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Tree laborer is a dangerous municipal job, he added. “These people are on call 24/7. They are asked to go out during inclement weather for fallen trees." The highest the warden can offer these new experienced laborers is $16 an hour, a wage Collasius called “dismal and deplorable” as well as a great contributor to the high employee turnover rate for the position.  “It’s a long-term problem preventing the department from functioning in a reliable manner.”  It was previously reporte...

FAIRHAVEN — The unofficial results for the annual Fairhaven election, held Monday, April 5, were released by the town.  Selectman Robert Espindola unofficially won the Selectman race with a total of 1,766 votes. Challenger Lisa Plante, received 491 votes, unofficially. Espindola will hold his position for the next three years. Voters re-elected the two current School Committee members, Donna McKenna and Colin Veitch, for another three years. McKenna and Veitch totaled 1,284 and 1,282 votes,...