Submitted by the Fairhaven Health Agent The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced on August 2 that EEE virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Fairhaven, Massachusetts. They Have updated our status to HIGH RISK. The Fairhaven board of Health is requiring a restriction of all outdoor activities from dusk till dawn until further… [Read More]

Thousands braved the heat for the 105th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, the Portuguese feast in New Bedford, last weekend. It is the largest feast of its kind in the world. Entertainment included live music on five stages, carnival rides, lots and lots and LOTS of food and drink, and dancing and lots of meeting… [Read More]

The Fairhaven Fire Department and the Millicent Library held their annual fire safety event on Friday, 7/26/19, when the department mixed up some fire safety information with some good old fashioned fire hose fun. The children learned all about what happens in a fire,, what to do, and how to react to the firefighters when… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor She swears she has no secret, it’s just the way it is. Maybe it’s just enjoying life a little at a time. That’s about all the explanation Barbara O’Brien will give for why she has managed to hit the 98-year-old mark this month, still going strong, still independent, still reading books and… [Read More]

On Wednesday, 7/24/19, the Fairhaven school district administration and teachers held a meet-and-greet with the new Leroy L. Wood Elementary School Principal and Assistant Principal. “The District is excited to welcome Yolanda Burnett as the new Principal and Marybeth Callanan as the VP to our district,” wrote the district on its Facebok page. “We are… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Hot dogs and puppy-dogs alike could be found at the Fairhaven Animal Shelter open house on Saturday, 7/27. Visitors enjoyed face painting, raffles, a yard sale, and other activities for children. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs and kittens got to try to make an impression on families interested in adopting them. Fairhaven Animal… [Read More]

  MassDEP Press Release The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized Fairhaven resident Anwar Faisal $46,950 for unauthorized work performed at his Bella Vista Island property. The violations included the construction of 93 linear feet of new unpermitted seawall, 170 feet of improperly reconstructed seawall, unpermitted placement of stone revetment within a coastal beach,… [Read More]

Bristol County District Attorney Press Release On July 24 at the Statehouse in Boston, members of the late Conrad Roy’s family joined Senator Barry Finegold (D–Andover) and Repre­sentative Natalie Higgins (D– Leominster) to announce the filing of “Conrad’s Law,” a bill that would criminalize suicide coercion in Massachusetts. The narrowly tailored piece of legislation calls… [Read More]