This letter was sent to the Fairhaven Selectboard on 8/13/0 Dear Bob, Dan and Keith,  We respectfully ask for your vote in favor of the 10% across-the-board increase in RECs in the 2021 Good Energy contract to protect our Town’s coastal vulnerabilities. So did the majority of the 128 respondents to the Town’s recent survey. (To… [Read More]

Oh my. The drama in Fairhaven is getting pretty ridiculous. Really, people, can’t you all just take a step back and get over  yourselves?  Now the Board of Health gives the brand new, right-out-of-college kid the step 3 rate instead of step 1.  Hmmm….isn’t this the same crowd always screaming that the town is going… [Read More]

We have some sad news this week. Shirley Hunter, a very active, long time resident of West Island died this week after a fierce battle with cancer (see obituary on page 18). Shirley was involved in a whole bunch of stuff on the island and with the West Island Improvement Association.  I could list a… [Read More]

On July 30th the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health met to decide who would be the interim member for the vacant BOH seat. As many of us know, there have been many concerning actions, decisions, and developments coming out of the BOH that have caused multiple residents to question the competency of… [Read More]

NeighbNews prints the First Amendment to the US Constitution on its front page so, in light of all that’s going on, I’d like to offer some thoughts on how it’s being ravaged.  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …”  The Wuhan virus (aka: COVID-19) unleashed… [Read More]

Jean Perry byline a nice surprise What a nice surprise to have Jean Perry reporting again for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News. Her Finance Committee proceedings from years ago make me chuckle! We need things to make us laugh, especially now. It looks like she will have plenty of “good material” to work with in the future!… [Read More]

We’re baaack. So much to rant about… where to begin? Ummm…start with page 3 (maybe)? Yeah, that’s good. ‘nuff said (not really). The Selectboard refuses to let us into the room to cover the Selectboard meetings. This is, no doubt, a petty little power play by…umm… did you see page 3 yet?  The board allowed… [Read More]

Keith Silvia and the Election First, my congratulations both to Keith and his son Danny and his hard working supporters. He accom­plished what many said couldn’t be done. From the outset, no disrespect to Charlie Murphy, even Keith said he was an honorable man. The issue is he was a spender. Keith drew a clear… [Read More]

It’s important to answer the census Do you realize how important it is to be counted in the 2020 Census? According to the Census.gov web site, Census data guide how more than $675 billion of federal funding is distributed to states and communi­ties each year. There is a lot at stake for us locally and regionally…. [Read More]