By Beth David, Editor As of Monday, 11/2, Fairhaven dropped back a notch in the reopening trajectory, due to the town being in the red on the state’s map. The town is now in Phase 3, Step 1, instead of Step 2. The red designation is higher risk, and Mass. Governor Charlie Baker ordered that any… [Read More]

Nobody does Halloween like Fairhaven Center (okay, maybe Salem, Mass.), even in a pandemic. The good folks of Fairhaven’s village area found some creative candy delivery systems to keep the touching to a minimum, and still managed to keep the scaring at a maximum. Lee Baumgartner on Pleasant Street said they all need a “taste… [Read More]

Beth David, Editor The Witches of West Island made their first Halloween Day ride around the island on Saturday, 10/31. About a dozen witches traded in their brooms for bicycles and cackled their way along the roads of West Island, throwing candy where appropriate and spreading Halloween spirit. The right was rather hastily planned, but may… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Government/Public Access channel held its third annual Haunted Halloween Party at Town Hall on Thursday, 10/29, but this time they went virtual. Participants could use Zoom to join the party or view it online, or watch live on Channel 95.  Cable Access Director Derek Frates said that approximately 50 people joined through Zoom,… [Read More]

The turning leaves are a sure sign of summer finally gone. Time to cover up the boats, get leaves raked, clean up the yard in preparation of winter. Foliage is peaking in these parts, but it won’t last long. Rain and wind in the last week or so have knocked off leaves that otherwise might… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s Annual Town Meeting concluded after a second night on Wednesday, 10/21, to finish up the articles from Tuesday, when the meeting went past 10 p.m. TM voted to approve $1.5 million to replace the current water meter reading system with a new, centralized, automatic system.  Public Works Superintendent Vinnie Furtado said… [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Board of Health on 10/26/20 voted to suspend the food service license for Bayside Lounge, giving restaurant owners Dennis Arsenault and Kevin Vasconcellos 48 hours to come up with a “COVID plan” to bring the establishment into compliance with Massachusetts restaurant safety standards to address COVID-19. Interim Health… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Board of Health chair­per­son Peter DeTerra received a letter from the Massachusetts Depart­ment of Public Health that inde­pendently confirms that the wedding held on his property was attended by more than 100 people.  “Upon information and belief, this event did occur on August 29, 2020 at this location and was attended… [Read More]