By Beth David, Editor The third annual Kids Fest organized by the Fairhaven Office of Tourism drew hundreds to the fair grounds on the lawn of the Visitors Center and Fairhaven High School on Saturday, 10/14/23, for fun actitivies, vendors and a little entertainment.  The Azorean Cultural Society sang and played a few songs, while… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Mary Lou Nicholson of Be the Solution to Pollution, spoke to fifth grade students at East Fairhaven School on Thursday, 10/12/23, about her efforts to clean local beaches, reduce and eliminate plastic use and waste, and about her work for climate action. The fifth grade classes have been studying about pollution… [Read More]

New Bedford Fire Dept. Press Release Shortly after 2:00pm on 10/11/23, Communications received 911 calls reporting a pier collapse at the end of Hervey Tichon Avenue.  Command Unit 2 reported a large section of bulkhead under construc­tion had collapsed into the water and four construction workers were injured. One worker was pulled from the water… [Read More]

Misunder­stood Dear Frankie, My family ex­pects me to listen to them and to under­stand what they say. On the other hand, they often don’t listen to me or even try to understand what I am saying.  Several neighborhood boys pulled a prank on my brother a couple of weeks ago. They rang our front doorbell… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Despite the rain, the Fairhaven Town Hall auditorium had a full house while the Taiko drumming group per­formed during the Manjiro Festival on Saturday, 10/7/23.  Outside, a bit of a drizzle met a smaller crowd, and just a handful of vendors, but the Yakisoba noodle line never let up. A couple… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor After Fairhaven town officials announced that 15 rooms at the Seaport Inn had been reserved by the state for “unsheltered families,” a group of people mobilized to protest their arrival in Fairhaven. Immediately after, a “welcoming” group organized to rally in favor of the families. The state has been receiving immigrant… [Read More]

Press Release Residents of Fairhaven and the surrounding communities are excited to welcome the refugee families.  Up to 20 families will be temporarily residing at the Seaport Inn while they sort out their status and find permanent residence. Community members lead by Kelly Ochoa, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven, has organized… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Members of the North Fairhaven Improvement Association gathered for a neighborhood meeting on 10/5 that was supposed to include mem­bers of the public works department, but due to a misunderstanding, PW superin­tendent Vinnie Furtado and Highway Superintendent Joshua Crabb did not attend. The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, 10/12, at… [Read More]

It’s Not Fair Dear Frankie, My parents have canceled several family trips this year because of my brother Billy’s behavior. Often, when they ask Billy to do some­thing he doesn’t want to do, he will argue with them or have a screaming fit. When I was helping Billy pack the car for the lake a… [Read More]