Barge Sideswipes Tugboat in Cape Cod Canal
The Coast Guard and other responders came to the aid of a New York bound barge late Tuesday night. The 410-foot barge Alexander was being towed through the Cape Cod Canal by the 112-foot tugboat Doris...
View ArticleSearch Resumes Off Fairhaven For Missing Marion Man
Update: The search for a missing Marion kyacker has been suspended. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza released a statement Wednesday saying there were no new developments following a full day of...
View ArticleFriends Continue Search in Fairhaven for Missing Duck Hunter
The search continues for a Marion man who disappeared while duck hunting in Fairhaven earlier this week. Several friends of 21-year-old Dana Dourdeville scoured Town Beach on West Island Friday,...
View ArticleDourdeville Search Takes to Air and Sea
The search continued in waters off Fairhaven Wednesday for a missing Brown University student from Marion, who failed to return home from a duck hunting trip on December 31st. WBSM's Taylor Cormier...
View ArticleSonar Search Fails to Find Any Sign of Missing Kayaker
Another search using underwater sonar equipment has failed to turn up any sign of 21-year-old Marion resident Dana Dourdeville, who has been missing since going duck hunting off West Island in...
View ArticleMissing Duck Hunter Found
The 12 day search for Dana Dourdeville has been called off after a body was found washed ashore earlier today in Falmouth, Ma. A source close to the Dourdeville family,Old Rochester Athletic Director...
View ArticlePossible Earthquake Hits Southcoast
UPDATE 6:48 - There are now reports of two earthquakes striking the Southcoast within minutes of each other. The first quake is reported by the United States Geological Survey as a M2.4 earthquake,...
View ArticleMattapoisett Rescue
Mattapoisett Police and the town Harbormaster team up to pull a man from the water after his small boat sank. Police say the incident happened just after 4pm Monday afternoon, in waters between West...
View ArticleFairhaven Reviews Hurricane Plans
Fairhaven is planning for the worst this hurricane season. Continue reading…
View ArticleBeach Fee Scam
Beach-goers beware. Fairhaven Police say they've received at least one report of a woman trying to scam people out of money by pretending to collect beach fees. Fairhaven Police Sergeant Kevin Kobza...
View ArticleConcerns Over Pedestrian Safety Could Halt West Island Pier Project
People looking forward to fishing off of new piers to be built on Fairhaven's West Island might not get the chance. The state-funded project would put fishing piers on both side of West Island's...
View ArticleFishing Pier Project On West Island Scrapped For Now
There won't be any fishing piers off of West Island's causeway, and many Fairhaven residents are happy to hear it. After hearing opposition from locals on Monday, the Fairhaven Board of Selectmen voted...
View ArticleFairhaven Town Beach Becomes Wheelchair-Accessible
Nothing says summertime on the SouthCoast like a day at the beach. Who doesn't love getting out in the fresh air, beating the heat with those gorgeous seabreezes? However, for many years,...
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