Here we go…we’re getting into the final stretch of local elec­tions. Candidate state­ments start this week. And, we start with the Selectboard race…and we have a race! Lisa Plante is challenging incumbent Bob Espindola. See page 18 for their statements. The Rogers re-use discussion got off to an energetic start this week. The new proposal… [Read More]

Town Administrator Hiring Process Failure Fairhaven: Are you paying atten­tion to what’s happening nowadays? Town Administrator is a highly skilled professional position critical to the operation of any town. To be effective this role needs to be qualified, impartial and free from political influence. Hiring our next Town Administrator is arguably one of the most… [Read More]

NEW YEAR, NEW IDEA (Part 5): One of the frustrations expressed to me by many Fairhaven residents is the process by which the Board of Health allows, or doesn’t allow, public comment during public meetings. The rules are jumbled due to Covid guidelines but one thing is pretty clear, the Chairman wields consider­able power over… [Read More]

Grassroots Efforts Bring Pickleball to Fairhaven  Fairhaven. It was Fall of 2019 when a group of Fairhavenites got together at the home of Joyce and Ken Pottel to investigate the creation of a local pickleball court. A state plan was already in the works to build courts at Fort Phoenix, but efforts to construct were met… [Read More]