WOO HOO! Pet groomers and hair cutters open next week. I won’t have to cut the Evil Dog’s nails after all. I was starting to get kind of proud of my pandemic hair, though. On the other hand, it was getting awfully hot out there. Feels like I have a winter hat on. Next week…SUMMER… [Read More]

Keep audio-only telehealth services We made a great decision. Now we need to adopt it. On March 10, 2020, in a response to the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Baker used his executive order to expand TeleHealth services to include audio only-telephonic treatment. As allowed in other states, I put forward to preserve the audio-only as… [Read More]

Pond responds to Denkel In response to Christianne Denkel’s letter (5/7/20), I welcome this oppor­tu­nity to set the record straight. Let’s start with the account of Trump’s bankruptcies. This may well be true. On the other hand, many of his business enterprisees are quite successful: golf courses, hotels and office buildings. They provide many jobs…. [Read More]

Happy Birthday! Therese Ledoux is 103. Wow. Unfortunately, her family was not able to have a traditional party due to the restrictions. Fortunately, though, they didn’t let those restrictions stop them from showing the family matriarch some love (see page 12). She has had quite the life, and is very well known in Acushnet and… [Read More]

Oh, the pain continues. But if you know anyone who has had this brutal virus, you know it could be worse. The world struggles to con­tinue, even as half of everything is shut down, so we do have some actual real news in here. We even have some meeting coverage. BPW is still entertaining the… [Read More]

Editor should keep political views in paper I read Mr. Donald Preston’s letter to the editor, “Editor should keep political views out of the paper” (4/30/20) I wonder what paper he reads — what radio programs he listens to — what TV programs he watches?  There are very few outlets for the news that do not let… [Read More]

In response to John Pond’s letter on 4/23/20 (“Thank God” Trump is president), I appreciate your thought that we are all responsible when it comes to COVID19. Look around you: how many people do you see without a face mask? If you are wearing one: good for you. You are doing better than the fellow… [Read More]

FinCom should go into details on streets Reading your issue of 4/23/20 and the Letter to the Editor, “FinCom is doing its job,” piqued my interest, and is causing me to stretch a promise I made to myself many years ago: Do not be involved in the affairs of Town Meeting in my native town… [Read More]

On the heels of the 50th Earth Day, we’re excited to introduce Climate Reality Massachusetts Southcoast, a group aimed at finding local solutions to the climate crisis and building public awareness to address them. We believe there’s an urgent need for climate action at all levels of society, and we welcome newcomers at our monthly… [Read More]