Well, so much for the sanctity of Executive Session, huh? It seems everyone knows that the Fairhaven Select Board voted not to renew the TA’s contract (see page 4). But, then again, who knows for sure? It all happened (or didn’t) behind closed doors. Hopefully, the exit negotiations won’t go on much longer and we… [Read More]

Undecided Voters, Stay Home With all the chaos, outrageous rhetoric, and existential threats, any voter who remains undecided now should stay home on election day. Not having paid attention, or far worse, not caring about the future of the United States, despite all the unequivocal warning signs, the undecided voter’s apathy is a genuine threat to… [Read More]

Pires Explains Lack of Response This letter was sent to the League of Women Voters (see 10/10/24 issue) Dear Kristen, Thank you for reaching out and for the opportunity to participate in the League of Women Voters of Southcoast’s Candidates’ Night. I truly appreciate the effort you and your organization put into facilitating these important… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh, no. It’s Columbus Day already? I love this motor­cycle weather, but this is one of those years when I just did not get enough summer. A couple more warm days would be nice. No complain­ing, though in these parts. People south of here are being devastated by crazy storms. One… [Read More]

The Choice is Clear Our November elections give us clear differences that will determine the quality of our lives in our towns, region, state, country and world for generations to come.   The polarization of our two major political parties has turned off a lot of younger people. Yet they’re inheriting many wars, climate driven… [Read More]

40R Impact and Consequences Let me say first of all I am mindful of the impact of changes and shifts in our population such as numbers, ages, and other factors. There are other factors that need to be taken into consideration when making changes in our zoning laws such as the economy, business, schools, etc.,… [Read More]

BBC Asks for Federal Help with NB Sewer Overflows The following letter was sent to  Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Edward Markey and Congressman William Keating:  We, the undersigned 388 residents of Massachusetts and 16 other states, write to you today to urge you to secure new federal funding for the cleanup of City of New Bedford’s sewer… [Read More]

40R: The Fall of the Democratic Process The Town Administrator’s opening statements and directives at the October 1st TM meeting on 40R were not upholding our constitutional rights and open meeting laws. It appears the TA invented a new kind of info public meeting with her own rules. Asking the public to sit in the… [Read More]

Candidates Should respond to League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of South Coast, previously known as the League of Women Voters of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, has been organizing candidate debates, forums, and meet-and-greets for over 35 years. LWVSC has scheduled a can­di­dates’ event on October 17th at the Old Rochester Regional… [Read More]

Here we go again!  Fairhaven continues to be in a financial box and looks for inventive ways to raise revenue. Now they wish to create a new bureaucracy by offering winter boat storage at Hoppy’s Landing.  Hoppy’s Landing sits empty all winter. So what! It does not put any additional drain on scarce resources.  … [Read More]