🌱 What Fairhaven residents can expect after rejecting the tax override
Fairhaven, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHey hey Fairhaven! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Fairhaven residents can expect after rejecting the tax override
- How Fairhaven’s militia stopped British troops from overrunning the village
Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds breaking for sun; warm, temps: high: 88, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairhaven tax override rejected; service reductions loom (turnto10.com) — Fairhaven voters have rejected a Proposition 2½ tax override, triggering expected cuts to schools, public safety overtime, and the town’s tourism and economic development office, which will close July 1. Residents will still see smaller property tax increases, and some town events and communications may be reduced or delayed as officials work to stretch limited resources. 
• Grey's Raid 1778: When the British Burned New Bedford (fun107.com) — Fairhaven’s role in resisting a 1778 British attack gets overdue attention, as local militia helped keep Grey’s Raid from devastating Fairhaven Village the way it did New Bedford’s waterfront. The story connects those Revolutionary War events to familiar SouthCoast spots residents visit today, underscoring how much history unfolded along our current harborfronts.
📸 Around Fairhaven
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Nasketucket Bay Vineyard →
Rosie’s Table @ Nasketucket Bay Vineyard, Food Truck, Fairhaven
7:00 pm
Friday June 12
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Other local events
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Trivia Night →
Bayside Lounge, 125 Sconticut Neck Rd, Fairhaven
7:00 pm -
Summer Plein Air Series: Fort Phoenix →
Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Green St, Fairhaven
10:30 am -
Pouring Over Pages: A Book and Wine Pairing Event →
Rosie’s Table @ Nasketucket Bay Vineyard, Food Truck, Fairhaven
7:00 pm -
Homecoming Day Fair →
Fairhaven Office of Tourism, 141 Main St, Fairhaven
10:00 am -
Full Bloom Festival →
Cushman Park, 154 Green St, Fairhaven
10:00 am -
Fairhaven’s Revolutionary Fourth of July Parade ... →
Fort Phoenix, Beacon St, Fairhaven
9:00 am -
Open Mic with The Tru-Necker All Stars →
Bayside Lounge, 125 Sconticut Neck Rd, Fairhaven
5:00 pm
Thursday June 25
Friday June 26
Saturday June 27
Sunday June 28
Saturday July 4
Sunday July 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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3D Movies: Big Blue Pictures
New Bedford Whaling Museum Cook Memorial Theater
10:30 am -
June 2026 Women's Power Lunch →
SouthCoast Chamber McGovern's on the Water 310 Shove St. Fall River
12:00 pm -
Lagoda Below Deck
New Bedford Whaling Museum Lagoda
10:00 am -
Hot Club Cheese Roll Returns to Mattapoisett Museum! →
Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St, Mattapoisett
6:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ocean State posted a job opening for Seasonal Driver & Retail Associate $22/hr Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Hours: 10:30AM 8:00 PM in Fairhaven. Apply here.
- American Cruise Lines posted a job opening for Housekeeper in New Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairhaven here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Bedford
- Massachusetts Horror Film in New Bedford Seeks Test Audience (wbsm.com)
- New Bedford-raised Steve Pemberton: From trauma to triumph (newbedfordlight.org)
- New Bedford's Portuguese soccer roots shine as World Cup nears (bostonglobe.com)
Falmouth
- Falmouth Man Charged With Cocaine Trafficking, $12K Worth Of Coke Seized: Cops (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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