Observe No-Mow May I love my neighbors, really. A compact street with kind folks who care for their homes and hearths, have good hearts and are fun and thoughtful.  However, every year, almost to the day, you can catch the gleam in the eyes of the guys on their seated tractors just waiting to let… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor All right! The spring stuff is really kicking in, starting with Town Meeting this Saturday for Fairhaven. In my experience, the first Saturday in May is usually gorgeous…just gorgeous, making it hard to be inside all day. But, it’s important, folks. See pages 3 and 4. On page 3, there’s a… [Read More]

Like Wool Over the Eyes. Bylaw changes? What? I wholeheartedly agree with Wayne Hayward’s article in last week’s Neighb News (4/25/24 issue). In short, “Planning process should involve lengthy study followed by vigorous PUBLIC debate.” I visited the town hall last week to try and make heads or tails out of all the listed bylaw… [Read More]

What I Meant To Say Was… I had intended to address my con­cerns during the Public Comment time at the 4/22/24 Select Board meeting but that would have been at the earliest 9:30. I couldn’t stay past 9 becaue of severe pain in my bum knee. New Board members and folks reading this, if you… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh…we’re getting close to Town Meeting. I meant to get an overview story in, but then I had to bump it for some other stuff.  Meanwhile, we do have meeting coverage for you. See page 4 for Select Board.  The board also sent a letter about the hiring process for the… [Read More]

Fairhaven Needs to Prioritize Spending Local municipalities across the Commonwealth are facing significant shortfalls in revenue at the same time federal COVID and stimulus funds are ending. This is creating immense fiscal pressure on local budgets, forcing tough decisions between cutting essential services or raising taxes on already stretched citizens.   At a time when… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Spring is really spring­ing this week. Finally! So this week’s issue is jam packed with all kinds of events coming up, starting this weekend. It’s Earth Day on Sunday (see page 3). The West Island 5K is this weekend, too (see page 5). Then we get ready for Town Meeting, then… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor We’ve got lots of fun stuff for you this week, starting with our cover story. Becoming an Eagle Scout is no easy task. It takes real commitment. But Acushnet’s Troop 11 just got three new Eagle Scouts. See page 12 for details. The Fairhaven Select Board met for the first time… [Read More]