So, we’re trying to keep up, but things change hourly.  Pretty much everything is closed and people are being asked to stay home and stay away from each other.  This virus is no joke, and we all need to do our part to stem its rise. At the Neighb News, we are still publishing and… [Read More]

Vote Keith Silvia In the coming Fairhaven town elec­tion on April 6th this town will have a great opportunity to effect some real change in the way its governed and provide some financil responsibility in our town government.  I believe Keith Silvia’s slogan “Change is in your hands,” hit the nail right on the head…. [Read More]

Hodgson needs to go Recently, in a published letter in response to the letter of the South Coast faith leaders who objected to his secretly reporting churches to the White House for following the tenets of their religions, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson attempted to justify his actions, but the problems with it are many… [Read More]

We change clocks next weekend! YIPPEE!! Really, nine days to Daylight Saving Time Meanwhile… Super Tuesday is next week, 3/3, and Massa­chusetts is a Super Tuesday state. So, if you’re a party person, or feel you have a stake in who is going to face off against each other in the presidential election in November,… [Read More]

Woo hoo! We won awards! Our fearless photog Glenn C. Silva won TWO awards, yup, two, at the annual banquet of the New England Newspaper and Press Association this weekend. Glenn really goes the extra mile most of the time to get his shot, so it’s really good see him get recognized for his extra… [Read More]

So much to write about in this space tonight. First, our recent tragedy: Jackson’s Variety had a devastating fire that destroyed the building, and, of course, the business along with it. Owner Colin “Jack” Jackson will have to find a new place to live. His daughter Tina no longer has a job. They did manage… [Read More]

Amendment Will Change Citizens United Decision January 21, 2020, is the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. FEC ruling. Money is said to be the mother of politics. Perhaps as a requisite for running for public office, there should be a prequalification that candidates be pretested for lactose intolerance. Since the… [Read More]

Pantry says “thank you” to all who contributed This letter of thanks goes out to all the generous people who contributed money and/or non-perishable food to the 16th annual Shepherd’s Pantry holiday fundraiser. With a monthly expenditure of over $7,000.00 used to purchase food that is either running low or out of completely, monetary donations… [Read More]

GOP members: Be active As we enter the New Year, it’s time to make our resolutions. If you are a registered Republican, resolve to join or become more active in your Republican town/ward or city com­mit­tee in 2020! Municipal committees are the foundation and backbone of the Massachusetts Republican Party and where you, an activist,… [Read More]

Democrats have obsession The psychological derangement obsession of the Democrats of the defeat of Hillary in the election in 2016 has driven them to remove Donald Trump from office by any means they can, legal or otherwise. The truth is they hate Trump more than they love the country.  Consider the Mueller investigation after 2+… [Read More]