Once a bully, always a bully. Remember when Selectman Freitas promised that he’d resign if the required number of signatures were gathered? He made that statement on social media, and again to WBSM radio (twice). It should surprise nobody that his word means nothing. It should surprise nobody that he has no respect for the… [Read More]

New Tree Warden is “very enthusiastic” Fairhaven has a new and very enthusiastic Tree Warden. I’m hopin he will be appreciative of any suggestions the residents of Fairhaven have.  The Little Bay Conservation Area (about 70 acres) was acquired in 1996 for the enjoyment of all. Since then, many of the older trees have succumbed… [Read More]

Food pantry is available This letter is to remind needy folks that the dedicated Shepherd’s Pantry volunteers, located at the Long Plain United Methodist Church, 1215 Main St., Acushnet, are waiting to serve you. Before the pandemic made its way into our lives, the clients who came looking for help averaged around 90 individuals each… [Read More]

Hahn calls for truce I respectfully request that Mr DeTerra and I declare a truce because as we all know the Board of Health has to get down to business and has a lot of work to do. I am confident with our new board member, Chief Gallagher, and our new Health Agent, Mr. Flaherty,… [Read More]

Correy not quite ready to announce I would start by thanking the recall team for their efforts in mounting what was seemingly an insur­mount­able task. They did something that few thought they could do and for that the town owes them gratitude as that is a result of their passion for the town. I am… [Read More]

Tourism Office explains Facebook history posts I’m writing because it has come to my attention, indirectly, that there has been a complaint by a member of the community about my history posts in Facebook groups and on my personal page “Mr. History Person” and personal blog “http://Fairhaven History.blogspot.com.” This person’s claim is that those things… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Well, they called his bluff. A very determined, hard-working, smart group of people have most likely gathered the signatures necessary to force a recall of Fairhaven Selectboard chairper­son Daniel Freitas (see page 22).  Mr. Freitas wrote on Facebook that it was just a small group of people, and said he would… [Read More]

Fairhaven: you’ve been heard. Your decency, your civility and your respect for true leadership spoke loud and clear in successfully recalling a Selectboard member in Dan Freitas who had denigrated the office he held. Whether he resigns as he promised or not, you will soon be thankfully rid of his standing in the way of… [Read More]

How much simpler these conten­tious events might be if [Selectboard chair Daniel] Freitas, seeing that he is not suited nor able to function as an effective select person, would simply volunteer to step down from his current office. There is precedence amongst our political leaders. Granted circum­stances where a bit different, but take Richard Nixon… [Read More]

I write this before the signature count has been turned into the town clerk. Whatever the outcome of this effort the result is clear. Fairhaven has been tremendously damaged by [Selectboard chair] Dan Freitas’s tenure. He has embarrassed our town, shamed the Freitas family name, and created a personal legacy of bad judgements that will… [Read More]