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]

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]