Well that was a slap in the face, huh? The Town Administrator Screen­ing Committee made a good faith effort to pick finalists for the TA position. They nar­rowed the field from 39 applicants to three finalists. The consultant asked good questions, showing a good faith effort, too. Bob Espindola asked several questions of each candidate…. [Read More]

Take down barriers around the Capitol building Ladies and Gentlemen,  To paraphrase President Reagan: Congress! Tear down this wall!  As a Massachusetts taxpayer, the Congressional Wall around the people’s property in Washington, DC is disturbing on many levels. Razor wire! “C’mon, man!” Using National Guard troops and a wall to protect Congress during an unconstitutional… [Read More]

Gallagher’s New Idea #3: End BOH stipend NEW YEAR, NEW IDEA (Part 3):  The current town budget appropri­ates $5,273 to pay a stipend to the three members of the Fairhaven Board of Health. Each member is eligible to be paid $1,757 each and, while I have learned that two current members forgo the stipend, one still… [Read More]

Public service should not be about the money It’s a shame I feel I have to say this but if the money matters, you shouldn’t serve. When I decided to enter life as a public servant, I made this decision because I know I can help people.  When I decided to enter life as a… [Read More]

Well, it truly is the end of an era. Jackson’s Variety, which operated for 50 years, and was Buster’s before that, is gone from the Fairhaven landscape. The building had a devastating fire last year, and the building requires extensive rehabilitation to be usable again. The family decided that they were all close enough to… [Read More]

Dear North Fairhavenites I feel like a victim of theft after reading an article in the 1/21/21 issue of the Standard-Times regarding our Paul Revere bell. Is it just me or do you feel the same? From the time that the bell was removed from the Oxford School, I had the feeling that we in North… [Read More]

Well, that snowstorm fizzled for us, but it was a doozy for anyone not on the coast. We had some pretty respectable wind and wind gusts, too. Trash day got pushed out one day, so everyone had their bins out. They got knocked over, covers got blown open, stuff was flying everywhere. But, we didn’t… [Read More]

Bird seed and dog poop can attract rats For all the bird and animal (dog) lovers, a word of caution. Feeding the birds and not picking up (in a timely manner) after your dogs can bringt RATS. Lots of them! Years ago, as painful as it was, I stopped feeding the birds, and just lately… [Read More]

The inauguration of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as VP is less than a day away as I write this. I just wrote a whole lot of stuff about the election and lies and the power of one man to con thousands in one fell swoop.  But then I deleted it all. All… [Read More]

New Year, New Idea: Part 2 I am a firm believer in keeping the public as informed as possible. Except for sensitive material (security, per­son­nel based), I think the public has a right and a need to know what its local government knows.  Sharing information takes many forms. In the community in which I work,… [Read More]