Fairhaven Town Hall

A longtime member of the Fairhaven Planning Board who is up for election on Monday had to undergo sexual harassment training following a complaint from a Town Hall employee in 2021.

A Fairhaven town official said that it was her and the board of selectmen that directed the removal of 100 Pride flags on the front lawn of the town hall.

An employee tested positive and the building will be disinfected, a spokeswoman said.

Local convenient store owners are in fear of lost revenue as the Town of Fairhaven has proposed a ban on all menthol cigarette sales.

The 66th annual National Day of Prayer was marked Thursday on the Southcoast with gatherings of residents outside local government buildings. About 20 Christians assembled at the Town Hall in Fairhaven, offering prayers and songs and asking a higher power to grant wisdom to public officials as they make their day-to-day decisions...

Workmen outside the Fairhaven Town Hall on Monday began reducing the width of sidewalks around that historic building. The sidewalks are currently about eight feet wide, they'll be reduced to about six feet wide when the work is done...

Christians gathered outside government buildings and education centers on the Southcoast Thursday, taking part in the National Day of Prayer. In Fairhaven, about a dozen people stood on the stairs of Town Hall, singing hymns and offering prayers for national and local government leaders...

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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...