From Editor Beth David Well, this one is hard. We have an obituary in this week’s issue. It’s my sister Chris’s. She was only 64 years old when cancer took her from this earth. Or, as my youngest nephew said, “The angels got her.” She went back to our childhood home, where my mother and… [Read More]
Hodgson’s jail acts as detention camp On February 8, 2017 and with a stroke of his pen, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson made the Bristol County House of Correction one of the first county jails in New England to have the authority to detain inmates for immigration violations under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act section 287… [Read More]
Oh, this is fun. We complained last week about the report that was submitted to the Selectboard on alleged infractions at Rasputin’s Tavern and a host of bad behavior by drunk patrons and bartenders in bikinis (I kid you not). I did not get the report in time for my story. That means I had… [Read More]
“Thank you” from the pantry director Gerry Payette, Shepherd’s Pantry Director This letter of thanks goes out to the folks in the surrounding communities that include New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Rochester and Wareham, who donated non-perishable food towards the 27th annual “Stamp out Hunger” food drive for the needy. On Saturday May 11th, 2019, letter carriers… [Read More]
Oh…Town Meeting was fun, as always (see page 6), spent $50+ million of your tax dollars in about four hours. Pretty cool, huh? We also had an interesting Selectboard meeting this week. News on the Colonial Club and the house and all that, remember? Looks like the town will benefit from the sale of the… [Read More]
Dog Park Plans are Progressing You may have heard that the Town of Fairhaven is considering building a Dog Park in Town. Town Meeting approved $22,500 for matching funds that will only be spent if the Town applies for and is granted a Stanton Foundation Grant (http://thestantonfoundation.org/canine/dog-parks). A Dog Park Committee, appointed by the Board… [Read More]
Stamp Out Hunger is This Weekend It’s that time of year when kind individuals, such as yourselves, can help the less fortunate in your area. How? By leaving non-perishable food by your mailbox or on your porch, to be picked up by your local letter carriers or their helpers, on Saturday, May 11th. Each year,… [Read More]
Thanks to Pub 99 for Bike Rack Many thanks to the 99 Restaurant in Fairhaven for the generous donation of their bike rack for the jetty in the Little Bay Conservation Area. No more bikes blowing off the jetty on windy days into the water or mud, and no more bikes laying on the ground… [Read More]
Okay, let the games begin… both literally and figuratively. Baseball season for the kids is officially open (that’s the literal one), and it’s Town Meeting this weekend…woo hoo! We have the town employee salaries in this issue (see page 18), always popular with my readers (although not necessarily with the town employees). We also have… [Read More]
Sheriff Hodgson’s assertions are suspect If you watch the April 10, 2019 southcoasttoday.com video of the 287g immigration hearing held at the Bristol County House of Correction (BCHOC), you will see Sheriff Hodgson describing MS-13 gang members, violence, drug dealing and gun trafficking. The gangs are terrorizing communities throughout Massachusetts, according to the sheriff, yet;… [Read More]
