No amount of dog poop will cancel the Wareham Village Association’s Christmas Parade, but it did influence Judy Whiteside’s decision to not speak at the event, set for Dec. 3.

Whiteside, chair of the Board of Selectmen, turned down association President Tracy McGraw’s request to have her and other Selectmen say a few words during the parade, claiming her sour demeanor was due to unfortunate circumstances earlier in the day.

“I will respectfully decline and I will suggest it is a parade for children and not for politicians to shoot their mouths off,” said Whiteside. “I can actually be very nice if the day hadn't started off with my stepping in a very large dog... excrement. It has been downhill since then.”

Though she refused to make a speech during the parade, the Selectmen approved the association's license to use Main Street for the event, after laughing about Whiteside’s reason for not speaking.

The parade will begin on the Town Green at 3 p.m. and end at Besse Park, where Santa will arrive on a boat and a tree lighting ceremony will be held. Wareham firefighters will provide hot chocolate and there will be vendor carts.

Selectmen also approved:

Liquor license extension for Americana Cafe

Selectmen approved Americana Cafe's request for a seasonal liquor license extension of four weeks (from Dec. 16 until Jan. 15) without contention or debate.

Change of hours to BB's restaurant

BB's, which normally has different schedules for three separate times of the year, will now be closed on Mondays.

Located on 2424 Cranberry Hwy., the restaurant has decided to close on their slowest hours.

They will be open on Sundays from 12:30 to 10 p.m. during football season, and from 4 - 10 p.m. during the rest of the year (mid-February to September). Their new hours for Tuesdays will be from 4 - 11 p.m.

Class II license for Robertson's Auto Body

Selectmen approved a Class II license for Collision Tech, operating as Robertson's Auto Body on 2777 Cranberry Hwy., under the conditions of a successful Criminal Offense Record Information (CORI) check and payment of fees.

Selectmen Patrick Tropeano explained to owner Scott Robertson, Jr. that there is a fee for each car sold at the shop and that the CORI check is standard. The Class II license allows the shop to sell used cars.