As a resident of Mashpee who cares about our community and about the environment, it pains me to witness environmentally focused initiative after initiative fail at Town Me…
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Recent Editorials, Letters, Guest Articles
Massachusetts US attorney Andrew Lelling made a lot of work for Town Manager Rodney Collins when his office recently issued a subpoena for documents related to the town’s h…
I wonder if you would consider not being for the vape ban that is in effect. Vaping is proven to be 95 percent safer for adults than smoking traditional cigarettes (Royal C…
Michael Camara’s company, New Bedford Waste Services, which hauls away Mashpee’s trash, is having a tough go of it. The bottom has fallen out of the value of recyclables an…
If the vote had been called, I was poised to raise my blue card in favor of Mashpee’s Styrofoam ban. That said, more than regulation, what we really need are more citizens/…
As a proud resident of Mashpee, I was so pleased to read Richard Desorgher’s delightful and intoxicatingly titillating column “Mashpee During Prohibition.”
Mashpee Town Meeting last week rejected articles that would have banned Styrofoam and plastic straws. It’s unfortunate; while approving the measures wouldn’t have changed t…
Even if you’ve been living under a rock (probably not, but housing has been a continuing problem in Mashpee), you no doubt are aware that Monday’s Special Town Meeting at M…
The Great Outdoors has been on a roll for more than three decades.
David Weeden ran an extraordinary campaign and his win was well deserved. His campaign engaged the community and inspired people to come out and vote, which is amazing! I a…
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On October 3, President Donald J. Trump stood in the driveway of the White House and, in the presence of the assembled reporters and camera crews, called on China to invest…
Elections are an opportunity to gain insight into the thinking of the voters. Looking at the results of the just-concluded Mashpee special election, one thing jumps out.
The convincing choice by Mashpee voters of David Weeden to fill an open seat on the board of selectmen is a promising outcome.
I am writing in support of article 26 on the October 21 Special Town Meeting warrant as written.
On Tuesday, September 24, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released 2019 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) resul…
Vote! Democracy is the heart of America. Even before the Second Continental Congress declared independence in 1776, American militia companies were electing their own officers.
I watched with great interest the September 18 program on Mashpee TV as the four candidates for Mashpee selectman expressed their views on a variety of key issues that face…
I am writing to endorse the candidacy of Michael Richardson to fill the open position for selectman in the Town of Mashpee.
A growing number of people in town are realizing that solving the nitrogen pollution problems in our waters will be one of the largest challenges of this generation, hopefu…
I’m very happy to share the news that David Weeden is willing to serve the Town of Mashpee as a selectman if elected.
We were happy to learn that David Weeden is running in the pending special election on October 1 for a seat on the board of selectmen. We were impressed with David during h…
In regard to David Weeden’s run for Mashpee Board of Selectmen in October 1 Special Town Election:
Sunday was the essence of September.
I was heartened to learn that David Weeden is running for the Mashpee Board of Selectmen. I was impressed with his calm, thoughtful approach when he served as a member of t…
Elections are important and have consequences. Watching and participating in selectmen’s meetings in Mashpee has been an education for me on the difficult and essential rol…
I have known Dave Weeden for several years and have found him to be honest, hard working, and fair minded. I am writing to express my support for his campaign for selectman.
Drive into the parking lot of The Lodge At Kennebunk in Kennebunk, Maine, and walk over to the office with a sheet of paper containing ostensible directions, and the genera…
Deplorables. A word used by Hillary Clinton to describe any person who supports President Donald Trump. Doesn’t matter that, like her, most of us have never lied under oath…
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