By Beth David, Editor Voters in Fairhaven ousted two incumbents in the local election on Monday, 4/7/25, including two-term Planning Board incumbent, Cathy Melanson. Voters also did not re-elect Brendalee Smith to the School Committee. Fairhaven had four contested races this year: Select Board, which had an open seat, as Stasia Powers did not seek… [Read More]

Press Release The Healey-Driscoll Administration is condemning the Trump Adminis­tration’s illegal move to terminate $106 million in K-12 education grant funding for Massachusetts. On Friday, 3/26 at 5:03 pm, the U.S. Department of Education notified all states about its decision to end the federal Educa­tion Stabilization Fund liquidation period effective three minutes prior, at 5:00… [Read More]

  By Barbara Leger, Special to the Neighb News Tucked away in history as one of the world’s oldest waterdogs, the Barbet (bar-bay) is a breed like no other. Beloved in Europe and Canada for centuries, this intelligent affec­tionate companion is finally making its mark in the U.S. However, with only a few thousand in the… [Read More]

Healthy Food Dear Frankie, My parents are health nuts. Everything they eat and wear is organic.  They have always cooked my food and prepared me a lunch box for doggie daycare. They think commercial dog food is poisonous and the cause of many canine illnesses.  At a recent play date, Skipper’s mom called us into… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Millions of people demonstrated at peaceful “Hands Off!” rallies in more than 1200 cities across the US and in Europe and Canada on 4/5/25 to protest the Trump administration’s executive over­reach and resulting threats to our constitutional form of government, cuts to services, mass firing of government workers, and steep tariffs on… [Read More]