Opinion

Prayers requested for Wareham’s oldest resident

To the Editor: I want everyone to know that Wareham's Oldest Living Resident, Mary Rose, is now beginning a very important and final adventure in her life. You all know how I love to share her with you, and now I feel I must do this, too. This...

Opinion: Homeless need more support

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the letter to the Editor titled “Wareham should do more for homeless people.” According to the United Stated Interagency Counsel on Homelessness, there were 18,471 people experiencing homelessness in...
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Thank you to first responders

To the Editor: I would like to give my utmost thanks to the Onset Fire Department, Wareham Police Department,Wareham Emergency Medical Services, and other first responders. My wife was in a terrible accident on Thursday, May 7. When I showed up on...

Opinion: Wareham should do more for homeless people

Dear Editor, Should we be doing more to help the homeless population in Wareham? I am a social work student at Bridgewater State University. I have also lived in Wareham for most of my life. As a social work student, I am stunned at how many people...

Worshiping in solitude

To the Editor: Live church services are cancelled, and travel from home restricted, but Sunday morning I just couldn’t resist getting out of the house and fulfilling what I considered essential: prayer. I toured in my car with windows up and making...

Sen. Pacheco urges constituents to stay home, safe

To the Editor: These are dark and difficult days. The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken our world to the core and put countless lives into sudden turmoil. In the blink of an eye, the Coronavirus has left thousands of reputable Massachusetts...

Thank you to workers

To the Editor: While remembering and thanking those who work in the medical field -- doctors and nurses who perform heroically every day -- please also remember those that support them. Heroes, equally, are the housekeepers, food workers, supply...

A good man gone too soon

Mary Rose is the oldest resident of Wareham, and has lived in Onset her whole life. She submitted this letter in remembrance of Corey Andrews, who passed away earlier in March. To the Editor: I was so heartbroken to read that my friend...

Town Moderator gives a Town Meeting update

Letter to the Editor: In the past couple of weeks, I have gone before the Board of Selectmen to discuss the process by which a Moderator can recess a Town meeting when a state of emergency is declared. State law requires that we complete our Annual...

Poem: ‘Coronavirus’

Reader Susan Grebber submitted this poem about recent events: Coronavirus Coronavirus It snuck up upon us We are all frightened And our nerves heightened This is a very serious matter But don’t believe all the rumors and chatter All Americans must...