Just a small thank you to the Fairhaven Neighborhood News and the Coutinho family for the heart wrenching story of Nick Coutinho and his struggle with bipolar disease. The story brought tears to my eyes and did exactly what the family wanted — it gave Nick a face and a personality; he became more than just… [Read More]

Serious safety questions have gone completely unasked and unanswered, since the Fairhaven Neighborhood Newsreported that the north turbine caught fire — at least not publicly   (4/27/17 issue). No one has asked Sumul Shah if any other fires have occurred in these turbines before or since this incident. Before they went up, Sumul Shah assured the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It’s a good thing I mostly love people, honestly. If I didn’t genuinely like most people, I probably would be in prison for belting someone. At the very least, I couldn’t d THIS job. But, hey, ya gotta just laugh (see corrections, this page).  I got a call from an “anonymous”… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Well, good news and bad news: It’s Labor Day weekend. That means the OLOA Feast (see page 4), with the best malassadas on planet earth, yes planet EARTH! But it also means that summer is pretty much over, sniff, sniff. The kids went back to school this week, and, no, I… [Read More]

Serve-A-Thon helps in many ways Sufficient finances often times are necessary to establish or sustain a thriving, enduring, and successful operation. Two special Christian-based ministries in the New Bedford, MA area — the Salvation Army and Mobile Ministries — fit this category.  Their general mission is to serve others, transform broken lives, and generate real hope. Their… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor So, when you voted for pot shops in 2016, did you know we might get a couple in Fairhaven? Huh? Did you, did you? Planning Board Chairperson Wayne Hayward (see page 4), thinks that most people who voted “yes” for pot, did not know they were voting for retail shops, with one… [Read More]

Marijuana should go on ballot again To Our Town Fathers I would respectfully request and urge you to put on the town ballot the question: Do you want recreational marijuana retail shops and mix use recreational marijuana retail shops in the town of Fairhaven? Yes or no. And let the town residents vote on the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Free speech and a free press together are, inarguably, the first pillar of democracy, the most impor­tant part of the foundation that allows people to be free. If you can’t speak your truth, if you can’t write your truth, if you can’t shout your opinion from the rooftops, then you cannot… [Read More]

Little Bay Conservation Area is Not a Park Just a few facts about the Little Bay Conserva­tion Area.  1: The Little Bay Conservation area (about 70 acres), is not a park. It is a conservation area that has been owned and managed by the [Fairhaven] Conservation Com­mis­sion for the last 12 years, but, sad to… [Read More]

Hot enough for ya? Okay, if you’re one of those people who think we can’t complain about the heat because we complained about the cold….just jump down a paragraph or two. I reserve the right to complain about ALL extreme weather. And, it has definitely been extreme. We’ve got all kinds of good stuff in… [Read More]