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A medical marijuana dispensary may still be moving into the former lottery building in Fairhaven. It just won't be the one residents are familiar with.

With one medicinal marijuana dispensary currently in an appeals process with the state, another is now looking to take it's place in Fairhaven.

The fate of the Rogers and Oxford schools in Fairhaven is still unknown.

Fairhaven is planning for the worst this hurricane season.

t's election day Monday for a handful of local communities In Acushnet, retiree Garry Rawcliffe, a former member of the Board of Public Works, and Paul Levasseaur, a construction worker, are looking to fill a vacancy on the Board of Selectmen...

The debate over wind turbines in the Town of Fairhaven is expected to continue Monday night.  According to published reports, a new turbine mitigation plan has been submitted to the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health, but neither board has made it public just yet.  R...

Medical marijuana will soon become a reality in Massachusetts.  Companies looking to operate a dispensary are eyeing communities that will welcome them.  One of those communities appears to be Fairhaven.  A company called Compassionate Care made a  presentation Monday night before the Board of Selectmen...

A regional sound expert is weighing in on Fairhaven's wind turbines. Sound engineer Stephen Ambrose made a strong case to the Board of Selectmen Monday for shutting down the two turbines, based on his research at similar facilities in Falmouth, Kingston and his home state of Maine...

The hotly contested Board of Health race in Fairhaven may head to court, but without the Board of Selectmen's blessing. Losing candidate John Wethington's attorney had asked the board to petition for a new election. Selectmen discussed the request Monday, but decided to take no action, citing the additional costs of holding another election, and the ongoing state election office investigation into

A fundraising event to benefit families and others affected by the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting is taking place in Fairhaven.