Opinion

Thanks from Veterans Day Committee

To the Editor: On November 11 th , Wareham celebrated Veterans Day. It was a day to acknowledge and recognize the veterans living and working in our community. Under the direction of the Wareham Veterans Council, an organizing committee was...

Opinion: Congratulations to the Grand Marshal

To the Editor: I was so pleased to hear that Julio Roderick of Wareham was just named Grand Marshal of the virtual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2020. I had nominated him a couple of months ago because I believe that he absolutely deserves it...
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Opinion: Thank you to essential workers

To the Editor: It is all too often we as a community don’t take time to reflect and say THANK YOU to all our public safety personnel and, shall we not forget during these very different and trying times, our essential workers, including the MEDIA...

Opinion: Thanks to a ‘community hero’

To the Editor: I would like to take a moment to thank a community member for helping my patients at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in Massachusetts. I work as a nurse navigator for the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care. Part of my role as a...

Clergy speak against racism

To the Editor: Luke 10:25–28: Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord...

Opinion: Town was right to remove hoops

To the Editor: The removal of basketball hoops was the correct response to hundreds of maskless people not social distancing. In early July, I noticed hundreds of people all cramming together around the courts with no masks...! Jeffrey Landry

Opinion: Thanks to ‘a kind young man’

To the Editor: Firstly, let me tell you that my dad related this story to me with tears in his eyes. On a recent afternoon, my 91-year-old dad Peter “Sonny” Fernandes was parked at his usual handicapped space on the Onset Pier. As a boat owner in...

Opinion: Curbside pick-up prompts cost concerns

To the Editor: First, I'd like to say that I totally agree with Fred Reynolds in the July 9 Wareham Week opinion on the solar proposal being placed on existing open space. Also Mitch Kirkland's letter on waste disposal. So, what is going on with the...

Opinion: The Swifts Beach Playground should be updated

Olivia Eckman, 9, has concerns about the safety of the Swifts Beach Playground. She wrote to the paper in hopes that her letter will inspire the community to take action and improve the playground. Hi, I am 9 years old and I live in Swifts...

Guest opinion: Don’t let your guard down, keep containing covid

Massachusetts remains among a handful of states that have contained the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak sickening more than 3 million Americans. But continued vigilance will be essential for a year or longer until a successful vaccine and effective...

Opinion: Town should reconsider basketball decision

To the Editor: Having read your articles regarding the removal of the basketball hoops in Onset and throughout Wareham, I have concluded that the decision by the town to remove all basketball hoops was excessive and beyond what the Governor’s...

Opinion: “Green” projects shouldn’t damage the environment

To the Editor: Politicians often say they are disappointed when solar and other so-called “green” projects are delayed or canceled due to the land’s status as “priority habitat, core habitat, or critical natural landscape.” Why are we not...

Poem: ‘My Thoughts’

Reader Darrin A. Garcia submitted this poem, entitled “My Thoughts,” which he said was inspired by current events, including the coronavirus pandemic and the protests for justice and police reform. My Thoughts All thru love shall...