The inauguration of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as VP is less than a day away as I write this. I just wrote a whole lot of stuff about the election and lies and the power of one man to con thousands in one fell swoop.  But then I deleted it all. All… [Read More]

New Year, New Idea: Part 2 I am a firm believer in keeping the public as informed as possible. Except for sensitive material (security, per­son­nel based), I think the public has a right and a need to know what its local government knows.  Sharing information takes many forms. In the community in which I work,… [Read More]

Fairhaven Needs Diversity Committee There’s a group of people who have been working hard to bring a committee to the town of Fairhaven whose focus would be giving a voice to the voiceless. The Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee has been in the works for the better part of a year. We started as a subcommittee… [Read More]

Rogers School Proposal Too Massive This letter was sent to the Fairhaven Selectboard The proposal for the Rogers School property is far too massive for that residential area. This is not an urban area and should not be treated as such.  This is a historical area and needs to be on the National Register of Historic… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It’s been a very sad few days for our country. Our own presi­dent sent an angry mob to the Capitol building in Washing­ton DC to try to stop legislators from certifying the Electoral College votes, generally a routine event, pumped up with a little flourish here and there. Trump supporters are… [Read More]

Town should pick seasoned person for interim TA With Mark Rees retiring, his salary became available and, with COVID-19 presenting unique challenges (large draw on free cash) I do feel we need to proceed with caution. Critical capital planning recommendations are ahead of us (which the TA has ultimate responsibility for making) and I felt… [Read More]

Leave things better than they were This week felt like I was caught watching one of those Gerard Butler Olympus/London/Etc is Burning movies. Americans decided that because they didn’t get the election result they wanted, that they would attack the government in the most epic temper tantrum ever. In the fashion we have seen time… [Read More]

Oh, here we go again. This is getting sooooo tiresome. Contrary to Mr. Freitas’s fantasy world where first there are so many reporters clamoring to get into the room it could never be allowed due to overcrowding concerns and second there hasn’t been a reporter in the room in years (yes, he said both things… [Read More]

The great thing about being a public servant is that you choose to be a public servant. People don’t choose their race, gender, orienta­tion, etc. However you make the decision to serve others. In the event that you’re unsure of this desire, there are steps and hoops to jump through. There are signatures you have… [Read More]

Fighting the Covid 19 pandemic needs to be job #1 for every public health official. While the federal government provides funding and the state provides regulations, I believe there are several steps our local government can take that might help slow the spread of this persistent virus.  Here is one new idea.  Every place of… [Read More]