Homecoming Day Fair/weekend The Town of Fairhaven’s annual Homecoming Weekend will begin on Friday evening June 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM with the raising of the Big Flag at Fairhaven High School by the Class of 1969 who will be celebrating their 50 Year Reunion all weekend. Some of the highlight events of the weekend… [Read More]
Head on collison on Sconticut Neck Road causes injuries
Police have not provided a cause for a car accident on Sconticut Neck Road this week. Police spokesperson Lt. Kevin Kobza said the police report was not finished and the officer who responded to the scene was out for two days, so no details on the investigation were available by press time. On Monday, 6/24/19,… [Read More]
Astronaut talks about his time aboard International Space station
NASA Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen (Captain, US Navy) spoke at “A Universe of Stories” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday, 6/22, to kick off the New Bedford Free Public Library’s summer reading program. Capt. Bowen spoke about his time aboard the International Space Station. He was the first submarine officer to be selected… [Read More]
Pacella installed as Fairhaven Rotary Club president
The Fairhaven Rotary Club held an installation ceremony on Tuesday, 6/25/19, at Dorothy Cox Choclates to swear in club president Pattie Pacella. This is Ms. Pacella’s second year as president. “We are a small club, but we have a great community base,” said Ms. Pacella in a phone interview. The club meets every Tuesday at… [Read More]
Free concerts
Concerts Under the Stars, Thursday evenings from July 11 to August 8, 7 to 9 p.m., Town Hall steps, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven This series of outdoor summer concerts is sponsored by the Fairhaven Improvement Association with the Southern Mass Credit Union and additional sponsorship by local businesses. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets…. [Read More]
Acushnet’s Ladder 1 saves fearful feline from falling
Acushnet Fire & EMS Department Facebook post, June 20 at 2:57 PM · Thursday, 6/20/19: SO THIS HAPPENED! The department responded to the classic “cat stuck in tree” call. We determined that there was a very narrow window of space to place the aerial. Firefighter/Paramedic Tom Farland skillfully placed the ladder and removed Skittles from a… [Read More]
Legal Notice: Fairhaven Conservation Commission
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Fairhaven Conservation Commission Monday, July 8, 2019 at 6:30 Town Hall, 40 Center Street Fairhaven, Massachusetts The Fairhaven Conservation Commission will hold the following Public Hearings pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40) and the Code of the Town of Fairhaven Chapter 192, Wetlands: 1. CON 023-069: Farmfield… [Read More]
Shred Day
Fairhaven Rotary Club along with the Fairhaven Board of Health are having a SHRED-IT day on Sat., 6/22, from 9 a.m.–noon, at 115 Huttleston Ave. (Emma Jean’s). Clean out your paperwork & have it shredded at no cost to you! You can also bring your textile materials to be recycled as well. Great opportunity to… [Read More]
Family Skate
Lace up your skates! Please join us for a night of fun at Carousel Skating Rink, 4 David Drown Blvd., Fairhaven, on Fri., 6/21, 5–7 p.m., tickets $12. All profits will be donated to Dana Farber! Skating, music, laughter, raffles… and MORE! We hope you will join us in raising money for a good cause…. [Read More]
Tick Talk
Hate Ticks? Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wed., 6/26 from 6 pm – 7 pm for a tick talk by local expert Blake Dinius and learn how to deal with them. Summer vacation is almost here! Get ready for fun! Beaches! Camping! Cookouts! And nymphal deer ticks! The CDC estimates nearly 300,000… [Read More]
