So, it happened again, just in time to hurt the holiday season. A hateful person took an assault rifle and shot up a bar, a gay bar, a place designed to be a safe space for people who are not safe in a lot of places. He killed five, injured 18. Some of the patrons… [Read More]

A silent real estate warfare lies in wait to be recognized. This letter is being written to “Awaken to Action” the people of Fairhaven, before it’s too late. May we not fall asleep too, as our Cape Cod neighboring towns have, and are now scrambling frantically to shelter not just the poor and unemployed, but… [Read More]

Oh, right, sure…have Town Meeting on a Tuesday night. UGH. At least they were quick! Town Meeting got through all the articles in record time. See page 4 to find out how your tax dollars were spent. Veterans Day was last Saturday. The day to thank veterans was pretty warm and a decent showing of… [Read More]

Well, the midterm election happened. Thank goodness we can stop being bombarded with all those lying ads. GAWD, how do they sleep at night? As of press time, the Senate and the House were still in limbo. But, both Acushnet and Fairhaven had counted up all their votes. Both towns had pretty good turnout for… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh…it’s that time of year…to change the clocks BACK. Heavy sigh. That means it will get dark very early starting this week­end. But, I have it on good authority that this is the last time we will have to do this. Really, the legislature passed a law to leave Daylight Saving… [Read More]

Heroux will make Bristol County proud, safer Paul Heroux will reduce crime, be considerate of his staff, the taxpayers and bring transparency to the operation of the Bristol Jail for the first time in twenty five years. The hallmark of Paul Heroux’s three terms as mayor of Attleboro is transparency and accountability to the community…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Oh…the big day is almost here. Monday is Halloween, but most houses will be decorated for the weekend. I, alas, have not even pulled the stuff out of the attic.  If you missed last week’s Halloween Trail issue, do not fret, it’s available on our website: www.neighbnews.com And see page 3… [Read More]

Hodgson Not Tough On Crime Sheriff Hodgson presents himself as being tough on crime; yet, he backs and in turn is backed by the former president who attempted to overthrow the very government he took an oath before God and the American people to protect.  How does Hodgson, in his mind, rationalize his theme of… [Read More]

Heroux Will Be Effective, Not Cruel I write to provide two basic com­pari­sons between 25-year incumbent Sheriff Hodgson, and his opponent, Mayor of Attleboro, Paul Heroux, can­di­date for sheriff of Bristol County.  First, it is important that the candidate you entrust with your vote should share your values.   Hodgson has aligned himself with white supremacist… [Read More]

Heroux Will Do Terrific Job On November 8, please join me in voting for Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux for Bristol County Sheriff. I am confident that Heroux will do a terrific job succeeding incumbent Thomas Hodgson who’s been in office for a quarter century and vying for an unprecedented sixth term. The time for change,… [Read More]