Opinion

Letter-to-the-Editor: Chalk-Full-O-Fun Festival Extends Heartfelt Gratitude

The Chalk-Full-O-Fun Festival, a celebration of art, community, and creativity, has concluded, and the Onset Bay Association is truly grateful to everyone who helped transform Onset’s sidewalks into a canvas of inspiration. Thanks to our funders:...

Letter-to-the-Editor: A thank you from Unleash the PAWsibilities

To the Editor: DPAW’s 5th Unleash the PAWsibilities Youth Creative Arts Contests’s Family Celebration was hosted by the Gleason Family on Aug. 18. Grants from Wareham Cultural Council & Community Events Committee funded additional easels &...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: A great time on the Monhegan

To the editor: One hundred and fourteen members of the Wareham Land Trust (WLT) enjoyed the annual meeting cruise aboard the Monhegan on Tuesday, Aug. 15. In addition to stunning views of our local coastline, members were treated to news of WLT’s...

Letter-to-the-Editor: A thank you to dance fundraiser attendees

To the editor: It was one of those evenings, you know, clear and balmy ready for excitement. It was a Friday night and the doors just opened at 7 p.m. for the Scholarship Fundraiser Dance and in came many members of the community to attend this...

Letter-to-the-Editor: It takes a village to raise a child

To the editor: It takes a village to raise a child. And it takes a child to raise a village. Yesterday I signed up to honor a child’s first day of school with some new school clothes. I had been to this same Decas Community Foundation Back-to-School...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Route 6 redesign is a recipe for disaster

To the Editor: I am a resident of Swifts Beach and I took the opportunity to take part in the Zoom meeting on June 21 about the redesign of the Route 6/Swifts Beach Road area. I am happy that we will be getting a traffic signal and new crosswalks...

Opinion: Thanks to those who voted for me

May 30, 2023 To the Editor: I would like to thank all of you who came out to vote for me as Water Commissioner . We Won! I look forward to serving the Town and being a part of making all major improvements and plans, which are currently underway,...

Opinion: Police truly are Wareham’s Finest

May 12, 2023 To the Editor: Today’s climate toward anyone in law enforcement is at times discouraging, and sometimes not without merit. However, I want to pass along something positive for one of Wareham’s Finest, and I mean Finest, with the utmost...

Opinion: What’s the plan for Cranberry Highway?

May 4, 2023 To the Editor: What is the Master Plan for Rt.6 in East Wareham? East Wareham just got a multi-million-dollar road facelift on Cranberry Highway that is ripe for rezoning for mixed use retail/residential development. Wareham needs a...

Opinion: Mail-in votes required for fair election

May 1, 2023 To the Editor: The bedrock of democracy is the right to vote. In February , the Select Board voted 2 to 1 for citizens' no excuse Vote-by Mail for tomorrow's election. Two members, Chairwoman Whiteside and Tricia Wurts, abstained to...

Opinion: Revitalize downtown, vote yes on rezoning

April 17, 2023 To the Editor: I am writing to urge Wareham residents who want to improve our Town to show up and vote for change at Town Meeting on Monday April 24 th , 7pm at Wareham Elementary School. I urge our citizens to vote “Yes” on article...

Opinion: Appreciation for Gold World and its late owner

March 31, 2023 To the Editor: The family of Steve Fillion at Gold World, would like to thank the community for their patronage and support during this difficult time. We so appreciate all the kind words, shared stories, flowers, cards, etc. We can't...