/22 and received $9,883.00 for a wide variety of items, from office desk items to motor vehicles. Board of Public Works member Travis Rapoza played auctioneer and had a jolly old time making plenty of jokes about the older items. “Doesn’t… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board to attend bridge meeting
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 9/19/22, the Fairhaven Select Board decided to attend the MassDOT meeting about the bridge replacement, with all five members saying it was important for the board to be there. The meeting is on 10/3 at 6:30 p.m., at Fairhaven High School in the auditorium. Select Board chairperson Stasia… [Read More]
Belonging Comm. talks public engagement, Pride sign issue
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Belonging Committee talked about a variety of ways to engage with the community at its meeting on 9/16/22. The committee also discussed a disturbing incident involving a Pride sign that was turned around at the Fairhaven Visitors Center. The meeting was the first for Human Resources Director Cameron Durant… [Read More]
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