Trapilo Asks for Action on NB Sewage Discharge Fairhaven Planning Board member Rick Trapilo planned to present these remarks to the Select Board on 6/24/24 Good evening, Madam Chair and members of our Select Board,  I am speaking to you tonight as an elected member of our Planning Board and a proud citizen of our beloved town. … [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor All-righty then… summer is officially kicking into gear. The annual Acushnet Duck Race is this weekend, and the annual swim across the harbor, and a pride event.  We’re also going to have an adaptive fishing derby this Friday at Hoppy’s Landing, the first time for that. See page 3 for all… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Ah…nothing like a summer rain, huh? Fairhaven’s Got Pride did not get washed out. People just…stayed. How cool is that? See page 16 . There are other pride events this weekend. See the happenings pages for those. Acushnet has its annual Town Meeting on Monday (see page 4). So, it’s time… [Read More]

One Nation Under God Let us take a good look at this. A felon is not eligible to vote in the presidential elections, but we can have a president who is a felon run the country from jail. A felon can not be a police officer, but a felon can be a president.  On many… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor And….they’re off! Fairhaven’s latest new­bies to adult life have officially left the high school world. Graduation is always a fun event. Add that beautiful sun and weather we had, and it’s even more fun. See page 12 for the story, a few pictures, and how you can watch the whole thing… [Read More]

America at at Crossroads What we are witnessing at our universities where students are calling for the destruction of Israel and the destruction of our govern­ment is not a spontaneous event. The origin and its driving force goes back decades.  It has its roots in a socialist Marxist ideology which is arrogant, elitist, and self-righteous,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Well, I’ll give him this: The guy’s got cahoonas!  Imagine this….the guy who has a container supply company and a crane company and sits on a board actively trying to make containers easier to get in Fairhaven, has decided that another guy has an ethics issue because he sold somone a… [Read More]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow There is no place like Home! (In response to Rick Trapilo’s letter, of 5/23/24, “Planning Board Member Vows to Press On”) ADU’s (Accessory Dwelling Units) could most certainly be an alternative to help create more housing. But there is a dire need for our commu­nity to get involved, and begin to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Here we go…the unofficial start to summer is just a couple of days away (see page 3). Memorial Day events in Fairhaven and New Bedford mark the start of the summer season (yeah, yeah…the solstice, I know). Meanwhile, the Fairhaven Commission on Disability has an update on what they’re up to… [Read More]