Covid testing in Acushnet: • Saturdays from 9 a.m.–noon in the parking lot behind the Council on Aging (59 South Main Street) using our trailer We have witnessed a decline in the Saturday attendance and this change allows us to adjust our staffing level. We will no longer be testing inside the gym at the Elementary… [Read More]
From the editor: 3/18/21
This Zoom thing is really, really, really old. We have another correction, and we again apologize and are being very quick to blame the remote connection. Okay, onto the shitshow (yup…I used that word again) that is the Selectboard and the Town Administrator hiring process. Stop blaming the messenger. The Selectboard Chairperson ranted on and… [Read More]
Letter: Opt Up is Not a 10% Increase
Opt Up is Not a 10% Increase in Electric Bill There has been some confusion about the Fairhaven Community Electricity Aggregation program and the 10% increase in renewable energy that Fairhaven has added to our electricity mix, so I hope to clear up some of the confusion. It’s important to understand that the 10% increase… [Read More]
Letter: Selectboard helms a sinking ship
Selectboard helms a sinking ship A dangerous situation. Taking on water, and the waves are washing over the sides with increasing frequency. The Captain is absent and some of the first mates are running around looking for a bucket to bail the water. Unfortunately their bucket of choice has holes in it. What to do about… [Read More]
Letter: Republicans should refuse check, and not owe the debt
Republicans should refuse check, and not owe the debt I concur with the opinion of “To My Republican Friends” (3/11/21), namely that Republicans that receive the $1400 check should return them to the Treasury. However, I would add that anyone that does so should not bear the burden of the cost: $5,750 per person ($1.9T/330M)…. [Read More]
Letter: Incompetence, Corruption, or Both?
Incompetence, Corruption, or Both? Another week has gone by and our Selectboard chair Mr. Freitas continues his apparent desire to blow up this Town Administrator hiring process in any way he can, with Mr. Silvia’s blind and mute support. We have a highly qualified and experienced applicant who came out on top of the Selectboard… [Read More]
Acushnet sends letter to state to get COVID vaccine
Beth David, Editor/Publisher The Acushnet Selectboard and other town officials have sent a letter to Mass. Governor Charlie Baker asking that the state authorize local governments to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. The letter, dated 3/1/21, notes that the town has been testing residents and town employees on a regular basis, so the infrastructure is in place… [Read More]
Candidates introduce themselves to the public
Beth David, Editor/Publisher Fairhaven Government Access TV- Channel 18 and with the North Fairhaven Improvement Association sponsored a “Meet the Candidates” night on Monday, 3/15, allowing candidates for office in Fairhaven the chance to make their pitches directly to the public. The format allowed for a three minute opening and closing statement, and two minutes to… [Read More]
Conflict of interest complicates Town Administrator hiring
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent The status of the town administrator hiring process is uncertain at this point after the disclosure that Fairhaven Selectboard member Keith Silvia has participated in the TA hiring process in apparent violation of the State Ethics Code. During the Selectboard meeting on 3/11, ahead of the interview of a fourth candidate,… [Read More]
Selectboard interviews Graves for TA, vote ends in stalemate
Jean Perry, Neighb News Correspondent Twenty-three days after interviewing the three finalists forwarded by the Town Administrator Screening Committee (SC), a two-member Fairhaven Selectboard interviewed Interim Town Administrator and Finance Director/Treasurer/Collector Wendy Graves on 3/11. Board member Keith Silvia had to recuse himself due to a conflict of interest because his wife is the Council on… [Read More]
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