Woo hoo! We won awards! Our fearless photog Glenn C. Silva won TWO awards, yup, two, at the annual banquet of the New England Newspaper and Press Association this weekend. Glenn really goes the extra mile most of the time to get his shot, so it’s really good see him get recognized for his extra… [Read More]

So much to write about in this space tonight. First, our recent tragedy: Jackson’s Variety had a devastating fire that destroyed the building, and, of course, the business along with it. Owner Colin “Jack” Jackson will have to find a new place to live. His daughter Tina no longer has a job. They did manage… [Read More]

Amendment Will Change Citizens United Decision January 21, 2020, is the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. FEC ruling. Money is said to be the mother of politics. Perhaps as a requisite for running for public office, there should be a prequalification that candidates be pretested for lactose intolerance. Since the… [Read More]

Pantry says “thank you” to all who contributed This letter of thanks goes out to all the generous people who contributed money and/or non-perishable food to the 16th annual Shepherd’s Pantry holiday fundraiser. With a monthly expenditure of over $7,000.00 used to purchase food that is either running low or out of completely, monetary donations… [Read More]

GOP members: Be active As we enter the New Year, it’s time to make our resolutions. If you are a registered Republican, resolve to join or become more active in your Republican town/ward or city com­mit­tee in 2020! Municipal committees are the foundation and backbone of the Massachusetts Republican Party and where you, an activist,… [Read More]

Democrats have obsession The psychological derangement obsession of the Democrats of the defeat of Hillary in the election in 2016 has driven them to remove Donald Trump from office by any means they can, legal or otherwise. The truth is they hate Trump more than they love the country.  Consider the Mueller investigation after 2+… [Read More]

Give your opinion on the Route 6 Corridor study  Residents, business owners and public officials should learn about and comment on the SRPEDD Route 6 study (Fairhaven to Wareham) currently in the public hearing phase. On Dec 11, 2019, SRPEDD pre­sented four alternative strategies for developing this important, historic and scenic road so it meets… [Read More]

Shepherd’s Pantry Thanks Turkey Trot On Thanksgiving morning, Novem­ber 28 of this year, runners were gathered around Cushman Park to get ready to partake in the 10th annual Turkey Trot. The proceeds from this road race, after expenses, totaling over $15,000.00 that was amassed from the runners’ registrations, would eventually go to help the Shepherd’s… [Read More]

Pantry Fund-raiser Going on Now This letter is to remind people that the 17th annual Shepherd’s Pantry holiday fundraiser is now going on.  The Shepherd’s Pantry serves over 100 families each Saturday between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. at the Long Plain United Methodist Church located at 1215 Main St. in Acushnet. However, at… [Read More]

Serv-A-Thon says “thank you” I’d like to publicly thank the wonderful volunteers and the many business and individual sponsors that made this year’s 2019 Salvation Army/Mobile Ministries Serve-A-Thon the best ever. It’s a delight to report that this 5th year’s effort raised more money and provided more area community services than any of our four previous… [Read More]