By Beth David, Editor The Trustees of the Millicent Library in Fairhaven held a ceremony on 9/24/23, to dedicate the restored sundial to Christopher Bunnell, a long time trustee. Due to the rain the event was held inside, but the weather held up long enough for a few photos. The sundial had been in storage… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Connecting Life’s Dots Dear Frankie, Recently, I have been thinking about my birth mother. I can’t remember much about her, but I know I would know her smell a mile away. Fortunately, I kept the blanket she and I slept on in our crate in the shelter. The shelter lady gave it to me the… [Read More]
Bucket Filling Fairy: Throw kindness around like confetti
Submitted On September 18th the students in Pre-School through Grade 2 at St. Joseph School were excited to receive a surprise visit from the “Bucket Filling Fairy,” played by third grader, Isabella. She explained to the children that being a Bucket Filler means being kind and caring and is the key to being happy. When… [Read More]
Vineyard Wind’s first Wind Turbines go out to sea
From Press Release Materials Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on September 6, 2023, shipped the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) from the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal to its location more than 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. Foss Maritime, a… [Read More]
Dorothea hits three digits!
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s Dorothea Machado, World War II veteran, local speaker, and all-around positive person, celebrated her 100th birthday this weekend. Ms. Machado has been a sought after speaker at veterans events in the past couple of years, talking about her experiences in the Navy, which she joined to be able to travel…. [Read More]
Acushnet considers five member board…briefly
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet’s Special Town Meeting warrant on November 6, may (or may not) have an article proposing that the Selectboard become a five-member board instead of three. Former Selectboard member, David Desroches, submitted the article with the required number of signatures. Acushnet Town Clerk Pamela Labonte notified the SB that the article met… [Read More]
Rasputin’s faces allegations again; TA names new PD chief
By Beth David, Editor At the Fairhaven Select Boar meeting in 9/18/23, Rasputin’s Tavern defended itself against allegations it violated laws or regulations in five categories: serving alcohol to underage persons; serving alcohol to intoxicated persons; selling alcohol after hours; disturbances of the peace; failure to comply with an agreement the town and bar came… [Read More]
Slim pickin’s at Town Auction
By Beth David, Editor This year’s annual town auction to sell surplus property for Fairhaven only netted $118 on Saturday, 9/16/23. There were no vehicles, and nothing from the Police Department, which usually has at least a few bicycles, which always gets some interest. Most items went for a few dollars, with only a bout… [Read More]
Storm Watchers
Although Hurricane Lee was pretty much a dud in these parts, it was still a real storm with some impressive gusts. The water by the shore was a stormy gray and active and, well, kind of cool to look at. Tom and Jane Reardon were visiting from Michigan to attend a wedding in Dartmouth. They… [Read More]
Canoers get in some trouble during storm
By Beth David, Editor Two adults and one 10-year-old boy took a canoe out on Saturday, 9/15/23, while the remants of Hurricane Lee, which was a bit of a dud as far as hurricanes go, but caused enough weather to be dangerous for small craft. The canoers went to Angelica Island off Wilbur Point to… [Read More]
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