Upholding the Law in Zoning Board Decisions  As someone with five years of  experience working in Fairhaven’s Building Department and currently responsible for taking minutes for two neighboring towns’ Zoning Boards of Appeals (ZBAs), I feel compelled to comment on recent discussions surrounding Fairhaven’s own ZBA — particularly after watching the most recent Select Board meeting. … [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Block Party this week­end! The neighborhood is going to take advantage of that nice new sidewalk on Ferry Street. See page 5 for details. We have meeting coverage for you. Geesh… some people just have to control everything. See page three for the Planning Board and how they could not pick… [Read More]

After We Know it All  John Wooden, the legendary UCLA college basketball coach is credited with saying, “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”  We are all familiar with the story of the Three Little Pigs.The great moral of the story has stood over time and through thick and thin. One… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor This weekend is the annual food drive by the letter carriers (see page 5). So, don’t forget: put some nonperishable food out by your mail box. All the food goes to local pantries. So, here’s a good one. Some shmuck took all our papers, about 100, from a restaurant, and probably… [Read More]

The issue of banning “nip” bottles in Fairhaven  At annual Town Meeting on May 3rd, there was a “spirited” debate regarding whether glass nip bottles should be legal to sell in Fairhaven.  The debate against them focused a lot on the roadside litter they cause, which to me is very valid in its own right,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It’s May! We made it through the winter. And that means Town Meeting this weekend. Traditionally, we run the employee salaries in this issue right before Town Meeting. But, I did not do that this year. It would have meant running 28 pages to get in 7 1/2 pages of names…. [Read More]

Help “Stamp Out Hunger” It’s that time of year when kind individuals, such as yourselves, can help the less fortunate in your area. How? By leaving non-perishable food by your mailbox or on your porch, to be picked up by your local letter carriers or their helpers by 8 AM on Saturday, May 10th.  Each… [Read More]

God Did Not Found America John Pond (4/17/25 issue) is right. Fate did not found America. Pond is wrong. God did not found America. Man’s free will mind, focused onto concrete reality, founded the US. Man’s free will mind, focused onto concrete reality and valuing the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi­ness,… [Read More]

#1 Draft Pick With professional football’s upcoming season roaring along, there’s one aspect of the game that always concerns the owner and coaching staff, even though you never notice it on game day. Tons of time, talent, money and energy goes into deciding who will be on the team in the first place. In other… [Read More]

May 1st-Pray or Rally I noticed that it was mentioned in the Fairhaven Neighborhood News that the Resistance Rally held on Easter Weekend had 800 people (but a neighbor across from the high school said 70, another paper said 400). And another rally will be held on May 1st which is the US National Prayer… [Read More]