A quick-moving storm dumped rain and even hail on the region and caused flash floods in some places on Monday afternoon, 8/26/24, around 2 p.m. Channel 10 reported golf-ball size hail in Mattapoisett.  Video and pictures throughout SE Mass. how hail looking like a snowstorm. The dark clouds could be seen approaching, and there was… [Read More]

Press Release New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center (FHC) has installed a striking new landmark in the heart of the City’s Seaport Historic District. Catch the Tradition captures the spirit and enduring legacy of New Bedford, the nation’s most valuable fishing port, and invites visitors to explore the story of commercial fishing, one of the world’s… [Read More]

Dear Frankie, My family lives on a farm in Texas. This year, we went on vacation to New York City.  I had never been to a big city and was astounded when I saw dogs on leashes and running around in parks for dogs. I had never been walked on a leash, and I’m not… [Read More]

Loud horns and even sirens filled the air as children and their adults had the chance to climb on a variety of big trucks, emergency vehicles and other town work vehicles at the first Touch-A-Truck event held by the North Fairhaven Improvement Association at Lech Auto Body at Livesey Park on Sunday, 8/18/24.  The free… [Read More]

Water Main Break The Fairhaven public works depart­ment spent most of Saturday working on a water main break at the corner of Timothy Street and Sconticut Neck Road. The water department sent out an alert around noon warning residents on Sconticut Neck that they may experience dirty water due to the disruption. A small leak… [Read More]

Sycamore Street gets cleaned up a bit Just nine volunteers with Opera­tion Clean Sweep removed 46 tires, five pallets, wood, a propane tank, a chair and three bags of trash from the marsh and shore along the bottom of Sycamore Street and a surrounding area in Fairhaven on Saturday, 8/17/24. The tires were stretched along… [Read More]

From The Fairhaven Commission on Disability Fairhaven’s Adaptive Bicycle Ready For Release: New Opportunities for Children  The Fairhaven Commission on Disability is excited to announce the release of the adaptive bicycle that was donated to the town by the Rare Riders Organization. With this generous donation children who have never had the opportunity to experience… [Read More]