Opinion

Opinion: Regarding the use of one-time funds in schools budget

To the editor: I need to respond to an opinion about school funding being "cut." The Dartmouth School Committee has used nonrecurring money (savings) to fund recurring expenses (salaries). This is a recipe for disaster and the coming crash is...

Opinion: Regarding Dartmouth’s school budget and staff downsizing

To the editor: On Monday, Feb. 10, the Dartmouth Public Schools presented their draft budget to the School Committee and it seems the schools will be downsizing for the third year in a row. It may seem minor that the downsizing this year will only...

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Opinion: Regarding speeding in Padanaram

To the editor: My heart goes out to the poor woman's family after she was hit by a car while crossing Bridge Street in a crosswalk. As a person who crosses Bridge Street twice a day while walking my dog, I can say after many close calls that it is a...

Opinion: Regarding Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

To the editor: The Dartmouth Select Board unanimously voted at their meeting on October 7 to officially proclaim November to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. I am filled with "Dartmouth Pride" as while our town, which is usually associated with...

Opinion: Regarding the town’s shrinking farmlands

To the editor: Dartmouth has an active agricultural sector that has been a large party of what has made the town so attractive to many but it is shrinking. The cost and availability of land as well as increasing production costs have made it...

Opinion: Regarding unlimited inmate phone calls

To the editor: Massachusetts taxpayers are unknowingly paying millions of dollars more a year than was expected. In 2023, the state legislature passed a law to have the state pay for inmate calls home. I support inmates maintaining contact with...