Opinion

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...

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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...

Opinion: Regarding safety on the water

To the editor: Dartmouth residents are blessed with an amazing harbor alongside the beautiful village of Padanaram, so much so that it has been named Best Harbor in the country by a national publication. However, after returning from a recent...

Opinion: Regarding Sheriff Heroux’s holistic approach to improving the correctional system

To the editor: During Paul Heroux’s campaign for sheriff he consistently spoke about the conditions and issues he believed needed attention and fiscally sound procedures at the Bristol County correctional facilities. Having worked in the prison...

Opinion: South Dartmouth has a trash problem

To the editor: As a four-year resident of South Dartmouth, I absolutely love the area — beaches, local restaurants, seafood, the Padanarm area and close proximity to the water! There's only one MAJOR issue: trash! It seems that local residents have...