In support of Marchessault I am writing this letter in support of Cathleen Marchessault for Fairhaven School Committee. I was able to observe the meet the candidates night last Monday. I feel Cathleen Marchessault would be an excellent school committee member. She seems to have experience and perspective for all components for learning. As an… [Read More]

Speak against racism Dear Fairhaven people,  I’m asking you to speak, write, and act against the wave of anti-Asian racism our country is experiencing. Political officials, school leaders, religious leaders, all those in positions of power need to speak out publicly and clearly against this hatred. Our Asian and Asian American residents and visitors deserve… [Read More]

This Zoom thing is really, really, really old. We have another correction, and we again apologize and are being very quick to blame the remote connection. Okay, onto the shitshow (yup…I used that word again) that is the Selectboard and the Town Administrator hiring process. Stop blaming the messenger. The Selectboard Chairperson ranted on and… [Read More]

Opt Up is Not a 10% Increase in Electric Bill There has been some confusion about the Fairhaven Community Electricity Aggregation program and the 10% increase in renewable energy that Fairhaven has added to our electricity mix, so I hope to clear up some of the confusion. It’s important to understand that  the 10% increase… [Read More]

Selectboard helms a sinking ship A dangerous situation. Taking on water, and the waves are washing over the sides with increasing frequency. The Captain is absent and some of the first mates are running around looking for a bucket to bail the water. Unfortunately their bucket of choice has holes in it.  What to do about… [Read More]

Republicans should refuse check, and not owe the debt I concur with the opinion of “To My Republican Friends” (3/11/21), namely that Republicans that receive the $1400 check should return them to the Treasury. However, I would add that anyone that does so should not bear the burden of the cost: $5,750 per person ($1.9T/330M)…. [Read More]

Incompetence, Corruption, or Both? Another week has gone by and our Selectboard chair Mr. Freitas con­tinues his apparent desire to blow up this Town Administrator hiring process in any way he can, with Mr. Silvia’s blind and mute support. We have a highly qualified and experienced applicant who came out on top of the Selectboard… [Read More]

Well, this is getting old. We misquoted someone again. I guess someone else’s voice just sounds like him (see below ). This is one of the annoying limitations of remote meetings. Even in person it can be difficult to know who’s talking, unless you have a good and competent chairperson who makes sure people identify… [Read More]

Collasius Will Take Job “Very Seriously” Fairhaven voters, I would like to add my support to the previous letters for Don Collasius for the new tree warden of Fairhaven. I have known Don for many years and know he will take his job as tree warden very seriously. He certainly loves his town of Fairhaven and,… [Read More]

Another Week of Failure So it’s been another week of failure by our Selectboard partners Mr. Freitas and Mr. Silvia. We have no permanent (or qualified) Town Administrator, and Mr. Freitas can’t even get himself together enough to even schedule a meeting to discuss the next steps. Pathetic. This looks more and more like a… [Read More]