By Beth David, Editor Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values. I don’t remember the first time I heard that. But I liked it. I thought it was profound. I still think it is. Let’s start with the Big Buffoon and his $1.5 trillion (TRILLION) proposed budget for the Depart­ment of Defense,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor He just keeps getting more and more vile by the minute. He threatened to destroy a “whole civiliza­tion.” It’s like he’s watching Star Trek or Star Wars or something.  I don’t even need to say who he is…you know.  I was going to write about how he wants the University of… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh, I hate it when this happens. I had hoped to write a whole bunch of stuff on the No Kings 3 rally I went to in New Bedford (see page 13), but…alas, time got away from me and I ended up with just a quick summary and some pics. I… [Read More]

Voices of Easter  English clergyman and writer, Benjamin Jenks (1647-1724), said, “O our God, let your grace be sufficient for us.”  With Easter approaching, many voices will try to share what is the essence of this celebrated time. Some will consider Easter as simply another day. Others will say it’s a festive time with egg hunts,… [Read More]

Proposition 2-1/2 in Context It is critically importance for the Select Board to provide the taxpayers with the full context, transparency, and financial outlook of the Town in order to maintain public trust. If the Town is going to ask tax­payers to support an override, then the Town has an obligation to present the full… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Where IS that warm spring weather hiding? At least all the spring events are starting to kick in. See pages 5, 6, 7 for all kinds of fun stuff going on. Including…. No Kings 3 rallies, protests, standouts, visibilities all around the country. In these parts, we have one in New… [Read More]

Health is a Human Right When families in Greater New Bedford are forced to choose between paying rent and buying groceries, it is not an accident — it’s a policy failure. Recent coverage of rising housing costs and persistent food insecurity in our region makes clear that this is not a distant issue, but a daily… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Winter is trying to hang on, but time marches on (see what I did there?). Wind chills were in the teens and he crocuses still came up. Gotta love New England.  Local election season is heating up. See page 14 for a couple of candidates announcing, one in Acushnet and one… [Read More]

Odor Complaint Form Available Online Over the past year, residents living near the Town of Fairhaven’s waste­water treatment plant have noticed a very significant increase in the frequency and intensity of very strong and unpleasant odors. Many neighbors have raised concerns with town officials about these conditions. The Superintendent of the Depart­ment of Public Works… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor I cannot fathom (get that?) how I could live on this island for more than 30 years and not know that fog eats snow. Hmm…unless I did know and I forgot….just slipped my mind. Yeah, I’ll go with that…I think. Anyway, it’s true, fog eats snow. I looked it up. See… [Read More]