Opinion

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...
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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...

Opinion: Thanks to those who served, and a call for participation

March 27, 2023 To the Editor: A brief but sincere Thank You to all who took part in the PFC Carlos James Rose Brunch/Vietnam Veterans Day event , wherein a Salute to Richard Arruda, Ronald Bumpus, James Crowley and Carlos Rose was presented. The VFW...

Opinion: Late business owner was the gold standard

March 20, 2023 To the Editor: I'm writing to the editor in regards to the sudden and devastating passing of Steve Fillion, owner of Gold World on Cranberry Highway. I was a long time customer of his who purchased many beautiful pieces of jewelry,...

Opinion: Sewer fixes don’t have to cost homeowners

March 9, 2023 To the Editor: This letter is in reference to the article “ $36 million wastewater plant loan goes to Town Meeting, but who pays, and how ?” that Wes Cipolla wrote in the Thursday, Feb. 23 edition of Wareham Week. I believe, on good...

Opinion: Trucks shatter pavement and peace in Onset

Feb. 13, 2023 To the Editor: I live at 295 Onset Ave. across from Lopes Playground. I've lived here for almost 15 years and every year the traffic seems to get worse, even in the off season. My main concern right now is with dump trucks and giant,...

Opinion: Paraprofessionals overworked and underpaid

Feb. 3, 2023 To the Editor: I am a paraprofessional for grades K-4 at Wareham Elementary School. For the past 10 years I have mainly worked with kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. This past year I was tasked with adding on 2 grade levels of 3rd and...

Opinion: Everyone must do their part to stop AIDS

Feb. 1, 2023 To the Editor: “Where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die.” - Bono January 2023 marked the 20 th anniversary of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). First established in 2003 to fight...

Opinion: Absentee ballots no substitute for mail-ins

Jan. 29, 2023 To the Editor: In response to Opinion: Ending mail-ins will not suppress vote: Absentee voting (five excuses) and early voting by mail (no excuse) are not the same and they are not interchangeable. Legislation to create a new “uniform...

Opinion: Paraprofessionals deserve a raise

Jan. 23, 2023 To the Editor: I have been employed with the Wareham Public Schools since 2007. I began my journey volunteering in my sons' classroom. I stayed to help not only his teacher, but any teacher in any way that I could. Lots of times, it...

Opinion: Ending mail-ins will not suppress vote

Jan. 22, 2023 To the Editor: In response to the opinion “ Select Board must not stop mail-in voting :” Massachusetts state law provides: “A registered voter who will be unable to vote at the polls on Election Day due to absence from the voter's city...

Opinion: Wesley UMC wants to focus on ministry, not arguing

Jan. 23, 2023 To the Editor: We, Wesley United Methodist Church, feel as if the true nature of our possible disaffiliation was not represented well. Wesley UMC feels that the tradition of the church has been/is compromised at this time. Those who...

Opinion: Select Board must not stop mail-in voting

Jan. 17, 2023 To the Editor: On Jan. 15, Dr. Martin Luther King would have been 94 years old. People planet-wide honor his relentless, non-violent Warrior stand for justice, for Universal voting rights, for representation that leads to economic and...

Opinion: Select Board right to cancel bike path

Jan. 5, 2023 To the Editor: Thank you to our Select Board for cancelling the proposed Minot Avenue bike path in the name of financial accountability. At a time when our critical infrastructure is failing (sewers, roads etc.) putting our limited...

Opinion: Indian Mound in desperate need of town funds

Jan. 7, 2023 To the Editor: Since Wareham apparently has a bit of extra cash , maybe the streets of a forgotten part of town, the Indian Mound neighborhood in East Wareham, actually part of Onset, can be completely restructured as have several areas...

Opinion: Town has money, need for bike path

Dec. 29, 2022 To the Editor: The Selectmen are being short sighted in cancelling the Wareham Bike Path . Wareham already has the money in its Community Preservation Act funds to pay for it. This path would connect residents to the new park and...