Opinion

Opinion: Rep. Markey in support of Chancellor Fuller

The most challenging part of public service is saying "no" to the people you like and care for. Authentic leadership in public service regularly leads to these difficult situations. Making those tough decisions is uncomfortable and challenging. Yet...

Opinion: This game is rigged! Thoughts on the former police station

At its October 30 meeting, the Dartmouth Select Board entertained the Historical Commission once again, this time to consider whether to approve a feasibility study on the potential reuse of the former police station. This visit afforded the...
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Opinion: Recent “speed bumps” at UMass Dartmouth

As a 1986 graduate of UMass Dartmouth (then “SMU”), I returned to the campus in retirement for frequent power walking, beginning in the Spring of 2020. I twice reported the outlandish speeding on the campus to the Campus Police then and again in...

Opinion: Join the Great Purple Army for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Thursday, November 16 th is World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2023! I implore all who read these words to take positive action to fight what is the second deadliest form of cancer in Massachusetts, behind...

Opinion: No more ‘nips’

To the editor: We are writing in response to “What to do about ‘nips’ in town.” While it would appear that our Dartmouth Select Board members, Mickelson and McDonald acknowledge the problem, they don’t feel bans work. In towns like Falmouth and...

Opinion: Town should ensure indigenous committee has indigenous members

As an eager viewer interested to hear what Select Board chair David Tatelbaum had to say about the agenda item “F. Indigenous Peoples History and Culture Committee Composition Discussion” at its July 31 meeting, let’s just state that I was another...

Opinion: Fire District 2 Election is about the truth

To the editor: On Monday, July 31, Dartmouth Fire District 2 will hold an election to replace a vacant seat on the Prudential Committee. The election will be held between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 8:00P.M. at the District 2 Firehouse located at...

Opinion: The primary responsibility of a Sheriff in Massachusetts

Recently two issues have attracted significant media attention regarding Sheriff Paul Heroux’s actions: the auctioning of the Shawmut diner and the discontinuance of a tracking program. Former Sheriff Hodgson who was mandated to rehabilitate those...

Opinion: Dartmouth cannot seem to get out of its own way when it comes to respecting Indigenous Peoples

Responding to the Dartmouth Week headline uploaded online on July 16, “Fearing a lack of indigenous members, School Committee vows to rework indigenous culture committee,” I wouldn’t expect anything less. I don’t know about you, but I saw this...

Opinion: Former police station should not be demolished

Two members of the Select Board peeked into the meeting room on Monday, July 10, a few minutes before the start of the Dartmouth Historical Commission’s public hearing to discuss whether a 6-month delay should be imposed on the former police station...

Opinion: Questions about Dartmouth’s Master Plan

To the Editor: Dartmouth has a draft of a Master Plan available on its website. This is a document that every town is supposed to have updated every ten years. Dartmouth’s last one was in 2007. Most of the work has been done by SRPEDD (the...

Opinion: It’s wonderful that Dartmouth is not subject to new septic requirements

To the editor: It is wonderful that the new septic system requirements will be put on hold for our Town of Dartmouth. It was an outrageous attempt of the DEM to put into effect a mandatory law when all the facts and the “science” was not shown to be...

Opinion: When elected officials keep their campaign promises

To the editor: Former Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux, and now Sheriff of Bristol County, made various promises during a hard fought battle to unseat Thomas Hodgson. Knocking on thousands of voters’ doors, attending many privately sponsored meet and...