By Beth David Fairhaven lost one of its long time public servants this month (see obituary on page 14). Deb Char­pentier was the archivist at the Millicent Library for years, working her way up from a volunteer. Deb had a treasure trove of cool stuff in her little corner of the library, and she absolutely… [Read More]

Messier Launches Write-In Effort for BPW With just four days and a wakeup to go till our local town elections, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself and why I decided to run as a Write-in candidate for the Board of Public Works. My name is Brian Messier, and I live at 82 Pleasant… [Read More]

Romano on Romano: We Have Learned a Lot What have the last 111 days looked like? Let us take a moment to reflect. We have learned about, and worked diligently to address a $2,000,000+ budget deficit. We received the Town Administrator evaluation, and have begun discussions to enter into contract negotiations. We have heard updates… [Read More]

Romano is Young, Enthusiastic I write today to encourage you to vote Andrew Romano for Select Board.  Andrew Romano is Fairhaven’s future. He is young, enthusiastic, and extremely sharp. At just 26, with his family and career roots firmly planted here, our collective future is his own. I have yet to see any Selectboard can­di­date,… [Read More]

Rees Supports McKenna, Romano I am writing this letter to support the election of Andrew Romano and Donna McKenna to the Fairhaven Select Board. When I took the job as Fairhaven’s first town administrator, I was attracted to the challenge of bringing professional management to Fairhaven, but soon also discovered its natural beauty, historic attributes,… [Read More]

McKenna Strongly Endorses Veitch I am writing to strongly endorse Colin Veitch to the Fairhaven School Committee. I have known Colin for over 20 years on a business level and sharing a board seat on the Fairhaven School Committee.  Colin is a compassionate, thought­ful, committed leader and deter­mined. Colin has shown that for these past years… [Read More]

Monroe Supports McKenna, Romano I am writing this letter to express my support for Donna McKenna and Andrew Romano for the open seats on the Fairhaven Select Board.  I have had the pleasure of working with Donna McKenna for the past 12 years as a member of the Fairhaven School Committee.  In that time, I… [Read More]

McKenna has Integrity, Honesty I recently ran into a gentleman who told me that, when it comes to politicians, he always votes for the person who he feels has the most integrity and honesty because those are the most important attributes of a community leader. When I think of Donna McKenna, those are two characteristics… [Read More]

Romano is True Leader I am writing this letter to offer my enthusiastic endorsement of Andrew Romano for Fairhaven Select Board. As a committed member of our community, Andrew will bring a fresh perspective to town leadership. I first met Andrew during his time as a student in my Spanish class at Hastings Middle School…. [Read More]

Monroe Supports Veitch, Pacheco I am writing to express my support for Colin Veitch and Nicole Pacheco for the Fairhaven School Committee. Throughout my 13-year tenure on the School Committee, I’ve collaborated with numerous remarkable indi­viduals. With his 16 years of dedication to the Fairhaven Public Schools and various town causes, Colin Veitch stands out among… [Read More]