By Beth David, Edit0r Oh no….the dog days of summer are seriously inter­fering with my brilliant journalism. And, to add insult to injury, the water flushing has been in the neighborhood.  But, we muddled through. We have a positively eye-opening story about former Fairhaven elected official Michael Ristuccia (Michael P, not to be confused with… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor We’re BAACCKKK!!! And, oh, what fun we have for you this week (see page 3). Unfortunately, the hearing about Mr. Lavalette’s behavior while on the Conservation Commission is not quite over, so I’ll hold off commenting in this space until they’re done with the proceedings. Meanwhile, trust me when I say… [Read More]

Ellison Wants to  Inflict Pain I read Ms Ellison’s comments on the lifeguards at the Town beach (6/29/23 issue). First, they did not all quit, three are still working. Secondly, the failure of the Prop 2 1/2 override has nothing to do with paying the lifeguards. They are paid through the user fees paid by… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Okay, this is it! Our last issue for two weeks. We will return on 7/20. Oh, man, here we go again (page 4). Hear this: The town is not a business. A business is structured to make money, to take in more than it needs from their customers. The difference is… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor First order of business: next week, 6/29, will be our last issue for a couple of weeks. We will not publish on 7/6 & 7/13. We’ll be back on the 20th, unless I find diamonds in a scup…or something. This weekend is big doings in these parts: Homecoming Day Fair, the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh, my brain is seriously ready for my summer break around the 4th. No yet… two more issues, then we take a break. So if you need any listings, have been dragging your feed on getting that ad copy in, please…do it ASAP. Sooo… the bike path extension is finally finished…. [Read More]

Meals Program Provides Vital Service Coastline Elderly, a non-profit organi­za­tion, provided a significant number of meals in 2022, serving a total of 434,000 meals in seven South Coast communities. The distribution of meals included 289,000 in New Bedford, 56,000 in Dartmouth, 41,000 in Fairhaven, 29,000 in Acushnet, and 19,000 in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester.  These… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh…I love it when graduation is outside and not in the squeezatorium. They took a chance, but it paid off. The wind was kind of fun, but the rain held off, just sprinkling a tad for good measure. See page 12 for our story on Fairhaven High School’s graduation and how… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Memorial Day is a somber reflection of the sacrfices made by those who serve in the military, and especially those who are no longer with us. It is also a holiday, though, so people can’t help having fun. Fairhaven held a serious ceremony at Riverside, but also had a fun parade… [Read More]

Override Essential to Maintain Services Citizens of Fairhaven, MA, should strongly consider supporting the override of Proposition 2 & 1/2 for two crucial reasons. Firstly, the override is essential to maintain our current programs and services. Without it, valuable initiatives such as the Family Center, Unified Sports, and free after-school programming would face severe cuts… [Read More]