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06-26-14 Issueweb Fairhaven Neighborhood News A publication of all things Fairhaven FREE!Including event listings from Cape Cod to RI The little paper with a big voice! Volume 9, Issue 25 • June 26, 2014 Teeming with information you need. (And some you don’t need, but will be glad you have anyway.) Welcome home, Charles W. Morgan Members of the Fairhaven Village Militia fire off the cannons at Fort Phoenix to welcome the CW Morgan back to New Bedford on Wednesday, 6/25. Last of the great wooden whaling ships, the Morgan has been restored to its former glory and is fully seaworthy which was proven the last few weeks as it has embarked on its 38th journey. It will be open to the public on State Pier in New Bedford from 6/28 through 7/6 from 9 a.m. to 4:30. See page three for more details. Photo by Beth David. Visit us at www.Facebook.com/ NeighbNews to see more photos of this and other events. Individual photos are available for purchase. Also Inside: • Selectboard: page 4 • Acushnet: page 12 • Planning Board: page 20 • Rogers school defaced: page 17 From Fairhaven Neighborhood News Volume 9, Issue 25 The Editor Thursday, June 26, 2014 WEST ISLAND — Copyright 2014 Elizabeth A. David A day late and many dollars short. Editor: Beth David News Correspondents/Photographers: Michael Smith, Oh, miracle of miracles!!! I’ John Stapleton, Meredith Winnett almost done. Published weekly on Thursdays by I had the most glorious of Fairhaven Neighborhood News, LLC, at distractions this week. On 166 Dogwood Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 deadline day, in the heat of [email protected] the heat, I took off to take www.NeighbNews.com pictures of the Charles W. 508-979-5593 • Fax: 508-991-5580 Beth David, Publisher Morgan coming into New Contributions: The Neighb News accepts press releases, editorial Bedford. Hmm...y’know, I actually interviewed a couple contribu tions and letters to the editor at the above address; by email of people out there and just realized I never included preferred, in the body of the email, not as an attachment. If mailed by their words of wisdom in the story. So much for USPS or faxed, editorial must be typewritten, 500 words or fewer. Unfortu - nately, The Neighb News is not able to pay money for contributions at this miracles, huh? time. Contributors agree, by virtue of their submissions, to grant The Anyway, I am past my deadline and my printer is Fairhaven Neighborhood News, LLC, the right to publish submissions in being patient, bearing the brunt of my errors, so I’ve got print and online. Contributors also verify, by virtue of their submissions, that they own the right to publish the work submitted. Any claims of to make this quick. copyright infringement will be referred to the contributor, who will also It’s Homecoming weekend and Fairhaven has tons of be responsible for any and all costs associated with said claims. stuff going on. See page 6 and pages 15 & 26 for vendor Advertising: Call or write for rate card and sample issue or visit our list, map, etc. That’s this Saturday and boy is it a busy website at www.NeighbNews.com. one: The Buzzards Bay Swim (see page 7), the Morgan The Fairhaven Neighborhood News, LLC, reserves the right to refuse advertising and editorial for any reason. The Neighb News will not assume events (see page 3), and other Homecoming weekend any liability, financial or otherwise, for errors in ads or in editorial events like high school tours and open house (if you content submitted by contributors. The Neighb News will run a correction haven’t toured our spectacular high school building on the inside front cover to rectify any misprints or errors in the previous week’s issue. Readers, advertisers, and writers are responsible for you MUST get to it this weekend, see page 6) and the notifying The Neighb News of any inconsistencies or errors in the paper. fire muster and a bunch of other stuff. Just take your Advertisers are responsible for all claims made in their ads. The Neighb time thumbing through these pages. News is not be liable in any way for claims made by advertisers. And remember, this is our LAST issue for our Advertisers are responsible for their own content. We will, to the extent SUMMER break (yes, yes, I know....I wrote “winter” last reasonable, try to verify any claims that seem unreasonable or unlikely to be true. Readers are encouraged to report any problems with our week, alas....), so we’ve listed some stuff going out a advertisers. couple of extra weeks. Subscriptions are available for 6 months (24 issues) or one year (48 You can always check with the Tourism Office, too for issues) at $1.75 per issue for a total of $42.00 or $84.00 respectively. Also stuff happening while we’re gone. available for free online at www.neighbnews.com, www.northfairhaven.org, www.westisland-ma.com. For free email subscription, send to NeighbNews@ Now, about our cover. What a fun time that was...as comcast.net and include your first and last name. my paper languished without any work being done on Copyright 2014 Elizabeth A. David the pages...ah well. The last surviving wooden whale ship in the world, Contents yes the WORLD, is now docked in New Bedford waiting Acushnet news ......................................................................12 for you to tour it. I got a cool shot of the cannons firing Causeway Crash ....................................................................17 as the Charles W. Morgan passed by Fort Phoenix. Classifieds ..............................................................................21 Yes, we shot the cannons to say “welcome” to our COVER: CW Morgan ................................................................3 part of the world. All-righty then, let’s not imagine what Fairhaven Planning Board ....................................................20 we would do if we did NOT like them. Fairhaven Selectboard ............................................................4 But I digress. The Morgan was built in New Bedford. Happenings ........................................................................6,7,8 There will be all sorts of ways to learn more about it Legal Notices/Public Hearings.............................................20 this weekend and during the next week or so. It will be Letter from the editor.............................................................2 in New Bedford for the 4th, so be sure to get over to the Little League highlights ........................................................10 Myra Lopes remembered at library....................................23 other side of the river and see it.’ Recipe of the week................................................................10 Oh, and don’t forget the parade of boats on Sunday. Recreation Center this week................................................14 That should be fun to watch. The boats will pass by the Rogers School defaced .........................................................17 Morgan in tribute. None of them have cannons on them, Senior Center this week .......................................................14 though, so it should be quieter. Tides .......................................................................................21 There will be fireworks, though, on the Fourth. Upcoming meetings/Fairhaven & Acushnet ......................21 So get out there and enjoy some of this great weather we’re having. Remember, this is our LAST ISSUE for two weeks. We’ll be back on 7/17. CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS Happy summer, Everyone. And Okay last week? Really? be sure to tell our advertisers you saw their ads in the Neighb News. CW Morgan open to public in New Bedford this weekend By Beth David Homecoming Editor Ceremony, The Charles W. Morgan, the last followed by the wooden whaleship in the world, has opening of the returned to New Bedford, where it Morgan to was built. Now owned by Mystic visitors Seaport on Connecticut, The Morgan 6/29, Sun - is the oldest commercial sailing day: 10 a.m. vessel in America. Only the USS Ecumenical Constitution is older, but it was a Service at Sea - miliary ship, not a commercial vessel. men’s Bethel; The Morgan’s first voyage was in 1841 12:30 p.m. and lasted until 1845. In 1921, when Boat Parade in its whaling days ended, the Morgan New Bedford was preserved and displayed at Harbor Colonel Green’s estate in Dartmouth. 6/30–7/3: After Col. Green died, the Morgan was Sum mer Camp taken over by Mystic Seaport in CT for New Bed - where it has become quite the tourist ford Stu dents; attraction and was designated a 9 a.m.–5 p.m. National Historic Landmark in 1966. Whal ing While the ship is in New Bedford, History Symposium due to inclement weather or other the city will have many events Friday, July 4: 9 p.m. Fireworks unexpected situations. celebrating its “homecoming.” and 4th of July Celebration As it makes its way back to Mystic Scheduled events are as follows July 5: 10:30 a.m. Whaleboat Skills Seaport at the end of July, the Morgan (visit http://destinationnewbedford. Competition; New Bedford Folk will stop at Mass. Maritime Academy org/charles-w-morgan-homecoming/) Festival; 42nd Cape Verdean (July 26–27) where it will be open to June 28, Saturday: 9 a.m. Mystic Recognition Parade and Carnival; the public with the dockside Seaport Dockside Exhibition opens; 1:30 p.m. The Independence Day exhibition. The visit coincides with 10:00 a.m. Official New Bedford Whaleboat Race the centennial celebration of the 7/6: 11:30 a.m. opening of the Cape Cod Canal. Whaleboat Sailing For the complete itinerary of the Regatta; New Bed - Morgan’s 38th voyage visit http:// ford Folk Festival; www.mysticseaport.org/38thvoyage/ 4 p.m. Official itinerary/; for facts and images from Closing Cere - the trip, visit http://www.mystic mony and Bon seaport.org/38thvoyage/; for facts Voyage Party about the Morgan visit http://www. Complete Auto Repair & Used Car Sales All dates are mysticseaport.org/visit/explore/ 196 Huttleston Ave.
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