Selectman Daniel News Today

NEW HARTFORD - Moving the long-anticipated Rails to Trails project forward has proved "tricky," First Selectman Daniel V. Jerram said.The town received a $616,000 grant for phase 1 in May, conditional on obtaining the necessary easements from property owners. "We really want to wrap up the acquisiti

On Tuesday, the justices in the state's highest court unanimously ruled that the "civility restraints" used by the town of Southborough to silence a resident in 2018 when she made critical comments of the select board are unconstitutional

FAIRHAVEN — The Board of Selectmen set a date for a Special Town Election for the recall of Selectmen Chair Daniel Freitas: Monday, July 26. A recall petition against Freitas was certified by the Town Clerk after exceeding the required signatures of 20% of the town’s registered voters — 2,384 signatures were needed, and 2,521 signatures were received.  Freitas, who is still serving as Chair of the Selectmen, is calling for an investigation into the authenticity of the signatures on the...

Fairhaven Selectmen Chair Dan Freitas opens up about altercation involving his daughter, after case dismissed by clerk magistrate.

FAIRHAVEN — The group seeking to recall Board of Selectmen Chair Daniel Freitas is proclaiming a victory after the town’s Board of Registrars certified that the petition exceeded the amount of signatures required to pass. Signatures from 20% of the town’s registered voters, or 2,384 signatures, were required for the recall petition to pass. According to notice issued on May 3 and signed by the Registrars Office and Town Clerk Carolyn Hurley, 2,521 signatures were verified.  In response,...

FAIRHAVEN — A massive recall petition is circulating around town against current Chair of the Board of Selectmen, Daniel Freitas.  According to the group who has organized the petition just under 1,500 signatures have already been collected, more than half than what is needed.  Why is Daniel Freitas being targeted by this recall effort?  According to the press release submitted by group calling itself Recall Dan Freitas, he “has created a circus of the Select Board by abandoning meetings...