Okay, I’ve got news for you all: This “friendly neighborhood reporter” does not have to explain herself to anyone, but I will anyway, because sometimes, just sometimes, it’s lots of fun to do just that. (See page 4.) How about a little Journalism 101, okay? When we write a story about a controversial decision (any… [Read More]

Healthcare Fight is Personal As a Personal Care Attendant for the past three years, I’ve cared for children in our town with needs that run the gamut from cerebral palsy to autism The parents of these special needs children depend on PCAs so their children can receive care in their homes and community. Doing the… [Read More]

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]