Okay, Everyone, calm down. If you’ve been paying attention at all, you knew it would happen here soon. Fairhaven is a shelter community. The state has booked rooms at the Seaport Inn for migrants who have been transported here from southern states. In Mass., we take care of them. We don’t throw them into the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Have you seen Westie? He’s been out there on the edge of the sidewalk since July, just collecting stones and getting bigger. It’s a very fun idea that really caught on. I hope you get a chance to see it. We have a little more on the last Select Board meeting… [Read More]

Fairhaven School District Refuses to Provide Information When school districts receive money from the government (IDEA Part B funding), they make promises; one of those promises is to have special education policies and procedures (P&P) that both conform to the law and are available to the public upon request. I am working on a project… [Read More]

No One is a Servant In response to Mr. Rees’s letter to the editor on Public Servants (9/14/23 issue). Being employed both in the private and public arenas one thing is clear, whatever position you signed up for it’s your job to get done what is expected in the short or long term by the people… [Read More]

It’s hard to believe it’s been 22 years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks.  I didn’t realize that Acushnet commemorated the day with a short ceremony on Monday. I only realized it now when I just checked. You can see the ceremony on the town’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCLNcWu1aiQ Acushnet’s 9-11 memorial is at the Fire… [Read More]

They are Public Servants, Not Serfs In response to the letter to the editor entitled “The Role of Municipal Employees” in your September 7, 2023, edition, I would offer the following: The writer says our municipal employees have a “sacred duty” to ensure “the well being and safety of the citizens they serve”. However, he… [Read More]

What a cool and crazy story we have in these pages this week. A US Marine’s diary from World War II has been returned to his family 81 years after it was lost. How cool is that? See page 11 for the story of Leo McDermott’s diary. Stories like this one remind me why this… [Read More]

The Role of Municipal Employees In the heart of our little town’s functionality, a pressing issue con­tinues to challenge the town’s economic well-being and the overall quality of life for its residents since the town overwhelming voted against a Proposition 2 1/2 override.  Fairhaven, like many other munici­palities, is grappling with the delicate balance between… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor We’ve got a little bit of hometown pride in this week’s issue. See page 12 for the scoop on local film­maker Alyssa Botelho’s latest venture. She is onto her next film and she could use a little boost from her hometown cronies. This one is based on a real person. local… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh, Mr. DeTerra, surely you jest! Your superior morals are on display, once again, for all to see. Tsk tsk. With “ethics and morals” like that, who needs corrup­tion? See page 4, dear readers, for yet another chapter in the Peter I’m-above-reproach-and-above-the-law DeTerra. No, no! Say it ain’t so! School is… [Read More]