By Beth David, Editor So, the train, right? On 3/24? Right? Hmm…I’ll let you know. I need to see it for myself. Maybe I even need to get on the stupid thing before I believe it. Election day is getting close, so this week’s issue, naturally, has lots of letters and candidate stuff. See pages… [Read More]

Espindola Supports Powers The Mission Statement of the Planning Board, as written on the Town website, reads “The Planning Board studies the resources and needs of the Town, particularly condi­tions affecting public welfare and safety related to land use and develop­ment. The Board uses the Master Plan and related processes to plan and make recommendations… [Read More]

Ken Blanchard Supports Trapilo  I don’t usually write endorsements however, I felt compelled to share my opinion for this particular select board race.  Let me first say, I have lived in Fairhaven for thirty-five years. I worked for the City of New Bedford for near forty years, most of which as a department head, leading… [Read More]

Mello Has What it Takes It’s harder than ever to find good people who care about the Town to make the commitment to serve as a member of the Select Board. Long meetings, tough decisions and frequent criticism don’t make it an ideal volunteer opportunity. But still, we are fortunate that there are individuals in… [Read More]

Ochoa Understands the Needs of Students I support Kelly Ochoa for Fair­haven’s school committee and urge the residents of Fairhaven to vote for Kelly Ochoa on April 7th!  I have known Kelly for many years in multiple capacities:  • As a professional educator, a public-school classroom teacher who understands the needs of today’s students and family… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Wow! We’re publishing our 200th Frankie column this week (page 10). That is quite the milestone.  Over the years, I’ve had a few people try to start a column, but they never get through more than a few. Some, honestly, never wrote a single one. But Geneva, aka, Frankie, has written… [Read More]

Constitution Protects From Religious Violation Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is America’s founding morality. It’s a radical change from centuries of death-worship, sacrifice and suffering. It was the result of 400 years of radical cultural change from faith-based supernaturalism to rational naturalism. America’s founding culture, the Enlightenment, is the only basically individual rights… [Read More]

Ochoa Excellent Fit for School Committee I am writing this letter in support of Kelly Ochoa’s candidacy for Fairhaven School Committee. I have known Kelly for more than a decade through our church affiliation. She has demonstrated numerous qualities that make her an excellent fit for the position.  I had the pleasure of co-chairing a… [Read More]

Correy Supports Trapilo As a former Chair of the Select Board for the town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, I am writing to express my strong support for Rick Trapilo in the upcoming election. In my time serving the town, I learned firsthand the importance of having individuals with strong business acumen and an objective perspective in… [Read More]