National Dog Day Dear Frankie, The upcom­ing holiday season has me thinking about how much people spend on holidays from Halloween to New Year’s Day. In 2024, they spent 994.1 billion on holiday shopping — including gifts, travel, and entertain­ment. In 2025, they spent 34 billion dollars on Mother’s Day and 24 billion on Father’s Day…. [Read More]

A decidedly biased piece by Beth David, Editor It’s time for one our favorite annual stories: Shopping with the Neighb News!  After the Thanksgiving Day feast is over and you’re looking for a way to work off some of it, it’s time to buy gifts for your precious loved ones, whether you want to or not! No… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Meeting members made quick work of seven articles at a Special TM on 11/19/25.  Most articles passed with little or no discussion, but a couple garnered some debate  TM members supported all spend­ing articles as presented, including labor contracts. The new total after numbers were updated for wages and non-union… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Footbal team has done it again! The boys will be headed to Gillette Stadium for the MIAA championship on 12/4/25. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) announced the matchups and schedule for the eight state football championships.  GAME SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 4 Division VII:  Amesbury vs. Cohasset 5:00 p.m. Division VI Fairhaven vs…. [Read More]

Accusations Dear Frankie, I have a friend who often accuses me of having feelings I don’t have. Yesterday, for instance, he said I liked a mutual friend more than I liked him, which isn’t true. Last week, he said I disliked someone I hardly knew and had no feelings about one way or the other. … [Read More]