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• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By jenndh2o - May 18
  Welp. Let's just say that some people would rather COMPLAIN and DO NOTHING except complain about people willing to take a stand. I am taking a ...
  

• Re: Alley has big plans for post-high school career

  By jenndh2o - May 18
  Congrats Aliyah!!! Big DREAMS for you! Best of luck! You make Wareham PROUD! ~Mrs. Drinkwater
  

• Re: Cemented sewer pipe shuts down diner

  By Hissing Cobra - May 17
  It sounds like a rotten thing to do but if the bill wasn't paid, that was a rotten thing to do too. No judgements from me. Carry on.
  

• Re: Cemented sewer pipe shuts down diner

  By bob - May 17
  it seems a little stinkee to me...
  

• Re: FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WAREHAM

  By Margaret Ishihara - May 17
  The breakfasts are free of charge because we want to reach out in Christian fellowship. All are welcome means no matter where you are on life's ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 17
  I agree with Stupidity. Main St is not fun or vibrant because there"s not much to do there. I go to the PO every week but that's about it. I don't ...
  

• Re: FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WAREHAM

  By Andrea Smith - May 17
  In the past I know the Congregational Church has generously provided Tuesday breakfasts free of charge with a donation basket available for those ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By Doctor Deekas - May 17
  Anytime a stop sign is put forth, there needs to be a public hearing by the 'road commissioners' (AKA selectmen). Usually the police chief ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By wrhmwmn08 - May 17
  That they should. ha-rass-ment.
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 17
  typical Warehamite response to an otherwise serious matter... Personally, I could care less whether Main St succeeds or rolls up never to be seen ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By Spherebreaker - May 17
  Maybe we can get some refridgerator magnets with a map of downtown business shaped like a speeding train to give out at the arrival terminal at ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 17
  "MAIN ST STRONG"... ignorant comparison to "BOSTON STRONG". Picture of Alcohol above ... subliminal wrong message about Main St Wareham. The ...
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Mike - May 17
  Look at the Onset District warrant, many articles are funded from free cash so that the voters will not feel the impact of a tax increase this ...
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Mike - May 17
  Most of what you say has merit, but the biggest problem with Onset is not lack of customers, it is lack of management of funds and personnel
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By totellthetruth - May 17
  Two water/ fire dep'ts= 2 offices and office staff, 2 fire chiefs and command staff,2 maintenance facilties/garages, 2 sets of equipment (trucks, ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By totellthetruth - May 17
  I don't know if thats a State Rd. or locally controlled ( Road Commisioners), but somebody sure screwed up on that one. Picture yourself on a ...
  

• Re: Selectmen to negotiate contract extension with town administrator

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 16
  voter you are exactly right about sullivan ,also he wants the job very badlly as he has a young family,and the selectmen want him around as he ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By bob - May 16
  gee that stop sign says it all, dont stop or shop on main street ...p.s. it should have been put up on main street,not going down to main street....
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By WantToSeeChange - May 16
  As for the businesses on Main Street? Other than the bank, Hess and occasionally M&D's, there isn't much there that appeals to me at this time. I ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By WantToSeeChange - May 16
  Yeah, now coming down the hill traffic has to stop. Stupid place for a sign. That area IS a mess at times, but I can see this causing even more ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By Spherebreaker - May 16
  I do mean that intersection and there is now a stop sign for vehicles coming down the hill also.
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Zephyr - May 16
  What if Onset is not your fire district?
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Mike - May 16
  The District meeting is monday May 20th at 7:30 PM that is where your voice counts, if you don't come and vote this nonsense out don't cry about ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By totellthetruth - May 16
  I f you mean the sign at the Franconia Fuel building- its been there as long as I can remember. I think the reasoning there is its easier to stop ...
  

• Re: Main Street Strong

  By Spherebreaker - May 16
  Who's the brain surgeon that put the stop sign at the bottom of the hill at Main St and Rt 6. Might look good on paper but people will have ...
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Spherebreaker - May 16
  Never mind the "old ladies".....My take on this article is there is a million dollars in duplication of manpower and equipment requests. There is ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Wareham reopens some areas to shellfishing

  By Caitlin Russell - May 16
  Hey Luke, This was an issue with the sewer system that caused an overflow into the storm drain. I've added that information to the above post. I ...
  

• Re: Selectmen to negotiate contract extension with town administrator

  By R NEE M - May 16
  Here we go All movies need a producer,director,screen play writer,and actors. Wareham!!! Money money money. Oh sorry no production. Just spending ...
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By R NEE M - May 16
  Back down Lukee!! two little old ladies???? They have more on the ball than you think. Day to day ops. leaves a great deal to be desired. Let the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen to negotiate contract extension with town administrator

  By Voter - May 16
  Young Mr Sullivan seems like a nice enough guy but lets evaluate. He was hired a few years ago as a Financial Analyst Researcher (whatever the ...
  

• Re: Town to study whether or not to bill sewer users based on water usage

  By joycebakes - May 16
  Certainly does seem the fair way- charge for use. Of course those that pay less now than they would, probably will try to get this voted down. And ...
  

• Re: Selectmen to negotiate contract extension with town administrator

  By Luke Duke - May 16
  Seems like the right man for the job, he doesn't act like a puppet. I agree with shop247, congratulation to Mr. Sullivan, I hope he can put the ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Wareham reopens some areas to shellfishing

  By Luke Duke - May 16
  Was this a town sewer line or septic? If it was town, why does this keep happening, Onset had a spill a few months ago that went into the water also.
  

• Re: Coming up at the Onset Fire District annual meeting

  By Luke Duke - May 16
  Looks like a power struggle in the making. No offense but isn't the only person on the prudential committee with any real fire department experienc...
  

• Re: MERCHANTS WAY

  By Melissa Pechey - May 15
  Here's a progressive idea: Don't take away the Merchant's Way parking spaces. Everyone loves to drive; sure, many or most would love to walk ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Melissa Pechey - May 15
  From my glance at the plans today, in the hands of a fellow Merchant's Way building owner, this "project" will almost COMPLETELY ELIMINATE parking ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Marilyn Donahue - May 15
  Expense account charged to the town?!?! Are you sure you are talking about Wareham? I must have missed this line item in the budget. My comment ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Knocked for six - May 15
  Marilyn, I eat breakfast every day. The difference is I don't have a expense account to charge it off to the town. And your right, Mr. Swett ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Hissing Cobra - May 15
  The businesses are NOT going out of business because of this work. Show me one business that went out because of it! The turnover of some shops ...
  

• Re: No delay in Main Street project after contaminated dirt discovered

  By Spherebreaker - May 15
  Funny that this soil was not suitable fill but all the rest was. If its normal to place back in the hole and pave over it than that is what should ...
  

• Re: Sewer project funding gap may soon be resolved

  By Spherebreaker - May 15
  While I feel the effort to fund the shortfall is a good one, I think the responsibility falls on the entire Town and not just the sewer users. ...
  

• Re: Town to study whether or not to bill sewer users based on water usage

  By Spherebreaker - May 15
  It is long over due and it should be mandated the Water Departments follow suit. Using less water should be encouraged and minimum water bill ...
  

• Re: Town to study whether or not to bill sewer users based on water usage

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 15
  Long overdue!
  

• Re: Selectmen to negotiate contract extension with town administrator

  By shop247 - May 15
  Congrats to Mr. Sullivan.
  

• Re: Town to study whether or not to bill sewer users based on water usage

  By JackSprat - May 15
  It is only fair to charge by usage. a family of 4 or more would certainly use more water than 1 or 2. If that method of calculation can not be ...
  

• Re: MERCHANTS WAY

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 15
  'EPIC" ... yup, that about sums it up... NOT. Ridiculous commentary... the WAREHAM way... cite more problems rather than suggest progressive ideas ...
  

• Re: No delay in Main Street project after contaminated dirt discovered

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 15
  What a joke $30,000.00 to remediate gas soaked soil... especially when its NOT directly on any gas station property... Every gas station remodel ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By shop247 - May 15
  Exactly Snowman, NOT having enough parking would be a problem... parking isn't a problem now because so many avoid the area. MWF maybe you don't ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By bob - May 15
  harry ,you are right,it should be a standard policy a whs as it is at uc.i guess this whs standard says how our tax money is being used in ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Snowman - May 14
  Why are you all of the nattering nabobs of negativism complaining about with the parking on Main Street? Maybe I am just blessed with a super ...
  

• Re: Buttermilk Bay reopened to shellfishing, other areas still closed

  By Spherebreaker - May 14
  Must have been a large spill to affect such a big area for so long. Good thing we have sewer to prevent these things from happening
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 14
  I went to the PO at 3.25pm today. Ample parking on Main St.
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By justin Beiber - May 14
  It looks like the naysayers are now outnumbered. VIVA PINA.
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Hissing Cobra - May 14
  I LOVE the idea of improving the appearance of Wareham Center and I also love the changes so far. Parking is NOT a problem if you know how to ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Spherebreaker - May 14
  Thought of that JB, problem is that I can't get to bank to get my downpayment.
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By justin Beiber - May 14
  Trade in your Hummer for a Ford Pick-Up or a Focus. Both fit comfortably in the village's small parking spaces.
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By Spherebreaker - May 14
  I can say with a straight face that I have not been Downtown for anything since the bumpouts other than driving thru the maze of driverside ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By justin Beiber - May 14
  Here's another choice tidbit from Shop 247's above post: "Neither the business owners nor the town residents approve of the work being done." ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By MWF = Make Wareham Fail - May 14
  LOL at shop247. You say you haven't shopped Main Street in 2 years? The bumpouts went in LAST year. So much for your whining about Pina. And ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By zinzindorff9 - May 14
  The "face lift" has made Main Street more attractive but we will never attempt to park there again. So much for any type of shopping. (Area should ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 14
  Ms Scypinski has some wonderful ideas and the creativity to breathe life into downtown Wareham. The area along the river is a disgrace. Dumpsters, ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By justin Beiber - May 14
  I park on Main Street almost every day and have NEVER had a problem finding a space. If I can't find a spot on the street, I use the newly ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By boomtastic - May 14
  Downtown Wareham looks like crap with the new "improvements". Even the Fire Department is looking at relocating because it's difficult to maneuver ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By sadie - May 14
  I love the idea of a boardwalk along the river. It was mentioned under another article about the train that the railroad might put up a fence to ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 14
  There's always a multitude of Warehamites ready to get their WHINING... COMPLAINING... PIS..NG and MOANING groove on about what SOMEBODY ELSE did ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By shop247 - May 14
  Is this Pina-ville? Neither the business owners nor the town residents approve of the work being done. Nobody likes the bump outs, the lack of ...
  

• Re: Main Street businesses sound off about Merchants Way redesign

  By WantToSeeChange - May 13
  Listen with your EARS Pina. Listen to what these people are saying and not to what you WANT to do like you have done on Main Street. Thanks for ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Frank Heath - May 13
  For those who would like to verify my comments above, please check out the information published by the state (DESE): You need to look at the ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By jenndh2o - May 13
  The editor of the paper can remove this photo and/or post at their discretion. I have no problem with that.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Frank Heath - May 13
  FOR THE RECORD The town is not spending $15k for the postponement of the town meeting. It is just another evening, as usual, but at a later ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By wrhmwmn08 - May 13
  This post should be removed, posting a photo of the exact location of someone. Let the police handle this, stay out of it.
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Marilyn Donahue - May 13
  If more people took the time to have breakfast, or even a cup of coffee, with their elected representatives (or those who serve or have served on ...
  

• Re: Hey, That's My Deck Chair, "No, it's Mine...!"

  By Peaches0409 - May 13
  Out with the old and in with the new! Hopefully this will be the first of many changes so the money spent can go to our children and not to made ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By Peaches0409 - May 13
  Harry, you are 100% correct! Sadly WHS is setting these kids up to fail. Did most of you readers know that at Upper Cape the athletes may not fail ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 13
  prior to the june 18th town meeting the school dept was asked to cut 700k and now the school dept will cut 700k at least ,we will be spending 15k ...
  

• Re: Riverside Cafe brings breakfast to Main Street

  By zinzindorff9 - May 12
  Wish you all the luck in the world along with the wish for success. We used to love to eat at "Uncle Sams" but the parking made it very difficult. ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By justin Beiber - May 12
  I'd love to be a fly on the wall at a breakfast meeting between Geoff Swett and Knocked for Six. Better yet, let's request that Alpert Fritz be ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By totellthetruth - May 12
  I realize the Train issue has taken a "back seat" to other problems Wareham has. I just read in the Enterprise where the Railroad is sponsoring a ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Knocked for six - May 12
  Andrea I agree with you.......... Mr. Swett- The young are being sacrificed by current and past school committees and school administrations. I'll ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Geoff Swett - May 12
  Mr. Fritz - Let me buy you breakfast and I'll explain to you why my statement about the young being sacraficed by the old is not ridiculous.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By AndJusticeForAll - May 11
  What an interesting irony! The suggestion of parking meters has been a constant yet the Town takes parking spaces away for bump outs. Of course we ...
  

• Re: Rochester woman gives back with 2 Times Too Thrifts & Gifts on Main Street

  By OutsideTheBox - May 11
  Good Luck from all of us at People Helping People d/b/a Outside The Box
  

• Re: Riverside Cafe brings breakfast to Main Street

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 11
  Welcome.... Looking forward to coming it.
  

• Re: Sewer spill causes shellfishing closure

  By Jaime Rebhan - May 11
  Hi Knocked, Sorry for the confusing wording. I clarified. Hope that helps. Jaime
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Spherebreaker - May 11
  I do have a dump/beach sticker. I can't go to the beach for fear of paparazzi but get charged the extra anyway (hidden tax). My point is that the ...
  

• Re: Sewer spill causes shellfishing closure

  By Knocked for six - May 11
  Why does a storm drain have sewage in it?
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By jenndh2o - May 11
  The fact of the matter STUPIDITY is that 11:30PM or any PM is not time to ride an unregistered dirt bike on a Massachusetts public road...especiall...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By sadie - May 10
  Obs I am almost positive that any town that has a beach gives the residents the option of buying a beach sticker. It saves the residents money; ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By FrustratedinWW - May 10
  The fact is options for education are limited....and sometimes it has nothing to do with money. First of all, school choice is severely limited so ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By salemsam50 - May 10
  Zin get real, that money was already put aside last year and it has NOTHING to do with this year.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By obsidianmoon52 - May 10
  If you are not part of the solution, then you must be part of the problem! If the people at the beaches bring the trash, they should take it back ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  Zin, That was exactly my point. Spherebreaker pointed out that if people did not like the public school system they should put their children in ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By zinzindorff9 - May 10
  Brian, move your present home to Marion or Mattapoisett and see what you will get. A home with a much higher retail value, twice the tax bill in ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  Also, the town services offered, schools, police, fire, etc. all have a huge impact on your property values. If people could afford to send their ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By justin Beiber - May 10
  Sphere - Metered parking is not intended as a nickel-and-dime tax on local residents. The town can use this revenue to cover the expense of doing ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Spherebreaker - May 10
  65% of the budget to benefit maybe a 1/3 of Warehams residents? There is the rest of us out here paying the freight already that don't need to be ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  JB hit the nail on the head, enforcement! Enforce the litter law and you'll make money to help the police. Enforce the parking and you'll help the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By justin Beiber - May 10
  Newport, RI takes in close to a million in parking meter fees. And the meters are in effect beginning May 1st. Onset charges zip and allows ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By sadie - May 10
  Of course I couldn't find the info on the town web site but I did find that Marion collected almost $138,000 in 2012 from selling beach permits.
  

• Re: Hey, That's My Deck Chair, "No, it's Mine...!"

  By harrythebarber - May 10
  "So, what do we do, we hire the subordinate days before her new boss is in place. That makes absolutely no sense to me. I have no doubt that the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By sadie - May 10
  Swifts Beach is 10.00 a day for non residents. I know I heard the amount collected at the beaches at one of the meetigs and I was surprised at the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Dick Paulsen - May 10
  No, there are at least 5 that I know of. The one at the Onset Pier (where we do exact a fee), Hammond School (and that one is always jammed and is ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  How many town beach parking lots are there? The only one I know of is in Onset. I can't see how the town directly makes money off the beaches. ...
  

• Re: Hey, That's My Deck Chair, "No, it's Mine...!"

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 10
  Thank you Dick for your reflections. It's reassuring evidence that intelligent life does exist somewhere in the universe.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 10
  I don't see any mention of reducing school bus transportation. To choose bus rides over teaching staff and police officers demonstrates where the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By talknroll - May 10
  "HISSING COBRA" is spot on with his remarks. It is getting close to impossible to justify having the town paying for that library's operating ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By sadie - May 10
  Brian The beaches are a source of revenue for the town. Business' in town count on the tourist to make it through the winter. If the beaches ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By WIMOM - May 10
  As someone who has had the privilege of watching Darien play both basketball and football for the past 2 years I have to say I am so not surprised!...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 10
  One would have thought that beach parking fees would be an obvious source of revenue. Thats not even thinking outside of the box. I've never been ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By harrythebarber - May 10
  HISSING COBRA, Im not insinuating anything...Im pointing out that for far too long ,Wareham's best athletes haven't played at the next level ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Dick Paulsen - May 10
  Parking, nary a word. We are in the real estate business and we have some of the best available at town beaches. If we don't have the automated ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By talknroll - May 10
  Whether you believe "Harry...." is insinuating what you say or not, he makes a great point. Public schools everywhere are sending the wrong ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Hissing Cobra - May 10
  Brian, I like your idea of charging for library services. The fees would have to be reasonable so that you're not driving away "business" or ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By justin Beiber - May 10
  Face the music folks. There will be cuts. If you have some good suggestions, then propose them. Keep in mind, though, we only have until June. Comb...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  Why can't we keep the library going by removing the "free" from its title. I understand is important for those who cannot afford books or Internet ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By Hissing Cobra - May 10
  HARRYTHEBARBER, what does any of that have to do with Darien's scholarship? Are you insinuating that Darien has failed both Math and English but ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By Hissing Cobra - May 10
  There's a time and a place for everything. Screwing down the road on a loud dirtbike at 11:00 pm is proof to me that you have no respect for your ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Hissing Cobra - May 10
  This "Perfect Storm" that has swirled around this town has now touched down and it ain't pretty. With the fiscal irresponsibility that has been ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  Of all the cuts they put forth Sadie, that bothers you most? We need more help than I thought.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By sadie - May 10
  Weekend trash pickup at the beaches should not be eliminated.
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By sadie - May 10
  One of the cuts will be to “eliminate weekend trash and beach cleanup”. This makes zero sense one of the revenues the town makes is from the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 10
  If I am to understand this right this was one of the most important meetings of the year and two of the Selectmen did not show up? As I recall ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By stupiditythatiswareham - May 10
  SO WHAT... kid riding a dirt bike at night ... its that time of year... it'll be out of "his" system shortly. "POS"... that's nice with NO proof ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 10
  we should not have bought the nail factory, we should not have supported taking over the spiney library in onset,any body with an once of sense ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 10
  yet the town has 2 fire depts ,two water depts,. we have police dispachers and fire dispachers . we spend a ton of money every year on community ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 10
  i will not support an over ride but i will support canidates in the next election running against anybody who supports these cuts this way. we ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee decide how to split Wareham's budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 10
  cuuting the police dept 3 people is wrong with the high crime rate wareham has , cutting the library that amount of money is just plain stupid , ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By harrythebarber - May 09
  Ive always hoped Wareham High School would raise its eligibility requirement for its athletes..unfortunately, far too many don't meet "NCAA ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By Haminator - May 09
  sorry to hear about your neighbor problems. one bad house can ruin a entire neighborhood. i dont think the police are allowed to chase dirt bikes ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By zinzindorff9 - May 09
  If you want to consider history you will find that town meetings in the past did an awful lack of responsibility concerning town finances. Just as ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By Andrea Smith - May 09
  Imagine how much worse the school's budget problems and the town's budget problems would be if all the "summer people" who own homes in Wareham ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By FrustratedinWW - May 09
  You are 100% accurate Ms. Spinks......
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By AndJusticeForAll - May 09
  Thank you Justin for the added reinforcement of an idea to have our local youth offenders perform Court ordered Community Service while at the ...
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School gets a new principal

  By Frank Heath - May 09
  For those unable to attend or view last night's school meeting: http://www.warehamtv.org/vod/ click on School Committee Meetings then click on May ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By bob - May 09
  best of luck...with your studies,and your athletic skills....
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School gets a new principal

  By justin Beiber - May 09
  My apologies Mr. Heath. I figured when you walked out on Town Meeting, you were just frustrated. I didn't know you resigned.
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School gets a new principal

  By Frank Heath - May 09
  I do not wear any hat other than that of citizen/voter. I am no longer a member of any committee nor ever was or desired to be an elected official....
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School gets a new principal

  By justin Beiber - May 09
  I was not aware Mr. Heath is now a spokesman for the school committee. He wears many hats.
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By bob - May 09
  Ms.Spinks, you said it all...
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School gets a new principal

  By Frank Heath - May 09
  FOR THE RECORD: Congratulations to Ellen Bankston, Mr Gilmore's newly appointed replacement. We wish you well in your newest endeavor and Mr. ...
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 09
  It's isn't about rich/poor, it's about who is and who isn't contributing a fair share to the community. There are too many people whose wants and ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By justin Beiber - May 09
  When Tiny Lopes complained to Selectmen about the trash on Onset Ave two summers ago, Mark Andrews struck a deal with the Plymouth County Sherriff'...
  

• Re: $1.99 Watch Batteries

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 09
  ''tend to pop'' out i meant to type
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By AndJusticeForAll - May 09
  BRAVO backwoods8 - My point is that there are resources available to this Town that are not being utilized. The walk-on-egg-shell mentality of ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By sadie - May 09
  thank you
  

• Re: $1.99 Watch Batteries

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 09
  Now that you mention it I need new watch pins 3/4 seem to be a lil small and pop out do they make a 2'' pin if so whats a ball park price for a ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 09
  With any luck we can get him back in a few years as a Celtic
  

• Re: School Committee discusses budget cuts ahead of meeting with Selectmen

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 09
  jeff your statment that the old people in wareham are sacrificing the young is redidulous, some old people are living on social security, yhe ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By backwoods8 - May 09
  The Litter Mob faded because the mob events were so poorly attended as folks evidently lost interest of have busy lives etc... I was part of this ...
  

• Re: If you hear the DIRT BIKE in the Plymouth Ave (Shangra La) Area...call the police at 295-1212

  By totellthetruth - May 09
  I heard the whole incident unfold last nite over the scanner. I'm sorry for your trouble. My neighbors and I were victims of dirt bike "rogues" in ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By ChristianFernandes - May 08
  Yes, it will be broadcast. Comcast 97 Verizon 28
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By AndJusticeForAll - May 08
  Well Karen like with many good ideas from residents follow up leaves a lot to be desired.
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 08
  Justice.... absolutely agree and fair comments. Not sure what happened to the trash committee idea. The Litter Mob appeared to disband around the ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By AndJusticeForAll - May 08
  Karen, It is a given that "fellow locals" are the main cause to roadside trash in Town however there is a noticeable increase during tourist ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By justin Beiber - May 08
  LOL. Whenever I see those thingies in the Stop and Shop parking lot, I always scratch my head. Maybe some people floss while they're driving. I ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By sadie - May 08
  Will this meeting be broadcast live Thursday night?
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By zinzindorff9 - May 08
  I thought, the illegality of a cracked windshield would be the first brought up. In a commonsense world, the first police on the scene would be ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By salemsam50 - May 08
  Good call Brian and Mom of 2. The same people always have an opinion (negative) and very rarely with the whole facts, ask me, they're the reason ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By MWF = Make Wareham Fail - May 08
  What are the odds that Alpert and Bob are the same drunk?
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By Zephyr - May 08
  I live in town and I am furious, Brian.
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By Davidsgirl - May 08
  Isn't Walmart buying us an ambulance? I thought that it was negotiated as part of the final deal.
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By Davidsgirl - May 08
  My all time favorite that I see every day on Swifts Beach Road, the disposable floss picker thingies. Kudos for caring about your dental hygiene.. ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By Brian Litchfield - May 08
  If you actually read the story it says it was approved last October. It has nothing to do with the current budget "crisis". Honestly people, stop ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By Brian Litchfield - May 08
  While I agree with the fact that this is a problem that must be dealt with for the FY14 budget, the suggestions that spherebreaker makes could be ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By Hissing Cobra - May 08
  Zephyr, you get that too? I'm constantly picking up stuff in my front yard. Beer cans, nip bottles, scratch tickets, and other assorted trash ...
  

• Re: Fernandez gets full ride to play college basketball

  By Hissing Cobra - May 08
  It's a great reward for Darien to earn this scholarship! I hope he goes far and wish him the best of luck!
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By Zephyr - May 08
  I agree with you, Karen. On any given day I find cans and bottles that have been thrown in my front yard from my fellow locals on their way home.
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By warehamite - May 08
  I've made cuts in my household over the last few years, since my revenue hasn't increased any but my expenses certainly have. It's a concept ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By warehamite - May 08
  My guess? The ambulance crew on scene knew the status of the current patient. I'm pretty confident that if the person had to get to Tobey due to a ...
  

• Re: One Man's Trash is . . . Everyone's Trash!

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 08
  I consider myself a trash aficionado given that I pick up trash 12 months of the year. In my experience, there is barely any increase in the ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By momof2 - May 08
  God forbid we buy two USED school buses while we wait for the powers at be to finally figure out what the heck to do with the buses. I mean ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By Zephyr - May 08
  This is what happens when you leave it up to Town Meeting instead of a ballot question. Stack the meeting.
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By Zephyr - May 08
  Wouldn't that be like leaving the scene of an accident if the ambulance drove away?
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By justin Beiber - May 08
  Face the music folks. There will be cuts. If you have some good suggestions, then propose them. Keep in mind, though, we only have until June. Comb...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 08
  I'm with you on this Zin but clearly we're in the minority.
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By bob - May 08
  gee i hope they can pass state inspection.......
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By bob - May 08
  oh boy,now they want to install traffic cameras,are you kidding ,this town is suppose to be broke and our selectwoman says to install cameras,does ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By zinzindorff9 - May 08
  Take another look at the photo and imagine you are the patient in the back needing a ride to local hospital!
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By Spherebreaker - May 08
  Look for inovative ways to cut spending. Eliminate dual water and fire departments. Combine Police, Fire and ambulance services under a Public ...
  

• Re: Wareham to purchase two used school buses

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 08
  hey selectmen you all were tallking last night about cutting budgets last night , and you are spending 70k to buy school busses , have none of you ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 08
  we wpuld not be in this problem if it were not for the previous board of selectmen.
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss cutting budgets, and generating revenue

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 08
  it was suggested that the library should be cut, i voted for most of these selectmen and i say forget it the library has been cut a hell of a lot ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By totellthetruth - May 08
  LIABILITY-LIABILITY-LIABILITY, what if,during the run to the hospital, that damaged winshield dislodged from its mounting gasket into the drivers ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By zinzindorff9 - May 08
  Funny, just the answers I expected. Absolutely "no common sense." Have you given any thought about how long this process took. I expected to find ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By Luke Duke - May 07
  Why on earth would they drive an ambulance with a shattered window zinzin!?! Good call on the paramedics part and I'm glad that no one else was ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By WantToSeeChange - May 07
  Hmm.. Did I mention you Zephyr?
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Zephyr - May 07
  Brian, You hit it right on. And Christian, you said, "Maine, use their Town Meeting only to talk about the articles, not to decide on the articles....
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By ChristianFernandes - May 07
  Of the 351 towns/cities in Massachusetts, approximately 300 towns/cities use a town meeting form of government. A larger portion of the percentage ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By WantToSeeChange - May 07
  And to think that Pope is a "finalist". Who the hell was in that search? Whitey Bulger?
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By WantToSeeChange - May 07
  I (of course) think the opposite. I think the signs do exactly what they are supposed to. People show up to the polls to vote on a couple important...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Brian Litchfield - May 07
  I would like to point out that because people do not show up to Town Meeting does not mean they are uninformed. As is true for the people who do ...
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By Andrea Smith - May 07
  Calling for a backup ambulance to transport a patient after an accident doesn't sound bureaucratic to me; it sounds prudent. Imagine the lawsuit ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By justin Beiber - May 07
  2,400 people cast a ballot on the override issue. 1,600 voted in the last selectmen election. 150 residents (including John Q. Public) voted at ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By JohnQPublic - May 07
  What are you talking about beebs? The law states that overrides have to go to the ballot box. The only thing town meeting did was to vote to allow ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By WantToSeeChange - May 07
  You are speculating Beebs. Who knows how it would have gone? Didn't happen so no one knows. Sad as it is, I would have to guess (merely a guess) ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Zephyr - May 07
  JQP, Do you read what you type before you hit enter? There was so much BS in your posting that I really don't know where to begin. In fact, I wont ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By justin Beiber - May 07
  The unelected minority that calls the shots at Town Meeting hardly represents the will of the people. This group would have passed an override ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By sadie - May 07
  You have got to be kidding me. At the very least everyone on the committee should have googled these names, especially considering the negative ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By crscarolyn - May 07
  What are the names of the school committee members who are responsible for this search?
  

• Re: Ambulance damaged by unsecured pipes on pick-up

  By zinzindorff9 - May 07
  You mean an ambulance with a damaged windshield and side mirror couldn't continue on to the hospital in the same town with a patient? Sounds like ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By JohnQPublic - May 07
  I totally agree. The people who go to town meeting regularly really care about what happens in town. They read the warrant ahead of time and are ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By bob - May 07
  well the school committee has spent 19,000,on this nation wide search,and they have given the hammond school away .yes this is wareham,,,what a ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By WantToSeeChange - May 06
  I love the argument about those who "stacks Town Meeting". It is a cop out argument. There are empty seats in that auditorium. If people wanted to ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 06
  well dean the school commitee spent something like 18k doing a search country wide to find the best canidates in all the country , seems like they ...
  

• Re: Covanta/SEMASS and Boys & Girls Club will work together  to increase Wareham recycling

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 06
  Great Idea. Well done everyone involved.
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By Brian Litchfield - May 06
  ~ Here is a link to some of the negative aspects of Dr. Popes former employment. They make this superintendent out to be a cancer in their ...
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By Brian Litchfield - May 06
  He'll fit right in!!
  

• Re: School Committee names finalists for superintendent

  By deanmartin - May 06
  Does the School Committee even research these candidates? A simple Google search revealed this from the Marlborough Patch as the reason Pope is ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By justin Beiber - May 06
  And who exactly voted down the articles? Those that supported the Minority Report. The same group that always stacks Town Meeting. Democracy, ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Joe_Leg - May 06
  The "other one" was the articles themselves to change the charter. Remember the ones that were voted down.......? or this one.. 3.CHARTER REVIEW - ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By justin Beiber - May 06
  No wonder Joe's document is labeled The Minority Report. Why not post the other one as well?
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Joe_Leg - May 06
  For another view on Town Meeting I hope you'll read and find interesting. Charter Review 2010 Minority Report Joe Leggett
  

• Re: Wareham grandmother's wish comes true with overhauled, handicap-accessible home

  By crscarolyn - May 05
  What a wonderful example of the heart of Wareham. Such good people involved in making someone's life a bit easier. A great example of "sometimes ...
  

• Re: Wareham man faces heroin charges following low-speed chase

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 05
  I'd much rather see my tax dollars go to New Police Cruisers than to that crackhead welfare recipient woman. I saw at Walmart the other day paying ...
  

• Re: Saturday Breakfast

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 05
  I must pay my respects to the narrows for weathering the years in Wareham but as far as breakfast goes....Nothing tops "The Nook" for more bang ...
  

• Re: Art on display at Wareham High School

  By Lou Ken Goud - May 05
  art isn't just art, ...it's everything."...said the artist!Nice display of art thanks for bringing it to Wareham .. Thank you ..come again!
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By JohnQPublic - May 04
  Tropeano is right that this is the time to cut and right now we can't deal with restructuring or revenue. But that day must come sooner than ...
  

• Re: Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after East Wareham accident

  By joycebakes - May 04
  How many accidents on this road just this year? This is a state road. When is the town going to demand that the state take the responsibility to ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By salemsam50 - May 03
  WOW lets make SURE the police are safe instead of our children. they got new crusers a couple of years ago, how many were wrecked?
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By zinzindorff9 - May 03
  Just happened to think. If the town administrator can add these items to his "BALANCED" budget I say "great."
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss financial audit, appoint town accountant

  By sadie - May 03
  Thank you Mr. Paulson Can the BOS ask the EMS to come before the board to explain this situation? Can the TA ask the EMS to come before the board ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Spherebreaker - May 03
  I always thought that the crusier lease included some of the maintainence with the exception of minor things like oil changes and tires. Are the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss financial audit, appoint town accountant

  By Dick Paulsen - May 03
  Not only do I agree with both Ms Whiteside and Ms. Smith, let me suggest that the BOS start with the big Gorillas. For instance, in the P & S ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Spherebreaker - May 03
  Is the 200K Town money or Sewer enterprise fund money?
  

• Re: Selectmen discuss financial audit, appoint town accountant

  By Andrea Smith - May 03
  "Selectman Judy Whiteside suggested that the board take up every issue outlined in the letter one by one as agenda items until the Selectmen have ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Luke Duke - May 03
  Arch, good call on the district, hold their feet to the fire and collect. Between that and the 200K for police cars would cover this years issues. ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Archangel - May 02
  Question: Does know if the $200,000 due from the water district has been payed yet or is the town still carrying that cost? Will that be additional...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Archangel - May 02
  Regarding the additional money for the Special Town Meeting. To me, it’s of little importance if the amount is $2,000 or $15,000, it’s wasteful ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Zephyr - May 02
  I hope the BOS and Mr. Sullivan stick with the 65% - 35% split. But knowing them, they will cave in to the School Committee with 63.5% - 36.5%. ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Brian Litchfield - May 02
  Once there is a balanced budget, there will be changes to paperwork and the like. There will also be the cost to publish the new meeting agendas ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By ChristianFernandes - May 02
  I was informed that the April 22nd meeting was only adjourned and the warrant was not closed. Therefore, this next special meeting although new, ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By rhbinma - May 02
  The police station is starting to look like a junk yard with damaged police cars. Maybe just maybe if the police handed out more tickets to all ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By sadie - May 02
  The cost of a special election 15, 000 refers to to a town wide election where everyone cast a ballot. Andrea I think I remember the grant money ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By justin Beiber - May 02
  There are many avenues available for disseminating one's views on warrant articles. Letters to the editor, chat forums and printed flyers, to name ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By NativeSun - May 02
  Andrea, that's a good idea and probably would help voters to give these issues a little more thought as opposed to hearing the debate and immediate...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Brian Litchfield - May 02
  How would one go about doing that? Is there anyone in particular who's support is required?
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Andrea Smith - May 02
  Nativesun: the ideal solution would be to hold town meeting prior to the annual election, far enough in advance so that the warrant articles could ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By Andrea Smith - May 02
  I believe much (if not all) of the cost of downtown "improvements" is covered by grant monies specific to downtown area improvements. Does anyone ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Andrea Smith - May 02
  I believe much (if not all) of the cost of downtown "improvements" is covered by grant monies specific to downtown area improvements. Does anyone ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By JohnQPublic - May 02
  Sorry to disappoint but in another article in WW it says "Sullivan pointed out that the cost of holding a special election to vote on these ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By bob - May 02
  arnt the police cruisers on a lease program,or am i mistaken.also if i recall the police officers wanted the Dodge Charges instead of the Ford ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By PMB - May 02
  Fritz-we are not going to spend an extra 15K for a "special town meeting". The annual Town Meeting held last week was postponed to June, with all ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By Voter - May 02
  Fritz, While I agree that these budget matters should have been resolved before town meeting last week, where are you getting your "15k" cost ...
  

• Re: Wareham Middle School 'penny war' raises money for teen needing bone marrow, kidney transplant

  By talknroll - May 02
  My wife teaches at a middle school in a south shore town . I go into her classroom every year to do a presentation. Kids at this level are so ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 02
  because of the school commitee and the finace commitee wareham just wasted another 15k , 15k just flushed down the toilet.
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 02
  the cuts shoud have been worked out before town meeting and i think derick had his cuts in , the problem is the school commitee and there backers ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By alpert H FRITZ - May 02
  the school commitee had said that they would not cut 700k before town meeting ,and now they are agrreeing to cut at least 700k , because they are ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Haminator - May 02
  i dont know about the cars that say traffic patrol but the school resource officer drives around to all the schools in a old police car. i would ...
  

• Re: Stonebridge gets approval for liquor license after back and forth with neighbors

  By NativeSun - May 02
  JB, if they are "historically crabby" they probably complained about it a lot. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I used to live in an apartment ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By NativeSun - May 02
  I like the idea of Warrant Articles. It would help stop accusations of "stacking the deck" and let people vote on all the issues in a matter of ...
  

• Re: Selectmen, School Committee must decide how to split budget deficit

  By NativeSun - May 02
  I know many people will argue about how it was poor spending in the first place that got us here. We definitely wont get anywhere by pointing ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Luke Duke - May 02
  Thanks Haminator, I can see the k-9 cars do to their specialty but the others are the ones that say traffic patrol and the school resource ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Brian Litchfield - May 01
  Such a true editorial. In this day and age we should be doing things more efficiently. We have taken that approach on almost all other aspects of ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Haminator - May 01
  luke there are probably some cars that are only assigned to one officer. i know that k-9 officers take their dogs and cars home because they are ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By warehamite - May 01
  Andrea: Yes, abutting towns usually do provide mutual aid when neither of the two Wareham ambulances are not available. However, Wareham has been ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By Luke Duke - May 01
  If they make the stop on Merchants Way, that will eliminate the speed issue, problem solved. The ride to Lakeville/Middleboro isnt bad but would ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Luke Duke - May 01
  Is there any truth that the police department has 5 or 6 cars that are specifically assigned to single police officers, shouldnt all the police ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Haminator - May 01
  i am a scanner buff and i hear out of town ambulances being sent to wareham a few times a day. listen to the scanner feed on the wicked local ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By sadie - May 01
  Found this article it refers to replacing State Police cars. I also read other articles that said different towns replace their cars when they ...
  

• Re: Stonebridge gets approval for liquor license after back and forth with neighbors

  By justin Beiber - May 01
  Like I said before, we live a stone's throw from Hadley's bistro and have never had a problem with his restaurant. East Boulevard residents are ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Brian Litchfield - May 01
  There are several that are only a few years old. What about the pick up that you hardly ever see? I know they need to keep their gear updated but ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Hissing Cobra - May 01
  Wasn't it like 3 years ago when the Police Dept. put their new Dodge Charger cruisers on display in front of the station and the picture was ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Andrea Smith - May 01
  Has not mutual aid via ambulance been fairly routine between Wareham and Marion for years?
  

• Re: Town Meeting Interrupted

  By Andrea Smith - May 01
  Justin: Thanks for posting the editorial from The Boston Herald. Perhaps it will help people to understand that the problems which people have ...
  

• Re: Selectmen question lease of Hammond school to Boys & Girls Club

  By nova - May 01
  Could the town realize a higher rental rate from this building? I would suspect that $4,000 PER YEAR is not a fair market value. Seems to me that ...
  

• Re: Selectmen question lease of Hammond school to Boys & Girls Club

  By justin Beiber - May 01
  On a positive note, I really enjoy watching our recently elected selectmen on TV. Some people probably thought Whiteside's diatribe at the end of ...
  

• Re: Selectmen question lease of Hammond school to Boys & Girls Club

  By bob - May 01
  looks like a scam to me.....
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 01
  JB.... Sounds like a fun plan!
  

• Re: Selectmen question lease of Hammond school to Boys & Girls Club

  By Zephyr - May 01
  I would like to see the Boys & Girls Club rent that building as it seems like it's a good fit for them. Just do it legally. The fault falls on the ...
  

• Re: Selectmen question lease of Hammond school to Boys & Girls Club

  By Doctor Deekas - May 01
  What needs to happen here is for the BOS to not approve this handshake lease. If the Boys & Girls Club doesn't want to pay more ($4k profit for ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Spherebreaker - May 01
  I'ts not the PD that are the going to excess.
  

• Re: Stonebridge gets approval for liquor license after back and forth with neighbors

  By sadie - May 01
  Bruins22.. I watched the meeting when Stonebridge applied for their license. They NEVER said they wanted to put the music on the deck. They made a ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Zephyr - May 01
  I would say YES to the police cruisers before I would say yes to anything else that the school department wants.
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By Spherebreaker - May 01
  Look at some of the vehicles being purchased and accesories that are installed on them and it is no wonder we are in the finacial predicament were ...
  

• Re: Special Town Meeting will request ambulance, police cruisers

  By zinzindorff9 - May 01
  I was under the assumption that the June special town meeting was to pass a balanced budget. Not to look for other places to spend money. What ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By justin Beiber - May 01
  I'll take the train to Boston late Friday evening and spend two nights. Then return by train early Sunday morning. A welcome respite from Onset's ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By KAREN SPINKS - May 01
  JB.... Judging from the article above it looks like you'll have to stay in Boston overnight or get a ride home. I don't see any mention of late ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By JD - May 01
  There is not one single truth in anything ' to tell the truth ' has said. The comments about the railroad bridge and marine traffic is laughable. ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By totellthetruth - Apr 30
  The train is stopping in Buzzards Bay because........ it has to wait for the Bridge to go down. No other reason. The Railroad cannot call for a ...
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a facelift with paving, new streetlights

  By bizzyizzy - Apr 30
  Onset is one of the most environmentally beautiful places in New England, in my humble opinion, and has huge potential to draw repeat visitors and ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By justin Beiber - Apr 30
  Buzzards Bay is minutes from my home, so I'll be taking the train. If you guys want the train to stop in Wareham, you better use it. Otherwise, ...
  

• Re: Stonebridge gets approval for liquor license after back and forth with neighbors

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 30
  See above for definition of "Crabby Neighbor" and person who bought house in wrong neighborhood.
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Kenny F - Apr 30
  Nativesun, that's a wonderful idea, and as soon as we get rolling I will try to work that out! All help is appreciated, with that idea, you've ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By WantToSeeChange - Apr 30
  Main Street is too far away from where the powers that be allowed the businesses that people WANT to go to allowed them to go. Think Falmouth. ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By JD - Apr 30
  Zepher hit the nail on the head. Buzzards Bay is set up perfectly and has arranged for busses to be there to transport people to woods hole and ...
  

• Re: Stonebridge gets approval for liquor license after back and forth with neighbors

  By bruins22 - Apr 30
  First off The McManus's are great people, and so are alot of the people that live there year round so you can stop calling people crabby. Second ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By Zephyr - Apr 30
  Maybe it stops at Buzzards Bay because they have a decent train station with rest rooms, information counter and lots of nice parking. Wareham ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By bluebird - Apr 30
  Mandalin wrote: "I highly doubt anyone would be fussing over this if the train were making a stop in Wareham." Well, actually, if the trains did ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 30
  I agree Zin...Why No Stop at Wareham? Having said that, I probably won't be using the service. The schedule only makes sense for people coming ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By zinzindorff9 - Apr 30
  Public officials love to get their oars in the water as long as the printed name is not misspelled. 60MPH and common sense by everyone is fine. I ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By Zephyr - Apr 30
  Sounds like common sense to me too.
  

• Re: Competency hearing for robbery suspect continued to May 9

  By LittleBee - Apr 30
  The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 30
  Talknroll ......Sounds like common sense to me! Well said!
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains.

  By talknroll - Apr 30
  Would anyone care to compare stats as to which mode of transportation is a more dangerous way of travel? Correct me if you can prove otherwise, ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains.

  By a mandalin - Apr 30
  I highly doubt anyone would be fussing over this if the train were making a stop in Wareham. This is something which is long overdue and should be ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 30
  I also like the changes. I hope the facelift will bring in more specialty stores and attract the tourist dollars. 247 ...... If, like me, you only ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains.

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 30
  Just wondering why additional training is needed, the trains have been going thru town forever, with and without paying passengers. If they want ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By Hissing Cobra - Apr 29
  I like the changes! I've lived in this town since 1990 - Twenty three years - and it's needed a face lift for all of those years. I've grown tired ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By WantToSeeChange - Apr 29
  Don't like it now? Wait till they drop the "Main Street is one way and Merchants way is the other one way through town" bit on us.
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 29
  Shop247 - Main Street isn't the only access route to Wareham's Wal-Mart and Stop and Shop. If you need assistance finding a route that doesn't ...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 29
  With the train barreling thru at 60 MPH now Wareham has to slow traffic down to compensate for the coming danger. Downtown has the train driving ...
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains.

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 29
  No need to worry, with all the bumpouts, downtown is now safe.
  

• Re: Too much too fast? Officials express concern about speed of passenger trains.

  By bob - Apr 29
  good,that they are going that fast,maybe it will blow away all the trash thats around merchants way...
  

• Re: Next phase of 'Streetscape' project begins on Main Street

  By shop247 - Apr 29
  OMG, another nightmare. Why do they keep pushing people OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA? I've had to move my PO Box to West Wareham and drive to Fairhaven...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 29
  Nativesun, Love the ideas! Keep them coming!
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By NativeSun - Apr 29
  Hey Kenny, Brian had a great idea and it got me thinking. How about having a Volunteer Day at the new location. We could do clean up, renovation, ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 28
  Sadie: I mentioned social media only, and certainly didn't intend to upset you in doing so. If you have a problem with information you saw on some ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By sadie - Apr 28
  Salemsam50 Sorry I didn't mean to imply YOU were being disrespectful I was talking about someone else on a different site. I also know the family ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By salemsam50 - Apr 28
  I'm sorry sadie I did not mean any disrespect, and kudos for you to point it out, I did witness a child running back and forth across that streach ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 28
  My heart goes out to the family and friends of the victim and also the 19 year old driver who was involved in the accident. Sadie: Although not ...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Kenny F - Apr 28
  Brian, that's a great offer! Thank you so much, we want Hammond School to look real nice. I will send you my email and hopefully we can work ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By Peaches0409 - Apr 28
  I feel so bad for the young man who hit him. I'm sure he never saw him coming and now has to deal with having killed someone. My best to him and ...
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By justin Beiber - Apr 28
  Check out the osprey nest atop the utility pole on Stone Bridge (just across from the Bistro). A sight to behold. How long before cranky neighbors ...
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 28
  Just the mention of Onset as a night time fun spot has those "cranky neighbors" conspiring. As Ham mentions, it happens time and time again. Time ...
  

• Re: UPDATE: Man killed in Cranberry Highway pedestrian accident

  By sadie - Apr 28
  Thank you Jamie and the police dept for showing RESPECT to the family by not releasing the name of the deceased until ALL of the immediate family ...
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By Haminator - Apr 28
  keep dreaming jwright! any place with entertainment will be quickly reported to the cops for loud music. increasingly strict accommodations will ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 27
  Archangel, the proposal are for a three year contract.
  

• Re: Former Wareham animal control officer doesn't show up to court for animal cruelty charge

  By WantToSeeChange - Apr 27
  Well, she screwed herself with this one (maybe). What did the other guy get? A $90 fine for dropping his dog in the snow and taking off? Probably ...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 27
  Kenny, I own a landscape company and have offered my services to several people in town and would like to extend my service to you as well. If ...
  

• Re: Wareham boy suffering from cerebral palsy getting revamped, handicap-accessible home

  By WIMOM - Apr 27
  Amazing. Let this be a reminder to everyone that there is plenty of good still in Wareham!!
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Archangel - Apr 27
  Enough said. I agree that we should move onward and upward.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 27
  I plan on looking at all of the information you posted, Christian. Thank you for making it available. I don’t know that I could have found it all ...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Kenny F - Apr 27
  ARCHANGEL I see your points and respect them, I just wanted to get my point across and I appreciate your comments. There's nothing wrong with ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Mike Flaherty - Apr 27
  Christian, thanks for pointing folks to all of that other information. Although if memory serves, the M-Vento money was put into the non-net ...
  

• Re: Pedestrian killed in Cranberry Highway accident

  By salemsam50 - Apr 27
  I pray to God it wasn't the child I saw running across the road at 5:30
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By ChristianFernandes - Apr 27
  I do know from attending most of the school committee meetings in the past 4yrs, that the transportation revolving account isn't as simple as only ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By NativeSun - Apr 27
  Andrea, you were right in your initial opinion. I will make every effort not to take any comments on here and link them to the Observer even if ...
  

• Re: Wareham boy suffering from cerebral palsy getting revamped, handicap-accessible home

  By WantToSeeChange - Apr 26
  This is a fantastic story. Great to see the GOOD that is being done by others. Kudos to all the people who worked on this project or donated the ...
  

• Re: Wareham boy suffering from cerebral palsy getting revamped, handicap-accessible home

  By rachal67 - Apr 26
  ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 26
  Thanks again, Christian. I’m part of the way through the meeting and Mr. Tatro’s presentation. He said that the Transportation Revolving Account ...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Archangel - Apr 26
  Mr. Fontes, First, let me just say that I do not believe that the Boys & Girls Club has done anything wrong here. Therefore, as far as I’m ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Archangel - Apr 26
  I appreciate your comments very much, Karen.
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By jwright - Apr 26
  This EDC director seems to be able to get some things done. Onset could become a seasonal destination similar to Portsmouth NH or Newburyport with ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 26
  Beebs, not sure who your comment is geared toward?
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By totellthetruth - Apr 26
  I know this is a school bus thread, but I couldn't resist the trash talk. $15 yr. Senior Rate, yup, thats correct. I go every week, wouldn't miss ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By justin Beiber - Apr 26
  "It's about time you woke up." - Count Dracula
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By justin Beiber - Apr 26
  Are you saying some seniors discard their trash on the side of the road? Glad to know Zephyr isn't one of them.
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 26
  Nativesun - having received several calls since my comment was posted above, it's become apparent to me that my comment has been misunderstood by ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Dick Paulsen - Apr 26
  Let me see if I have this right. The Management Letter was apparently held up because management wanted to "review" it. If it had come in a day ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Zephyr - Apr 26
  Senior rate.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By PMB - Apr 26
  Biebs...I agree to certain extent. I buy the sticker myself and go to the transfer station. I have the time and a pick-up truck, but many people ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Zephyr - Apr 26
  Sorry, but it doesn't cost me over $350 a year. It only cost me $15 a year for the sticker. ♫ ♪ ♫
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By justin Beiber - Apr 26
  For $30, you can get a dump sticker for a year. Haul away your own stuff whenever you're so inclined. Forget about the garbage truck's schedule, ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 26
  Nativesun: Putting all of the issues you mentioned in your post above into the past and encouraging people to move forward in peace is a powerful ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 26
  Hi Marilyn, I realize the letter was a draft but, as you said, people probably won't be overly surprised by the findings. In that case, wouldn't ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Marilyn Donahue - Apr 26
  I would like to remind everyone that this management letter is clearly labelled "draft." The procedure upon receipt of a draft management letter ...
  

• Re: Competency hearing for robbery suspect continued to May 9

  By R NEE M - Apr 26
  Please let's not look for any excuses. GUILTY,GUILTY, DON'T AQUIT. Give him his sunglasses and clothes. and put him away.
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By R NEE M - Apr 26
  Wait long enough and good things happen. WOW!!. Now if the old Producer dairy building,the old VFW and building next to Spinney could get torn ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By PMB - Apr 26
  To make a comparison of a municipal service that was privatized, we need look no further than our own town of Wareham. Prior to the passage of ...
  

• Re: Boys & Girls Club to lease portion of Hammond Elementary

  By Kenny F - Apr 26
  I usually don't respond to comments via blogs, however, I feel I would like to defend the Boys & Girls Club and the move to the Hammond School. ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 26
  Native and Angel and Mike.. Although I don't always agree with some of the opinions I nonetheless appreciate your contributions to WW. I hope you ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By Zephyr - Apr 26
  Nativesun, I strongly agree with you regarding Walmart. I only mentioned Merchants Way because the train will be going slow through that area and ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By NativeSun - Apr 25
  Zephyr, I don't think that Merchant's Way is the best spot. What I'd like to see is them use a portion of the Walmart parking area after Walmart ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By NativeSun - Apr 25
  Archangel, after reflecting on and rereading the posts I apologize for insinuating that you are in some way connected to or support Mr Slager's ...
  

• Re: Former Wareham animal control officer doesn't show up to court for animal cruelty charge

  By FrustratedinWW - Apr 25
  Absolutely heartbreaking......I can't believe anyone would do this to a defenseless animal. I truly hope Ms. Nelson is charged with whatever the ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By Zephyr - Apr 25
  This would be a great time to clean up Merchants Way and let people that are taking this train see how nice the area is down town. Instead they ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By ChristianFernandes - Apr 25
  Just so everyone knows. But more so, for Archie and Brian if you didn't already know. There are two ways you can access WCTV's archive of videos. ...
  

• Re: Onset Avenue to get a face-lift

  By Hissing Cobra - Apr 25
  This is another step in the right direction to help beautify this town. Onset Ave from Depot Street to the playground is really nice to drive on ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By justin Beiber - Apr 25
  Yawn.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 25
  You are correct, TNB. Thank you. Thank you for the link, Christian.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By ChristianFernandes - Apr 25
  Since you don't have powerpoint, you can watch the video here. Where Mr. Tatro presented the bid to the school committee. January 30th, 2013. http:...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Archangel - Apr 25
  One last thing, NativeSun, and you Mr. Flaherty if you're reading. If, by coincidence, it was brought to Mr. Flaherty's attention that there MAY ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 25
  Excellent point. It does not specify on the PowerPoint. I assume your thought process would be that a longer contract would allow the bus companies...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By momof2 - Apr 25
  LoL. This guy is so obviously slager. Nice.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 25
  I'm curious about something. I don't have Powerpoint on my computer so I can't view the slides. Does anyone know if the bids were for more than 1 ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 25
  NativeSun, out of respect to the other posters that are having a discussion on the buses, I posted my response to your diatribe under the thread ...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Archangel - Apr 25
  NativeSun, you are definitely fixated on Robert Slager. It’s plain that you are also irritated that I have publicly asked questions that you ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Zephyr - Apr 25
  TNB1434, Only goes to show that great minds work alike. LOL
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 25
  Zephyr, That was too coincidental. Eight minutes apart? I cheated and offered the link while you supplied the information verbatim.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 25
  While I understand there has been a comparison on this issue, there have been concerns that not all operating costs have been taken into account. ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Zephyr - Apr 25
  I am passing this on only as "Food for Thought" because it brings up some important issues that we should think about before we do anything. Why ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By ChristianFernandes - Apr 25
  It really isn't an issue of whether they do it right and we do it wrong or vice versa. It is an issue on what is good for Wareham, whether our ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Cogito - Apr 25
  I also agree with NativeSun. The only thing going on is an attempt to bait Mike Flaherty into a shouting contest. It has been pointed out by ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Recycler - Apr 25
  Nativesun, that was very well said.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By jwright - Apr 25
  I know that the bus costs have been studied, however what we do not know is what the parameters of the study where. The biggest cost for any ...
  

• Re: Wareham High student firefighter moving up fast

  By rachal67 - Apr 25
  Great kid!!! Keep up the good work Tyler!!
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By NativeSun - Apr 25
  Archangel, There was one part of your post that really stuck with me. "Opposition? I see. According to you, anyone that posts on the Wareham ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By sadie - Apr 24
  If I read the report correctly Sullivan and Powers were not too critical of the current assistant, soon to be town accountant. I don't know if she ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Archangel - Apr 24
  Sadie, very well said. The only thing that we might disagree on is who should be the Town Accountant and who the help should be. I think A more ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By sadie - Apr 24
  I read the report twice. It sounds like Sullivan and Powers has given the town a blue print to follow and there is no excuse not to implement the ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 24
  Posted by: justin Beiber | Apr 23, 2013 16:46 Chill out Archie. Flaherty has never intentionally lied. He simply expresses his opinion. I urge ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 24
  As for Archangel, I"ll cut right to the chase. I don't feel ”I don’t feel” like any answer Mike might have gave would satisfy you. I don't feel ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 24
  As Andrea Smith points out, the letter was received "8 days prior to the town election". In that case, I too am curious to know why the contents ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 24
  I'm with you on that Zeph. I drive into Boston regularly and it's unpleasant whatever the time of day. I would love to take the train and would ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By Zephyr - Apr 24
  Even though it's only Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I wish there were at least two trips a day. I would love to catch a morning train to Boston and ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Dick Paulsen - Apr 24
  Jaime, are you saying that you also just became aware of this, almost a month after it came into Town Hall? That strikes me as odd, a rather long ...
  

• Re: CapeFLYER trains will travel up to 60 mph through Wareham

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 24
  It's possible that Wareham will fall into the commuter belt if the train actually stops there. Can we take every opportunity to encourage working ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By justin Beiber - Apr 24
  I always enjoy reading Native Sun's take on matters. He's the man!
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 24
  You might need an oxygen tank for the dive Jaime, it's going to take awhile to reach bottom and surface again. Thanks for your response, and ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Jaime Rebhan - Apr 24
  You are correct, Andrea. The report was released earlier this week, and I attached it to the Town Meeting coverage regarding the Health Trust, but ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 24
  Cheewowa: Yes there should be a "blazing red headline." There should also be an investigative news story following the headline. With two nights ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By justin Beiber - Apr 24
  I too am horrified but not surprised. Kudos to Andrea Smith and Dick Paulsen for posting this information. How on earth will we get out of this ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 24
  Thank you Andrea for making the document accessible. I'm horrified but not surprised. Taking money from the Healthcare Fund to balance the budget ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By LovingWareham - Apr 24
  DING DING DING! NativeSun his the proverbial nail on the head!!
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By cheewowa - Apr 24
  All of the above should be announced to readers with a blazing red - BREAKING NEWS headline....where is it?
  

• Re: Town Meeting, once again, approves Board of Sewer Commissioners

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 24
  Absolutely agree. Thank you.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By NativeSun - Apr 24
  Let me make a few apologies and clear some things up. First to Andrea, I'm not labeling you a B&G club hater. The majority of my post was directed ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting, once again, approves Board of Sewer Commissioners

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 24
  Thank you to Dorothy Heath for helping to send forth a message that Articles passed by voters at Town Meeting are to be respected as the will of ...
  

• Re: The Boat has Docked and No One Noticed

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 24
  Not only an eye opener, but sure to send shock waves throughout the town. Material weaknesses in the town’s financial structure, many of them ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Zephyr - Apr 23
  Thanks TNB1434. Sorry for mix up. I got home from the hospital after visiting immediate family member and just was not paying attention. Again, ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Gimme Shelter - Apr 23
  Some of your comments, above, are right on. Until this town operates as one town, there will always be financial problems. We need one budget. We ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 23
  With all the seasonal homes paying taxes utilizing minimal services, its always amazing to hear we have no money.
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  Or were you being facetious?
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  Zephyr, My name is Brian Litchfield. If you would like proof you can email me at tnb1434@icloud.com or brian@tnblandscaping.com.
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By justin Beiber - Apr 23
  I sure hope somebody edits the above news story before it goes to press.
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Caitlin Russell - Apr 23
  Hey Zephyr, I only post under my own name. Sorry I didn't catch this earlier. Thanks for filling him or her in TNB1434.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By justin Beiber - Apr 23
  Chill out Archie. Flaherty has never intentionally lied. He simply expresses his opinion. I urge you to make an appointment with a therapist. Getti...
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Zephyr - Apr 23
  Thanks Caitlin.
  

• Re: Psychic Faire this Saturday

  By Spherebreaker - Apr 23
  I knew this was coming soon. I'm sensing it will be a good time to be had by all. Looking forward to attending and getting my energy healed.
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  ZinZin, You raise some excellent points. I absolutely agree that the towns form of government should change. With the exception of the "ten year ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By zinzindorff9 - Apr 23
  TNB, Town Meeting form of town government stopped working in the Commonwealth more than fifty years ago. It is now the poorest type of democratic ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By jwright - Apr 23
  the only way things will change is to get rid of town meeting and have a town council (no mayor) based on wards and at large individuals who make ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By jwright - Apr 23
  the fincom and BOS work hard for six months and town meeting just tossed them aside why would anyone want to take that abuse. until the schools ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  Carver $16.34 Plymouth $14.43 Rochester $13.28 Marion $10.36 I am not sure as to the water/ sewer rates or to the rate of the fire departments. As ...
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By Marilyn Donahue - Apr 23
  VOTER - The process worked well when there was sufficient money to run the town, but we are well beyond that. When your expenses grow at a rate ...
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By Marilyn Donahue - Apr 23
  We did have our minutes posted, but when I looked I found they haven't been updated since January. I will check with the town clerk's office to ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Peaches0409 - Apr 23
  Look at Carver, Plymouth, Bourne, Rochester, Marion any one of those town would kill to have your tax bill.
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Peaches0409 - Apr 23
  Tax rates mean nothing without home values. Their rates may be lower and their values higher.
  

• Re: KENNEL @ AD MAKEPEACE bitten child

  By stupiditythatiswareham - Apr 23
  sorry about the "Boob" ... OOps... that letter on the keyboard sticks occasionally. :)
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By warehamite - Apr 23
  I think we've been kicking the proverbial "can down the road" for awhile and are now bouncing it off the brick wall. It's time to make the tough ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 23
  Fy2013 Bourne tax rate - $9.45 (fire included) Bourne water rates: Bourne Water District = .$0.08 Buzzards Bay Water District = $0.41 ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By zinzindorff9 - Apr 23
  Just have to get in here to note the televised version of the meeting. Don't any of these folks have relatives or friends that can call them and ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  Zephyr. My previous comment was regarding the dog by law. The TIF was around 134 to 42 in favor.
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Voter - Apr 23
  Al, I don't see it as you do. I've attended Fin Com meetings over the past few months and its about the leaders (BOS and School Comm) not coming ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By Peaches0409 - Apr 23
  So Fritz, why don't you volunteer your time for that thankless job? You think it's easy? Put the hours in that they do and solve the problem if ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting opts to delay budget vote

  By alpert H FRITZ - Apr 23
  The finance committee cant do its job then they should all quit,I have never seen such a bunch of losers in all my life.
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By Voter - Apr 23
  I see this strategy as a symptom of a greater problem. For years this process has managed quite well. In most recent years, its failed miserably. ...
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Brian Litchfield - Apr 23
  Zephyr, I don't know if there was actually a count. It passed by majority. Hope this helps.
  

• Re: Town Meeting passes tax break for hotel chain

  By Zephyr - Apr 23
  Caitlin, I am out of town so I could not attend the TM. Could you please tell me what the vote count was on this and the dog by-law? Thanks.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Archangel - Apr 22
  Nativesun, Let’s cut to the chase. Your post implies that I was trying to trap or embarrass Mike Flaherty by asking his opinion on a matter that ...
  

• Re: Earth Day dive gets debris out of Onset Bay

  By totellthetruth - Apr 22
  Yes Bob, Its really to bad that people choose to use the Wareham River as a dumping ground.
  

• Re: Earth Day dive gets debris out of Onset Bay

  By bob - Apr 22
  nice job,to bad that they couldnt clean up wareham river,near town piers...
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By Zephyr - Apr 22
  Hi Marilyn, Does the Finance Committee post their minutes on the Town's web site? I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Mike Flaherty - Apr 22
  ============================ Andrea Smith wrote: Regarding the following question which you posed to me: "Do you consider me to be a liar?" I ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 22
  Nativesun - Regarding the issue of the Boys and Girls Club relocating to the Hammond School. As I stated clearly last night on another website, I ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 22
  Mike: The questions I asked were very basic and not ill intended. I asked them with the hope that the answers you provided would help people ...
  

• Re: History and Context Behind Unbalanced FY 14 Budget

  By Marilyn Donahue - Apr 22
  Thank you for posting this Mike. I would like to add that it is equally frustrating for members of the finance committee to meet week after week ...
  

• Re: Finance Committee will ask voters to pass unbalanced budget in effort to buy time

  By justin Beiber - Apr 22
  My last post was deleted. Probably because no one on this platform understands my sense of humor. Even Slager is chastising me on his Observer ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By JohnQPublic - Apr 22
  "Factual innacuracies." Good one Mike.
  

• Re: Finance Committee will ask voters to pass unbalanced budget in effort to buy time

  By JohnQPublic - Apr 22
  I'm going to put my faith in the "diplomats" this time around. What should have happened during the past year did not. We basically have a new ...
  

• Re: Finance Committee will ask voters to pass unbalanced budget in effort to buy time

  By justin Beiber - Apr 22
  WCTV re-aired this meeting last night. It should be required viewing for anyone casting a vote at tonight's Town Meeting. Larry MacDonald almost ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By NativeSun - Apr 22
  Andrea, maybe he chose not to answer the question because whenever an anonymous blogger calls out only one member of a committee to comment on a ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Mike Flaherty - Apr 22
  Andrea, becoming an elected official does not mean that one loses his or her freedom of speech. There was actually an orientation class that I ...
  

• Re: Zoning Bylaws and Brown's Liquor Store

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 21
  Karen: Regarding the Zoning Bylaws you posted above...they are an eye opener especially when considered while viewing commercial property facades ...
  

• Re: Earth Day dive gets debris out of Onset Bay

  By nova - Apr 21
  Thank you Divers for the Spring Cleaning. The really good news was the lack of junk in the bay.
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 21
  Mr. Flaherty (Mike) : So that readers can better understand the responsibilities of school committee members as they relate to school committee/d...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By Andrea Smith - Apr 21
  Mr. Flaherty (Mike) : So that readers can better understand the responsibilities of school committee members as they relate to school committee/d...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By bob - Apr 21
  my last comment should have read ,economic hard times.......
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By bob - Apr 21
  pmb,as i said ,im sure most of the towns and cities of the 96%,wouldnt want a system as we have....or im sure they would be looking at keeping it ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By PMB - Apr 20
  Bob..The fact of the matter is that 100% of towns that do not run their own buss system already, are not likely to start this endeavor in today's ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By bob - Apr 20
  pmb,well thats the way i see it.if 96% of the cities and towns dont run there bus fleet, there is a reason,,,LONG RUN SAVINGS...PERIOD....
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By Zephyr - Apr 20
  Every year I attend the Cranberry Festival. We always take the trip to the other side of the bogs by way of the Wareham School Buses. It may be a ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By PMB - Apr 20
  Bob..one more thing. It has been said that the figures are an apples to oranges comparison because the town run system does not take into account ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By PMB - Apr 20
  Bob..It would be nice if we could "get rid of the busses" as you suggest, however state law mandates the conditions under which bus service must ...
  

• Re: Zoning Bylaws and Brown's Liquor Store

  By bob - Apr 20
  seamass makes a few buildings and properties on main street ,wareham look attractive...
  

• Re: A request for Mike Flaherty’s “Opinion”

  By bob - Apr 20
  good point,archangel.......
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By bob - Apr 20
  when you have 96% of the towns and cities in the state putting out there school bus service out to bid then i say do it..this town is not dover or ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By KAREN SPINKS - Apr 20
  Woods of Wareham is within walking distance of the schools and there are sidewalks all the way. This is not a reason to raise RE taxes to provide ...
  

• Re: The Facts and Future of Wareham School Busing

  By justin Beiber - Apr 20
  Instead of reading Mr. Flaherty's "opinion" on this subject, I'd prefer to see an enlargement of the comparison grid. I'm unable to download the ...