The Superintendent of Fairhaven Schools says the new Wood School on Sconticut Neck Road is putting smiles on the faces of town residents.
Local and state officials held an official grand opening for the school Friday morning, though classes began earlier this week...
Perhaps the most positive comments about the new Wood School in Fairhaven came from the students themselves.....
Six year old Emma Bettencourt of Fairhaven commenting on the new school. She will be a first grade student, starting this week. ...
What a difference a year makes! The Wood School on Sconticut Neck Rd in Fairhaven closed for the year in June of 2012 and construction began immediately on the new building.
The new Wood School construction project in Fairhaven is moving forward with the traditional topping off ceremony held Thursday with the last 12 foot long steel beam in place.
Have you seen the old Wood School in Fairhaven, lately? If not, you'd better see it soon...or you'll never see it again. Work crews are feverishly knocking it to the ground in order to build a new, state of the art, 24 million dollar school (15 million dollars of the tab will be picked up by the state... 9 million by Fairhaven taxpayers). The timetable? An aggressive 13 months start to finish.