Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Festive Front Doors of Fairhaven! Winners will receive a $100, $50 and $25 gift certificate from local businesses, courtesy of the Fairhaven Historical Society. Frist place went to 28 Church Street; second place to 5 Kacy Lane; third place to 39 Laurel Street. Five houses joined the competition… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Winter Weather Dangers Dear Frankie, I dread winter coming and spending months walking on wet, salted streets in freezing temperatures. Just thinking about it gives me the shivers (in the truest sense of the word). I can’t tell you how many winters my feet have been cracked, cut, and burned from ice and salt on… [Read More]
Hamlin Street to close for almost three years
MassDOT Advisory: Acushnet The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will begin work on the Hamlin Street Bridge located over the Acushnet River in Acushnet. The work will begin on Monday, January 9, 2023, and is anticipated to be completed by September 2025. The scheduled work will include the complete replacement of the… [Read More]
Old Time Holiday livens up the center
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s Old Time Holiday had the center of town hopping on Saturday, 12/10/22. Father Christmas greeted people outside town hall, the bells of the Unitarian Church ran out, and lots of people walked around from one venue to the next, five in all. At the Town Hall, there were hotdogs and popcorn… [Read More]
Children of all ages join the town hall sing along
More than 100 people of all ages joined the Fairhaven Town Hall sing along sponsored by the Fairhaven Improvement Association on Saturday, 12/10/22, capping off the Old Time Holiday events. After singing Christmas carols for a bit, the crowd was treated to a visit by Santa Claus himself. The crowd then moved inside to the… [Read More]
Fairhaven Police Fill the Bus event collects toys for kids
The Fairhaven Police Department participated in the “Fill the Bus” event on Saturday, 12/10, at Walmart. with along with Tremblay’s Bus and Safe Zones. Police Departments around the country are collecting toys for needy children this holiday season (see page 8 for more opportunities to drop off toys). “We at the Fairhaven Police Department would… [Read More]
Christmas lights make the season bright
By Beth David, Editor We have a delightful new addition to our Christmas lights this year at 504 Main Street in Acushnet, the Milestone Farm 1890, and home of Richard Langlois who might just come out and chat with you while you roam around. The display is a walk-through, and there’s even parking for a few… [Read More]
Jerry Bergeron celebrates retirement from EMA
By Beth David, Editor Friends, family, officials, and members of the public turned out to wish Acushnet’s Gerard “Jerry” Bergeron a happy retirement on at the Acushnet Senior Center on 12/6/22. When he leaves his post at the Emergency Management Agency in January, he will have served 51 years. He has also served in the fire… [Read More]
Open House at Howe Allen highlights diversity of agents
Howe Allen Realty invited the public to an open house on 12/8/22 featuring tasty delights from all over the world, highlighting the diversity of its agents. Owner Howe Allen said that all the food at the event came from Howe Allen Real Estate Agents and reflected their various ethnicities. Included were foods from Greece, Germany,… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Christmas Blues Dear Frankie, I don’t know if I can go through another Christmas Season with my family. Every year there’s some crisis. At first, I thought it was just my family. But when I spoke to my friends at the dog park, they commented on how difficult the holidays had been some years for… [Read More]
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