The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing boater after he was found safe at approximately 5:50 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at Hoppy’s Landing, on West Island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods...

SouthCoastToday.com: Administrators of the South Terminal Project came under fire Tuesday night from Fairhaven residents complaining about the “24/7″ dredging off Popes Island associated with the project. Audrey Saucier told Bill White of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center that...

It’s a tall order—especially in lean economic times—but the $6 million price tag to protect 400-plus acres occupied by DeNormandie Farm and bordering the western shore of Buzzards Bay is worth fighting for, at least according to the Buzzards...

Finding the Mayflower II as she sat in dry dock at the Fairhaven Shipyard was pretty easy—I just had to look for the old-fashioned crows nests jutting above the houses and buildings of the port. Inside the yard, I...

The 20th annual Buzzards Bay Swim is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 13, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and swimmers can register free through April 15. The Buzzards Bay Swim—the major fundraising event for the Buzzards Bay Coalition—is...

SouthCoastToday: State and local officials are working on plans to build a fishing pier off Causeway Road in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Studies are being done to decide the best location for the pier, but local officials have expressed support for...

SouthCoastToday: Fed up with what they see as inaction on the part of state and federal agencies, neighbors of Fairhaven Shipyard have asked the boards of selectmen and health to address what they say is ongoing...

The replica ship Mayflower II is undergoing extensive repairs at the Fairhaven Shipyard in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Routine work that started earlier this winter revealed that repairs to the ship’s frame could not be deferred, and will delay the ship’s...

SouthCoastToday: Firefighters knocked down a small blaze in the sleeping quarters of the dry-docked fishing vessel Sea Ranger Monday morning in the Fairhaven Shipyard. Read more: SouthCoastToday   Share this Article On Follow BoatingLocal: Like BoatingLocal on...

SouthCoastToday: Two years ago, Jane Derego’s husband, a Fairhaven lobsterman, suffered a stroke and can no longer work. His boat is in storage and because of an unresponsive bureaucracy his wife said she has been unable to sell his...