The Fairhaven Senior Center welcomed Whaler’s Cove Assisted Living for the bingo and ice cream social on 7/21/22. Seniors had a wonderful time playing bingo and enjoying lots of goodies, including, of course, ice cream. ••• Click here to download the entire 7/28/22 issue: 07-28-22 LagoaCelebration Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal
FAYB all stars headed to nationals
GoFundMe page set up to help pay for trip Help send the 12U Fairhaven Youth Baseball All-Star team to the 2022 Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Missouri. The boys are now the 2022 State Champs and the New England Regional Champs and the next stop is the Cal Ripken World Series. But the boys… [Read More]
Dear Frankie
Motherhood Dear Frankie, My girlfriends rave about being a mother. So, when I discovered I was going to have a litter of pups, I was thrilled. I loved those tender moments with my five adorable babies during the first weeks. I couldn’t get enough of their smell or how they felt when nursing and snuggling. … [Read More]
BBC swim draws nearly 200 swimmers
Press Release NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Almost two hundred swimmers participated in the 29th annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 18 in New Bedford and Fairhaven. Swimmers completed a scenic 1.2-mile point-to-point open water course from New Bedford’s South End, past the iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse and New Bedford Hurricane Barrier with a… [Read More]
Acushnet K9 is Sunny
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet has officially named their new K9 “Sunny.” The Standard Poodle puppy has already begun her training and is making the rounds of town officials to get used to her new gig. According to the Acushnet PD Facebook page, Sunny had her first puppy training class this week. “She learned how to… [Read More]
Concerts return to Fairhaven center
The weather was just about perfect on Thursday night, 7/14/22, for the return of the Concert Under the Stars series in front of Fairhaven town hall on Center Street. The event had been canceled for two years due to the pandemic. The wind and rain passed by Fairhaven, without a drop, but it was a… [Read More]
Select Board approves wine & beer lic; Cam Durant is HR Dir.
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/18/22, the Fairhaven Select Board received a couple of staffing updates: one starting and one gone. Town Administrator Angie Lopes Ellison told the board that Building Commissioner Chris Carmichael tendered his resignation last week and she accepted it. Ms. Ellison said his duties are being covered by inspectors… [Read More]
Alex Silva sworn in as Fairhaven police officer
By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven Town Clerk Linda Fredette gave the oath of office to Alexander Silva at the Select Board meeting on 7/18/22, making him the town’s newest police officer. Mr. Silva, 26, is a lifelong Fairhaven resident with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bridgewater State University. He has most recently worked as… [Read More]
Meet the Power Women of Fairhaven town government
By Beth David, Editor It’s the energy in the room that’s different, that seems to come from a camaraderie that is years in the making for some, and brand new for others. An energetic conversation springs up spontaneously, with everyone having something to add, but an underlying respectfulness that somehow results in no one getting cut… [Read More]
BPW screening candidates for highway superintendent
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday 7/11 the Fairhaven Board of Public Works discussed a water abatement issue at Hampton Inn, discussed the interview team for the Highway Superintendent position, and hired for the Highway Department. The board first met with an engineer for the Hampton Inn to discuss an issue with a… [Read More]
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