Project is Too Large  Presently before the Planning Board is a proposal for a special permit to build a 12-unit apartment complex at 347-355 Huttleston Ave, consisting of four, two-story buildings with three units per building called Lewis Landing. This vacant lot was previously wetland, which was filled in during the late sixties/early seventies. The… [Read More]

Powers has History of Commitment I strongly endorse my friend Stasia Powers for the position of Fairhaven Select Board. I have known Stasia for over ten years and during that time she displayed dedication and stead­fast devotion to the many community projects she undertook. She had served as PTO President of the Rogers School, had… [Read More]

Wow. It’s a been a whole year. A whole COVID-crazy year since the last graduation. This is our special gradua­tion issue. Thanks to the school, we are able to publish all the senior pictures and their class picture (see page 18 to get started). We have lots of pictures this year. We didn’t publish all… [Read More]

Hopefully, this will be the last video-in-lieu-of-a-parade that we will have in our lifetimes (see page 12). The Fairhaven TV people did a good job, though, putting together a presentation. They pulled some video from 2006. That was the first parade we covered. No one knew who I was or what the Neighb News was…. [Read More]

YIKES! It’s almost June already. This cold weather makes that seem impossible. But, they tell me that this week we’ll have some super hot weather…for a day? That’s how it’s been going, one day hot, one day cold. It also means the high school graduation is coming up in a couple of weeks. This week,… [Read More]

Republican states are free, Democratic states are not The Republican state of Florida vs. the Democratic states of NY and California. The intent of this letter is to contrast the differences in the way the states are governed, their policies and the results of them.  Consider the state of Florica, Ron DeSantis is the governor…. [Read More]

We can make a difference with litter Dear Neighbors, I live off Sconticut Neck Road, and enjoy taking walks along our rocky shore­line year-round. Last summer during one of these walks I spotted a plastic bag blowing around, so I grabbed it to get it off the beach. As I continued along, I picked up… [Read More]

As everyone probably knows, the town has set a date for a Special Election on July 26th. This is another important step toward moving forward in our town. This was a huge undertaking in which we had an amazing group of dedicated volunteers helping all over town. But this recall movement is not over yet…. [Read More]

Dear Selectboard members, especially Mr. Freitas,  We are two of the roughly 2500 Fairhaven registered voters who signed the petition to recall Mr. Freitas. We are also among the 50 voters who signed the preliminary docu­ment initiating the process.  Mr. Freitas, please feel free to have your attorney contact us directly if he discovers any… [Read More]

Will Fairhaven ever get a legitimate Town Administrator? With more than 20 percent of registered voters’ signatures on the recall petition having been certified, and the Select Board having voted to set the special election to replace Mr. Freitas, you’d think we are on the path to restoring dignity and trust in our town government…. [Read More]