History
In 1979, Gil Vieira first began publishing The Advocate, a weekly newspaper dedicated to the interests of Fairhaven. In the quarter century that has passed since the newspaper first hit stands, the publication has grown to cover the town of Acushnet as well. Since the late 1990s The Advocate has been printed by Hathaway Publishing, now a division of South Coast Media Group.
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