By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board and School Committee interviewed three candidates to fill an opening on the SC on Monday, 8/30/21. The opening was created when former SC member Stasia Powers won a seat on the Select Board in a special election on 7/26.  Erik Andersen, a Licensed Mental Health Clinician with two… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Three applicants for aquaculture licenses went before the Fairhaven Select Board on August 23, prompting nearly a dozen residents to attend the public hearing to ask questions and voice their concerns. The Northeast Maritime Institute (NMI) is seeking a two-acre area near Fish Island close to West Island Marina to propagate… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Select Board on August 16 finalized the Town Ad­minis­trator Search Committee membership with the appointment of two Select Board representatives and two at-large citizen appointees. Select Board Chair Bob Espindola’s pick was Leon Correy and Select Board member Stasia Powers’s choice was Kimberly Trahan. The at-large members are Anne… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The search for a permanent town administrator was further delayed on July 28 when Fairhaven Select Board member Keith Silvia interrupted the discussion during the meeting to request that the board table the matter due to what he perceived as another potential conflict of interest. Mr. Silvia himself is prohibited from… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Select Board member Bob Espindola was voted chairperson during the July 28 meeting, followed by the nomination of board newbie Stasia Powers as vice-chair. When Select Board member Keith Silvia nominated Ms. Powers as vice-chair, she was visibly surprised. “Are you sure you’re not interested?” Mr. Espindola asked Mr. Silvia, suggesting… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The Fairhaven Select Board on July 12 heard from Town Counsel Tom Crotty via an email stating that the judge presiding over the lawsuit by Zachary Mayo of New England Preser­va­tion and Development against the Town has dismissed the developer’s case, ordered Mr. Mayo to pay the Town’s legal expenses, and… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent There will be no LGBTQ+ Pride flag flown at Town Hall, nor any other flag, declared Fairhaven Selectboard Chair­per­son Daniel Freitas on June 7 ahead of a 2-1 vote to deny School Committee Kyle Bueno’s request to hang the rainbow-striped pride flag for the month of August. Selectboard member Bob Espindola’s… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent As the Fairhaven Selectboard approached its June 1 executive session to discuss a potential lease agreement for the Rogers School addition with the Southeastern Mass­a­chusetts Educational Collaborative (SMEC), Vice-Chairperson Bob Espindola asked first to discuss the matter in open session and voice some of his concerns. Chairperson Daniel Freitas was absent…. [Read More]

By Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The June 12 Annual Town Meeting is going remote after the Fairhaven Selectboard voted to accept Town Moderator Mark Sylvia’s recom­mendation on April 26. Selectboard member Keith Silvia claimed that “quite a few people” have called him to oppose another remote town meeting, calling instead to hold the event outside,… [Read More]

Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent During the Selectboard’s 3/22/21 meeting, Interim Town Administrtor Wendy Graves told the board to hold off on closing and signing the Annual Town Meeting Warrant after the meeting was postponed to June 12. This has also led to a revision to the FY22 budget and Town Meeting calendar, making the new… [Read More]