The New Stepdad Dear Frankie, The teacher asked my class to write a story about an excit­ing adventure. The following day, she asked me to read what I had written about my ad­venture in Africa. “I was riding in a jeep beside the park ranger when we came upon a pride of lions and their… [Read More]

Winter storms are making a mess in these parts, with the last week of high tides causing the waves to crash over the West Island causeway dragging seaweed and other debris with it, and causing erosion along the coast. Then a little bit of snow followed on Monday, about two inches in Fairhaven. Most of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its January 8 meeting the Fairhaven Select Board decided not to change the process for appointing board and committee members, and evaluated the performance of the Town Administrator. TA Angie Lopes Ellison, reminded the board that the committee appoint­ment discussion came from the process of appointing a full member of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Marine Resources Advisory Committee discussed an across-the-board increase in fees for almost all water related activities requiring permits at its 1/4/24 meeting. Fairhaven Harbormaster Timothy Cox told the board he met with the Town Administrator and they were recommending increases to all fees for parking and permits.  The Com­mittee… [Read More]

The National Junior Honor Society at Elizabeth Hastings Middle School in Fairhaven conducted a toy drive for the Toys for Tots program run by the United States Marine Corps last December. Students collected 70 toys  ••• Click here to download the 1/18/24 issue: 01-18-24 Seaweed Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal

Nomination papers for all town-wide elected positions and Town Meeting members are available in Fairhaven. Four people have taken out papers for Select Board, with Donna McKenna, who is currently on the School Committee, deciding to run for SB instead. In addition, Cathy Melanson, Andrew Romano, and Andrew Saunders have also taken out papers for… [Read More]

The New Stepdad Dear Frankie, My mom got married last year. Before Bob moved in, my mom and I did everything together. Bob tries to make me his buddy. But we have very different interests. I like video games, hard rock music, football, and hockey. Bob likes books, jazz, old movies, and Broadway musicals.  Recently,… [Read More]

Founded in 1997, the mission of the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society is to promote Azorean culture and whaling heritage by raising aware­ness and pride in our community. This rich maritime heritage has been shared on both sides of the Atlantic between the Azores and the Greater New Bedford area for more than 150 years.  Since… [Read More]