To The Editor:             The “No Kings” protests have surged across the country, with tens of thousands flooding city and town streets, their voices reverberating off marble facades, glass towers, and small-town intersections. On that crisp autumn day, Americans stood united, rejecting the slow erosion of democracy and the rise of unchecked power. It was […] Read more »

Dear Editor,             Several years ago, I was asked by Major BethEllen Parkhurst of the Salvation Army in New Bedford, MA why I volunteered my time there. After some serious thought, this was my answer:             When I think of all the teams, civic groups, business associations, and committees I have been on during my […] Read more »

Dear Mattapoisett Voters,             Thank you to all who attended the October 4th Special Town Meeting.  Town Meeting is a Mattapoisett tradition dating back to 1857 and represents true and local democracy at work.             I was excited we had 535 voters attend to consider the citizen’s petition regarding the Select Board.  It was especially […] Read more »

To The Editor:             The residents of Mattapoisett came out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, to vote overwhelmingly to approve the Select Board of the town to 5 members next year.             It is time to accept the desire of the residents and let this issue end.             The unnecessary meeting has cost the town […] Read more »

To The Editor:             There are reports that Buzzards Bay shellfish beds can be contaminated with pollutants from various sources, including boats, runoff from roads and farms near the shore, and naturally occurring bacterial outbreaks. However, the main offender is combined sewage overflows.             Massachusetts seeks to address the pollutants by creating a Coastal Waters […] Read more »

To the Editor;             On October 5, Mattapoisett held a Special Town Meeting to consider a certified citizen petition – signed by 335 residents, nearly 10% of all registered voters – calling for a vote to rescind the May 12 action expanding the Select Board from three members to five. Unfortunately, the meeting never voted […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Protect What Works – Vote YES on October 4.             On Saturday, October 4 at 1 pm in the ORR High School Gym, Mattapoisett residents will have a chance to redeem a decision pushed through Beacon Hill – one that was passed at the May Town Meeting by a slim margin, […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Recently, several Mattapoisett residents received campaign-style text messages urging them to attend the Special Town Meeting scheduled for October 4. What is deeply troubling is that these texts used the official seal of the Town of Mattapoisett to promote attendance at what is, by definition, a non-binding and unnecessary meeting.             […] Read more »

Dear Editor,             My wife and I belong to our town-sponsored fitness center. Several years past, there was a friendly older gentleman named Ray who also attended. If he was there when we went, he’d always be smiling from ear to ear; and when he wasn’t exercising on one of the pieces of equipment, he’d […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Peace Corps at 64. September 22nd marks a major milestone in the history of the Peace Corps. On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the original Peace Corps Act, which formally authorized this unique and independent agency that has become perhaps the most recognizable example of […] Read more »