As Fairhaven's firefighters union continues to negotiate a new contract with the town, the association is speaking out against what it says are unsafe staffing levels.
Fire crews in Fairhaven responded on Monday morning to a Main Street nursing home after an air conditioning unit on the front porch caught fire, according to a statement from town officials.
The Fairhaven Fire Department reported a busy afternoon on Friday as high winds buffeted the region, and say they responded to 10 calls in three hours starting at 2:30 p.m.
One call involved a flaming pellet stove at a 19 Hathaway St. home on Sconticut Neck, and firefighters beat that blaze in a timely manner...