Here we go…we’re getting into the final stretch of local elec­tions. Candidate state­ments start this week. And, we start with the Selectboard race…and we have a race! Lisa Plante is challenging incumbent Bob Espindola. See page 18 for their statements. The Rogers re-use discussion got off to an energetic start this week. The new proposal… [Read More]

Town Administrator Hiring Process Failure Fairhaven: Are you paying atten­tion to what’s happening nowadays? Town Administrator is a highly skilled professional position critical to the operation of any town. To be effective this role needs to be qualified, impartial and free from political influence. Hiring our next Town Administrator is arguably one of the most… [Read More]

NEW YEAR, NEW IDEA (Part 5): One of the frustrations expressed to me by many Fairhaven residents is the process by which the Board of Health allows, or doesn’t allow, public comment during public meetings. The rules are jumbled due to Covid guidelines but one thing is pretty clear, the Chairman wields consider­able power over… [Read More]

Grassroots Efforts Bring Pickleball to Fairhaven  Fairhaven. It was Fall of 2019 when a group of Fairhavenites got together at the home of Joyce and Ken Pottel to investigate the creation of a local pickleball court. A state plan was already in the works to build courts at Fort Phoenix, but efforts to construct were met… [Read More]

OOO MMM GGG! Really. You can’t make up this stuff. If I did, it wouldn’t even make it in the fiction world because it’s too ridiculous.  First, the Selectboard con­tinues to be an embarrassment. Shutting people off, muting them, rudely just shutting them down, all of that would not be possible if people could be… [Read More]

Collasius will not let you down I am happy to endorse Don Collasius for Fairhaven’s Tree Warden. I met Don about 5 years ago when he met, fell in love with and subsequently married my dear friend Carolyn. Over the years he has shown us that he is smart, kind, and gracious, as well as… [Read More]

Collasius is man of great integrity I am writing this letter in support of Don Carlos Collasius, who is running for the office of tree warden for the Town of Fairhaven. I met Don seven years ago, as a member of our church congregation.  He impresses me as a man of great personal integrity and character,… [Read More]

Letter writer is misinformed and misquided I’m writing to commend the Editor of this publication, the number one newspaper that Fairhaven turns to for FACTUAL local journalism. I stress the word factual because it takes an editor with the utmost respect for her craft to print the letter from the misinformed and misguided gentle­man demanding… [Read More]

Neighb News Publishes Other Opinions Well… Never let it be said that the Fairhaven Neighborhood News lacks sensitivity to other opinions! [Editor] Beth [David] dutifully published a letter last week from a Sean Hannity sound-alike which defies argument. Unfortunately, it also defies logic and common sense, but that has been the tone accepted by the… [Read More]

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]