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]

Take down barriers around the Capitol building Ladies and Gentlemen,  To paraphrase President Reagan: Congress! Tear down this wall!  As a Massachusetts taxpayer, the Congressional Wall around the people’s property in Washington, DC is disturbing on many levels. Razor wire! “C’mon, man!” Using National Guard troops and a wall to protect Congress during an unconstitutional… [Read More]

Gallagher’s New Idea #3: End BOH stipend NEW YEAR, NEW IDEA (Part 3):  The current town budget appropri­ates $5,273 to pay a stipend to the three members of the Fairhaven Board of Health. Each member is eligible to be paid $1,757 each and, while I have learned that two current members forgo the stipend, one still… [Read More]

Public service should not be about the money It’s a shame I feel I have to say this but if the money matters, you shouldn’t serve. When I decided to enter life as a public servant, I made this decision because I know I can help people.  When I decided to enter life as a… [Read More]