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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...

It's the election that won't go away. John Wethington has asked a superior court judge to throw out April's much-disputed Fairhaven's Board of Health election results and compel a new race.

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

The first of two recounts in Fairhaven is over.  John Farrell has won the one year, unexpired term on the Fairhaven Planning Board, defeating Cathy Melanson by 14 votes.  On election night, the margin was ten votes.  Melanson, a Fairhaven  businesswoman, makes no apologies for seeking the recount...

The recounts in Fairhaven have been scheduled for the Planning Board and Board of Health elections for Monday and Tuesday.

In a last ditch effort to save the town a few bucks, Board of Health candidate Peter DeTerra is calling for an official recount of the ballots from Fairhaven's April 1 election. DeTerra's opponent, John Wethington, was sworn in before a glitch in the ballot count was uncovered and corrected, making DeTerra the rightful winner by only two votes...

One oversight has led to a game of political chicken over this week's election in Fairhaven. Board of Health candidate John Wethington was sworn into the position before it was learned that 48 ballots had gone uncounted. The Board of Registrars tallied those ballots up Friday, putting incumbent Peter DeTerra over Wethington by only two votes...

Fed-up residents in Fairhaven took their case to the Board of Health Monday, trying again to get the town's wind turbines shut down. The Board heard comment on a proposed wind turbine by-law, before being shut down by Fire Chief Tim Francis, for exceeding the meeting room's approved capacity...