Opinion

Opinion: Sheriff Hodgson should obey safety rules

To the Editor: Never missing an opportunity to declare his responsibility to protect the community from lawless immigrants, mythical felons and all sorts of miscreants, Sheriff Hodgson conducts his public life with indifference and disregard for the...

Viewpoint from a Kenosha native

Well, it happened again. A city I lived in is once again on fire. Not only am I a former resident of Minneapolis, but I also have the pleasure of having grown up in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Much like in Minneapolis, buildings I know, on familiar streets...

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Opinion: Residents should see benefits from solar farms

My name is Tom Quinn and my home abuts the first solar farm in North Dartmouth on Old Fall River Rd. This farm was forced upon the residents that live around the farm without any approval from them or any input. My neighbors and myself formed a...

Opinion: Community supports Indians name/logo

Dartmouth is a great town. It’s filled with good, honorable people. They are not racist. The federally recognized Wampanoag tribe members who authored the logo did not think it was ‘racist’. The name Indians is the federal term used by the U.S...

Opinion: Dartmouth residents at risk from New Bedford’s fire department cuts

To the editor: My name is Alan King. I am the President of Dartmouth Permanent Firefighters District 3 Local 5156. We represent the full time firefighters of Dartmouth Fire District 3. District 3 is responsible for the protection of the north half...

Guest Opinion: Containing Covid? Don’t let your guard down

Massachusetts remains among a handful of states that have contained the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak sickening more than 3 million Americans. But continued vigilance will be essential for a year or longer until a successful vaccine and effective...

Opinion: Massachusetts Legislature wants the public to be less safe

To the editor: Outrageous. Dangerous. Atrocious. Reckless. Unreasonable. But more than anything else, the police reform legislation being proposed on Beacon Hill is shameful and disgraceful to every individual who puts their life on the line every...

On the Youth Advocate amendment vote

To the Editor: All too often the needs of youth in the US go unnoticed. Just this past weekend the Select Board, with the recommendation from the Finance Committee, attempted unsuccessfully to eliminate funding for the position of Dartmouth’s Youth...

On our correctional institution

To the editor: Calm down, folks! Our sheriff has enough on his plate without the good, bad, and sometimes ugly commentaries regarding the recent dust-up at our local gated community. I have never personally met our sheriff, nor have I visited his...

Viewpoint from a former Minneapolitan

For the past four years of my life, I lived in Minneapolis. Normally, the city is known for having some of the most gorgeous summers and parks you can ever see, along with some of the kindest and most generous people in this country. And, as far as...

Sheriff Hodgson and the judge’s order

Despite Sheriff Hodgson’s self congratulatory praise and quoting from Federal Court Judge Young’s Memorandum and order of May 12th there are several salient portions of that decision that contradict the Sheriff’s interpretation and meaning of the...

On the Youth Advocate position

To the editor: I am saddened to learn that this year’s Town Meeting will, once again, be responsible to defend our need for a Youth Advocate position. Our Dartmouth Youth Advocates have provided support for the youth of our community during times of...

Letter to the Editor: On Sheriff Hodgson and Eileen Marum

To the Editor: It is true that everyone has an opinion, and with each opinion we can probably agree to disagree, especially about Sheriff Hodgson. In full disclosure, I am not now, never have been, and probably never will be a fan or follower of the...

On ‘ICE detainees allegedly damaged facility over Covid testing dispute’

To the Editor: The sheriff is fuming and has decided he can bamboozle Bristol County residents into believing the incarcerated people caused the disruption and damage; it would not surprise me to learn that the guards, under the sheriff’s direction...

On ‘Family opens up’

To the Editor: I can understand a family fleeing New York City for their home in Dartmouth, if it could be done safely. However, to go to the home of 70 year olds is unconscionable, as is their assertion that they didn’t infect anyone else. They...

Covid-19 shines a spotlight on conditions in jails

To the Editor: Covid19 is shining a spotlight on conditions in our jails, and raising larger questions about the role of incarceration in our communities. Facing charges of severe overcrowding, D.A.s are asked to review whether prisoners are...