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New pump track draws first riders

New pump track on Bernese Street draws its first riders this month. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town seeks volunteers for boards, committees; Town posts curbside leaf collection rules; Hastings Middle School holds open house Thursday.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026

This week's Fairhaven obituary notices cover five people with Fairhaven ties: Almeida, Joseph Jr.; Hill, Leslie Hayward; Jacobsen, Anne J.; Jorgensen, Martin Carl; and Lobo, David Joseph. Joseph Almeida Jr. and Anne J. Jacobsen were Fairhaven residents at the time of their deaths; Lesli…

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Fairhaven home sale tops $2.9 million in September market

Fairhaven home sale tops $2.9 million as September closings reach three dozen deeds. From our own coverage: Fairhaven home sale tops $2.9 million in September. Also in today's brief (4 items): Town officials hold forum for West Island residents; East Fairhaven Elementary sets two open h…

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Real Estate

Fairhaven Home Sale Tops $2.9 Million as Trusts Drive Half Of Transfers

Fairhaven recorded 36 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, with 19 carrying a sale price so far ranging from $205,000 to $2,945,000 and a median of $511,430. The month's top sale was 1 Smugglers Road at $2,945,000, sold by Keith Decker to David P. Schenkein, trustee. Roughly…

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Fairhaven Releases September 18 Town Report

Fairhaven Town Hall posted its September 18 town report through the official News Flash feed, giving residents a fresh look at municipal activity as the town works through routine fall business. Meanwhile, Fairhaven Public Schools is settling into the 2026-27 school year, directing fami…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

One Fairhaven-connected obituary was published this week: Pina, Dominga (Luz), 96, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett and Fairhaven, who died September 9, 2026, at Sacred Heart Home. The obituary, posted via Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes of Mattapoisett on Legacy.com, notes she was…

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Real Estate

Fairhaven Sale Tops $2.9 Million as Median Price Reaches $535,715

Fairhaven recorded 35 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to Bristol County (New Bedford District) Registry of Deeds records. Sixteen deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $280,000 to $2,945,000, with a median of $535,715. The period's top sale was 1 Smuggler…

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Real Estate

Fairhaven Home Sales Span $280,000 to $865,000 With Median at $511,430

Fairhaven recorded 41 property transfers in Bristol County deeds from Aug. 7 to Sept. 5, though only 17 sales, 41 percent, disclosed a price. Disclosed prices ranged from $280,000 to $865,000, with a median of $511,430. The month's top recorded sale was 1 Mark Drive, which sold for $865…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

This week's obituary column lists one Fairhaven, Massachusetts notice: Rebello, Cynthia, 66. Her passing on August 17, 2026, was reported in a notice posted August 28, 2026, on Legacy.com, with arrangements under the care of Perry Funeral Home. No additional biographical details, such a…

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Real Estate

Fairhaven Sale Prices Span $650,000 Gap Between Top and Bottom Deals

Bristol County deed records show 49 Fairhaven property transfers recorded between July 31 and Aug. 29, with 20 disclosing a sale price ranging from $280,000 to $930,000 and a median of $500,000. The month's top transaction was a $930,000 commercial sale at 123 Sconticut Neck Road betwee…

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