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Fairhaven Special Town Meeting set for Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at Hastings Middle School
A local newspaper reports the Select Board voted July 27 to call a fall Special Town Meeting for Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at Hastings Middle School. The editor wrote that there was no single pressing issue, with some housekeeping articles and citizen petitions expected.
Fairhaven Neighborhood News: Select Board sets fall Special Town Meeting date
Fairhaven School Committee next meets Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.; then Dec. 16
After Oct. 14, the posted schedule lists Wednesday, Nov. 18 and Wednesday, Dec. 16, each at 6:30 p.m. in the Bernard F. Roderick Library, Fairhaven High School, 12 Huttleston Ave.
Academy Building open to the public Saturdays through November
A local newspaper reports the Academy Building, home of a historical society museum, is open to visitors on Saturdays until the end of November.
Elections
Election details: check the town clerk's page.
Notices
SRTA buses run the weekend schedule Monday, Oct. 12; weekend service Nov. 11
Fairhaven is in the regional transit authority's service area. The agency lists Oct. 12 and Nov. 11 as holidays with weekend service, and no fixed routes on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.
Library
Classic film club and Third Thursday Book Club at Millicent Library
The South Coast Cinemaniacs classic film club meets Monday, Oct. 19, 5:15 to 7:45 p.m. in the Rita E. Steele Auditorium. The Third Thursday Book Club meets Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 to 11 a.m. in the same room.
Monday Morning Play Group at Millicent Library for children under 5, Oct. 19 and 26
A volunteer-led drop-in play group for children under 5 and their caregivers, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays. The Oct. 12 session is canceled; Oct. 19 and 26 are listed with no registration required.
'We Love Monsters' romance book club at Millicent Library Monday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.
An adults-only (18+) book club on spooky romance novels meets in the main library with seasonal treats. October's book is My Roommate Is a Vampire; copies can be reserved with a library card.
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StoryWalk first-birthday storytime Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m., Unitarian Church lawn
The Millicent Library marks the StoryWalk's first birthday with a StoryWalk storytime and related art on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the Unitarian Church lawn at Walnut and Center streets.
Author talk on art theft at Fairhaven Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m.
The Millicent Library hosts an evening with art theft investigator and author Anthony Amore on his book The Rembrandt Heist, Thursday, Oct. 22, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium.
Community Plant Night at Millicent Library Monday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.
Gather and Grow, a community plant night for potting rooted cuttings, is Monday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the main library.
Write With Community drop-in at Millicent Library Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m.
A South Coast literary nonprofit hosts a drop-in writing session in the Rita E. Steele Auditorium on Oct. 28, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. No registration required.
Natural Heritage of Fairhaven talk on whales Monday, Nov. 2 at the Harrop Center
A Millicent Library series talk, 'A Whale by Any Other Name,' on whales, dolphins and porpoises is Monday, Nov. 2, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Harrop Center (UUSF), 47 Center St.
Millicent Library November: classic film club Nov. 9, Third Thursday Book Club Nov. 19
South Coast Cinemaniacs meets Monday, Nov. 9, 5:15 to 7:45 p.m. in the Rita E. Steele Auditorium. The Third Thursday Book Club meets Thursday, Nov. 19, 10 to 11 a.m. in the same room. The library also lists a Book Folding program Saturday, Nov. 28, 1 to 3 p.m.
Weekly chess meetups at Millicent Library, Wednesdays 6:30 p.m., ages 12 and up
Informal chess sessions on library-provided sets, ages 12 and older. Oct. 14, 21 and 28 are listed; Nov. 4 is listed and Nov. 11 is marked canceled.
From the libraryMillicent Library events calendar, November 2026
Silent Reading Group at Millicent Library, Wednesdays noon to 2 p.m.
A weekly lunch-hour silent reading meetup on the library patio, weather permitting. The listing says it is cancelled for the week in bad weather. Dates listed in October: Oct. 14, 21 and 28.
Family Storytime at Millicent Library Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (Oct. 14 and Oct. 28)
Weekly stories, songs, movement and crafts for children 3 and older, siblings welcome, on the Unitarian Church lawn when weather allows and otherwise in the Storytime Room. Registration is offered on the listing. On Oct. 21 the StoryWalk birthday storytime takes the Wednesday slot; the series continues Nov. 4.
From the libraryMillicent Library events calendar, November 2026
Knitting Club at Millicent Library Saturdays, Oct. 10 and 24, 10 a.m. to noon
A drop-in knitting group for beginners and experienced knitters in the Rita E. Steele Auditorium. Registration is offered on the Oct. 24 listing.
Millicent Library weekly programs and hours
Weekly: Baby and Toddler Storytime Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; Weekly Study Group Thursdays 2 to 4 p.m.; Friday Knitting Club 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Library hours are Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday.
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