Hodgson Claim Absurd The reality has now been exposed that Sheriff Hodgson has absolutely no way to prove his favorite response to every question that he is “keeping the community safe.” By virtue of his admission that he has no verifiable statistics for 25 years as sheriff regarding the recidivism rate says it all. It… [Read More]

Sheriff Hodgson Doesn’t Measure Up I just listened online to the rerun of the debate for Bristol County Sheriff on WBSM radio’s SouthCoast Tonight. Despite what he says, Sheriff Hodgson doesn’t respect the intelligence of the people of Bristol County. If he did, he would post the proof of his claims on his website.  What’s… [Read More]

Trahan Supports Schmid I am writing this letter in support of Paul Schmid, State Representative of the 8th Bristol District which includes Acushnet. I have met with Paul at my home and other events and found him to be a no-nonsense hard worker.  Paul has served in The United States Marine Corps, has served the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Ooohh…it’s that time of year! Halloween is just around the corner, and we have 15 fabu­lously spooky hounted yards for you to look check out (see page 12). We also have a bunch of other Halloween events you can join, and lots of them involve treats (see page 6).  Most of… [Read More]

Hodgson Policies Counterproductive While reading the Sun Chronicle, I came across an opinion piece written by Doug Gobin. It asks their readers to recall the actions of Hodgson when he became sheriff in 1997. I do remember the actions he took as I was unfortunate enough to be in and out of jail from 1996… [Read More]

Schmid Has Served Us Ably Our local elections are Tuesday, Nov. 8th, just a few short weeks away.  Paul Schmid is running for reelection as State Rep for the 8th Bristol District. He has served us ably in this position for 12 years. His accomplishments are many, with the new High Schools in Westport and… [Read More]

QUESTION 1: “Subject to Appropriation”  This is a reminder that constitu­tionally all State income/spending bills are subject to appropriation. The Legislature often sells bills with laudable goals and, when passed, we find the money goes to the General Fund.  The State Legislature authored Question 1 to amend the State’s Constitution allowing them to set taxes… [Read More]

Why Vote for Hodgson? I have known [Bristol County Sheriff Thomas] Hodgson for a good number of years dating back to when he first became sheriff, both personally on a limited basis, and more impor­tantly for his record and the way he has managed this very important office of Sheriff of Bristol County.  His guiding… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Calling all Halloween yards. Last call! C’mon people, I’ve only gotten a couple. I know you’re out there. I need your addresses, pics, etc. this weekend so I can get the Halloween Trail issue out on 10/20. We want it early so you can get ready, right?  Meanwhile, there are a… [Read More]

Heroux calls out Hodgson on white supremacists connections Incumbent Sheriff Thomas Hodgson’s connectons with extremist and white supremacist groups and its symbols is troubling. Paul Heroux is asking Hodgson to denounce them.  On Friday, September 30, at 9PM, two radio hosts on WBSM radio demanded that Heroux back up his claims that Hodgson was wearing… [Read More]