Wareham will soon be feeling some relief for its financial crunch.

The town will receive $121,000 in one-time funding to recover from the recent fiscal crisis and fund necessary services, State Representative Susan Williams Gifford announced via press release Tuesday, Oct. 25. With the passing of the Fiscal Year 2011 Final Deficiency Supplemental Budget cities and towns across Massachusetts will be given a one-time payment totalling $65 million.

The Office of the State Comptroller will be closing commonwealth's finance books by the end of October, at which point the funds will be formally recognized and distributed by the Division of Local Services.

"With many communitites in the midst of their fall town meetings and stuggling to make ends meet, this could not have come at a better time," Gifford said in a statement.

Finances were of major concern at Wareham's own Town Meeting this past Monday and Tuesday, with the crowd voting against the purchase of 40 defibrillators and electing to post-pone the decision on other big ticket items until the spring Town Meeting.

Town Administrator Mark Andrews said he has some ideas for how the money will be spent at the Board of Selectmen's Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1. He added that he will look to the Board of Selectmen for their input on the matter as well.

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) and the Republican Caucus offered the amendment, which will allow unspent funds from Fiscal Year 2011 to be sent back to cities and towns.

"After a few grueling months of hard work, negotiations and persistence, I am pleased to report that this necessary support for cities and towns has come to fruition," Jones said in a statement. "I am confident that our cities and towns will put this one-time funding to good use."