By Beth David, Editor Well, the American voters have spoken. Donald J. Trump will be president of the United States of America. Surprise, surprise: They picked the man instead of the woman. I was hopeful that we would choose the path to continued progress, more hopeful than I’ve ever been. But, honestly, I don’t know… [Read More]
From the editor
By Beth David, Editor Just a few more days left before the most painful election I can remember is over. Thank heavens. I’ve already said how I’m going to vote, although I don’t know how it can even be a question. How anyone can vote for the Republican nominee is beyond me, especially women. It… [Read More]
From Our Readers
Real election issues I don’t mean to say that some important issues were not discussed or debated in our presidential election, many were. However, in my opinion, the most important issue in our country is our moral decline, where we feed into the idea or philosopy where we justify or make our own values or… [Read More]
From the editor
It’s almost heeeerre….. My favorite holiday (yes, I know it’s not a real holiday.) It’s Halloween time for Halloweentown! See pages 12, 13 & 18 for all stops on our Halloween Trail and a few other Halloween events…scary stuff. Okay, confession time: I was supposed to write the Selectboard meeting. I was there, honest. I… [Read More]
From the Editor
By Beth David, Editor To My Sister’s Children, who are paying attention to their first presidential election as adults. I’m so sorry this is your first presidential election. They are not usually like this. I promise you that my zeal and love for politics is not because of this dung-heap you are witnessing. This kind… [Read More]
From the editor
By Beth David, Editor We’ve got a bunch of great stuff coming up this weekend. On Saturday, the Fairhaven Office of Tourism is holding its annual Harvest Fun Day (see page 12). This is a great event to celebrate autumn. The end of summer…alas, is here. At least we can celebrate the harvest, the fruits… [Read More]
OLH Mission Mass: A personal perspective
By Elaine Cordeiro, Special to the Neighb News On September 21, Our Lady’s Haven celebrataed Our Lady’s Mission Day with a special mass and reception. It was the last day of summer, one of the most beautiful days when I walked through the doors of the haven. I looked around and said, “Our Lady, you did… [Read More]
From the editor
Kaboom! Oh yeah. That was loud. It’s no wonder Frank Mathieu loved the encampments so much. (See page 12.) Frank, as you may remember from last week, was a Fairhaven Village Militia member who died a couple of weeks ago. This weekend’s events included lots of memories of Frank, including that he just plain-old loved… [Read More]
From the Editor
By Beth David We’ve got a jam-packed issue for you this week, and a jam-packed weekend coming up, including the fall encampment at Fort Phoenix (see page 10) Now, I’ve said it before, and I’m willing to bet that I’ll say it again: If you have never seen the cannons fired off at dusk, you… [Read More]
From the editor
There is actually, some pretty good rant material this week. Alas, however, it is rather late, and one thing I learned is… write the rants earlier in the day. I may be sorry if I let my sleep-deprived brain go unfiltered on me here. Suffice it to say, that the spat between the Historical Commission… [Read More]
