While I do realize there is an upcoming recall vote, I do understand Town Meeting voted to expand our existing Select Board members to five. I will say we do have a group of good people interested in serving in this capacity. I would like to recom­mend Cam Durant for a position on the board…. [Read More]

As the Chair of the Fairhaven School Committee (SC), I have stayed out of the recall. I felt it was inappropriate given my role. Unfortunately, due to the climate in town, I feel I have no choice but to say something.  Fairhaven taxpayers may agree or disagree with how the SC expends funds. MGL Chapter… [Read More]

In my 87 years, I never thought I would get the opportunity to write a letter of support for my grandson, “the candidate.” I have enjoyed being involved in many aspects of the Town, as a past President of the West Island Improvement Association, Recording Secretary of the Fairhaven Improvement Association, and a proud Red… [Read More]

Not a Done Deal – Yet  Voting Mr. Freitas out of office on July 26 will clear a path for one of the three worthy candidates and return civility and reason to Fairhaven government. I do not know the candidates personally, but I have heard good things about them all. So, I listened intently during… [Read More]

We’re BAACCKK! And we’re less than two weeks out from the recall election (see page 19).  We have candidate state­ments from the three who will be on that ballot (see page 17). And we have three+ pages of letters from our readers, mostly about the aforementioned election and/or candidates (see page 13). In one of… [Read More]

Voters Have Awesome Responsibility On July 26th the voters in the Town of Fairhaven will have an awesome responsibility in the Special Election. The candidate you choose will be helping shape the future of the Town.  The process to hire the Town’s next permanent Town Administrator is hanging in balance, waiting for the results of… [Read More]

Gallagher Supports Correy Last fall when I decided to enter the race for a seat on the Fairhaven Board of Health, I recognized that what was missing was the first rule of holes: the first step in getting out of one is to stop digging! Maybe the people of Fairhaven would recognize my interest in… [Read More]

Powers Supports Reckless Spending Fairhaven is at a crossroads. The town has been in turmoil for over a year now. We have a special election coming up on July 26th. This is a recall election because the voters of Fairhaven are not happy with the way the current select board is conduct­ing business. Just recently… [Read More]

Fairhaven’s Got Pride! On the beautiful Sunday morning of June 27th, on the corner where our Town Hall stands, Fairhaven residents gathered to display their PRIDE in being an accepting, inclusive and welcoming community to ALL. The spark that lit the fire of activism was provided by our Select Board who would not display the… [Read More]

Durant will be fiscally conscientious I am writing this letter to ask that you support and vote for Cameron “Cam” Durant for Select Board. These are just a few of my highlighted reasons among many and why I believe he is the best choice.  Financial responsibility is a major issue in our town as we emerge from… [Read More]