Submitted by Diane Hahn, Fairhaven Let’s Talk Turkey I am writing to offer another point of view regarding the “Don’t Feed TheTurkeys!” story in the 8/17 issue of this esteemed publication. I am without question the subject of the accusations of trying to kill the turkeys as reported by the Animal Control Officer. I have… [Read More]

A tale of two disasters…. America is currently experiencing two disasters. The first is the election of Donald Trump. The second is hurricane Harvey. The first was man made via a presidential election. The second was a natural disaster created by a weather system that will go down in history that is epic. Trump’s election… [Read More]

I guess I’m still a bit idealistic. I surely thought that what happened in Charlottes­ville, VA, and president Trump’s lukewarm response, would finally get people to understand and disavow the racist foundation of this presidency. But, no, his supporters are simply repeating his victim blaming. We are still hearing “what about” this bad thing that… [Read More]

The current MO [Modus Operandi] at the White House is like a revolving door. Press Secretary out, new one in…chief of staff out, new one in…FBI director out, new one in. The names are irrelevant but I am told that’s the way it is in big business. I think the number of changes is about… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Well, chalk one up for Mr. Rees. The Neighb News and other free publications will not be moved back to our old spot. They are near the front entrance, which is much better than the hinterlands of town hall, but you can’t see them when you first walk in the door…. [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor So, imagine my dismay when I went to Town Hall and saw that the Neighb News was nowhere to be found. I mean…NOWHERE! It seems that a couple of town hall employees, namely, Town Adminis­trator Mark Rees, decided that it looked neater without the papers in the entrance. Geesh. Can you… [Read More]

We’re baaack…. Alas, I did not win the lottery. You missed us, right? Well, I guess my pleas for reader support are backfiring with some people. Apparently, there are those who think that it paints my little free sheet in a bad light and makes it sound like I’m going to take their money and… [Read More]

So, what is a Serve-A-Thon? People are familiar with a walk-a-thon: Individuals walk a distance and others sponsor them. In our upcoming Salvation Army and Mobile Ministries fund-raising Serve-A-Thon, individuals don’t just walk, they go somewhere to serve, and others sponsor them financially to do so. There are no administrative costs. All proceeds go to the… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor LAST ISSUE!!!! (Don’t panic, just for two weeks.) Don’t be worried when you don’t see a new edition of the Neighb News for a bit. This is our last issue until 7/20. We are officially on summer break in  just a few minutes…. We’ll be back on 7/20 (unless I hit… [Read More]