By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent It was more than 40 years ago that Timothy Francis joined the Fairhaven Fire Department as a call firefighter. In 1982 he was appointed as a perma­nent firefighter and ascended the ranks to lieutenant in 1993. It wasn’t long before he was promoted to deputy chief in 1995, and in… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard met with Jeff Christensen, president of EntryPoint Network, on 1/11/21 to discuss progress with the request for proposals (RFPs) as Fairhaven tentatively moves toward installing a fiber-optic system throughout the town. The Broadband Study Committee has spent months looking at the feasibility of such a project. As… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Beth David, Editor When the Fairhaven Selectboard chose Wendy Graves in 2013 as its pick for the finance director/ treasurer/collector position, the deciding factor was the 15 years of municipal finance experience Ms. Graves indicated. Nearly seven years later, Ms. Graves is currently serving as the appointed interim town administrator and waits… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Mark Rees says his experience as Fairhaven’s first Town Administrator, overall, has been “very, very positive.” He recites a long list of accomplish­ments, sings the praises of town officials and employees, and grew to like the community so much that he and his wife bought a house here and have officially moved… [Read More]

  By Beth David, Editor The cupola that once sat atop the Oxford School building is back home. On Saturday, 1/9/21, volunteers from A-1 Crane lifted the iconic piece and placed it atop the roof. Keith Silvia and his son Danny restored the cupola, repairing and replacing rotton boards, etc., and painting it. “It took us… [Read More]

“This year’s election was completely different from last year’s,” stated the Class of 2023 President, Adin Monroe.  No, not the U.S. election, but the Fairhaven High School Class Officer Election. Campaigning and voting clearly had to be modified this year because of the pandemic, so I have asked class officers, including myself (I got elected… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent With Massachusetts now in the “severe outbreak” category for COVID-19 infection at the federal level, Governor Charlie Baker on 1/12 announced that Gillette Stadium in Foxboro would open on Thursday, 1/14 as the state’s first mass vaccina­tion site to provide first doses of the vaccine to those administering the vaccination to… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The annual Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge, usually held on New Year’s day, was canceled due to the pandemic. But that did not stop a handful of hardy souls from jumping into the 45’sh degree water.  Kate Donovan of Freetown and Steve Gleason of Fairhaven said they did not know the plunge had… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Selectboard on 12/21/20 took steps to appoint Finance Director/Treasurer/Tax Col­lector Wendy Graves as the interim town administrator, but the 2-1 vote reflected Selectboard member Bob Espindola’s concern about over­burdening the workload of an internal candidate, especially one whose position is essential to the fiscal year 2022 budget season…. [Read More]