I have been inspired to find some pics of my own fond memories, I am not sure how to scan them but am sure someone out there can give me a hand. I found great pics of (what I think was 4th of July) in Onset.
My all time favorite memory is Marc Anthony's pizza, in fact, the day we closed on our house and moved in we ordered from there at least three times to feed all our hungry movers. I still think their pizza is some of the best in the world.

urneighbor wrote:

I thing Bill should interview him too. After all, he is editor and publisher of THIS local news and opinion website, the unoriginal but significantly more original (and credible) Wareham Observer.

What's he going to tell me? He's got his hands full?

Give the guy some air. He's the substitute teacher with a classroom of unruly kids. Ok, at 1:40, everyone drop your books!

urneighbor wrote:

I thing Bill should interview him too. After all, he is editor and publisher of THIS local news and opinion website, the unoriginal but significantly more original (and credible) Wareham Observer.

What a wonderful idea!  Bill is articulate, very knowledgable of town affairs and I agree, credible.  I don't know Bill, but I get a sense of him being like my Dad was.  Able to sit back, far enough to hear the speakers and ingest  and digest their words.  Then would come a sensible, well thought out response.  Boy do I miss my dad, I learned something everyday from him.  He would definately be on the band wagon for Bill.  I think Bill should interview Chief Stanley.  After meeting him, I didn't feel he was the "pumped up-I'm THE Chief-braggard type who doesn't want to really hear what you have to say person" that some thought he might be.  I was leery of that, too.  It was eye to eye contact, no bull and the feeling was.......give me your opinion or feelings to help me thru this.  Without our input, all he will hear is that of the BOS & ITA.  I really think he wants his time here to be productive.  He said he admires Lt. Wallace and the men are definately loyal to him (the few that he has spoken to).  I don't think he wants to hear from just the police officers.  I got the feeling that he wants to hear from the PEOPLE in town who have sat back, watched and been able to do nothing - in regard to the Chief's position.  He said he was here to help the town and it's PD.  Go for it Bill and take your camera so everyone will know what our new PT Chief looks like.  Unlike the Town Hall Hoodlums, I think you will find him approachable. Please, Bill.                Thanks.

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billw wrote:

urneighbor wrote:

I thing Bill should interview him too. After all, he is editor and publisher of THIS local news and opinion website, the unoriginal but significantly more original (and credible) Wareham Observer.

What's he going to tell me? He's got his hands full?

Give the guy some air. He's the substitute teacher with a classroom of unruly kids. Ok, at 1:40, everyone drop your books!

I was the student that every teacher wanted.  Not always academically, but I was extremely quiet and well behaved.  But, I remember one teacher (English) in our junior year at WHS that we did that to.  She was way over our heads and this was a college course class but we just didn't get her teaching methods.  She flunked us all on a test that our principal later graded, after canning her and gave us passing grades.

Okay, Bill we won't ask you to interview him, or at least I won't.  I kinda think  (how's that for good English?) I was actually hoping that the "interview" would be more like you telling him some of the rotten things that have been going on in town.  We - I - will give him some air.  I'm sure after a short time here, he'll be needing some fresh air.

Yes, of course. The Rogers' you speak of were GMC dealers, and school bus operators. One of the boys was a summer cop.
Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks.

They sure are. Ronnie Philips was a bus driver and a part time Police Officer. I think he worked full time in the summer. I know I worked a few times with him on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift.
I also remember the Rogers' boys involved with tow truck operations and clean ups at accidents.

The new interim Chief Richard Stanley

Maybe Dan or if he's still checking in, Capt. Cardilino, can weigh in on this.

I mean no disrespect to your new interim chief but I think there are some very important unanswered questions about his role and responsibilities.

I do however question his judgment and motivation in taking on this job and think we need some answers.

First and foremost, I'm not even sure it is legal for Wareham to have a half time chief, especially one with another job as a full-time chief.

Second, how was it decided to have an interim chief and who found him?

But assuming it is legal, and everything was above board, 20 hours in Wareham isn't much out of the 168 hours in a week. In all towns and cities I'm familiar the chief or a designee is called in for emergencies involving fatalities and things like a bank robbery or major drug bust.

It should go without saying that being a police chief is a 24/7 job.

In my town the chief worked dawn to dusk for three days at the scene of a drowning until the victim was found.

What happens in Wareham when there's such an incident and the chief is in Andover, either at home or on the job?

If he's working and even consults with Wareham PD he's double dipping.

If he's at home is he going to drive to Wareham in the Wareham cruiser? Is he expected to break the speed limit with lights and siren if he does so? (Police always take a calculated risk of having an accident when they do this.)

How does the state police feel about it if he is?

Does the second in command, presumably Lt. Wallace, have the authority to make all decisions until he gets here or does he have to check with the chief?

What happens if the chief gets here and there's an incident back in Andover?

Has the Wareham BoS cosulted with the Andover BoS about potential conflicts?

Even if all the answers to these questions are satisfactory, to me at least, I have to admit there's something that smells like a particularly low tide about this decision.

I agree with the lone dissenter Bill Gordon on the N. Andover BoS who said

"I don't see any benefit to North Andover when the police chief has a part-time job an hour and a half away," Gordon said yesterday afternoon. "It's nothing personal. The chief has done a good job. But the position of police chief is the kind of job that is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."

Isn't it nice to know that the Wareham job is expected to be Stanley's SECOND priority

"We believe helping out a fellow community is the right thing to do," Watson said. "As long as his first priority is and always will be the town of North Andover. After 60 days, we'll see if the arrangement is working for us."

We don't know how Selectman Dan Lanen, a police officer in town would have voted since he had to recuse himself from the vote.

North Andover

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I remember the Lincolns fondly.
I remember, out of reverence, Mrs. Lincoln always had her seat up front at Town Meeting.
When she spoke, everyone listened.
I listened when I was a kid. I listened when I was a cop. I listened when I was a Selectman.
As a Selectman I had a better view of her...I am seated..she is four rows up on the far right, outside seat.
Don't anyone take it.
Liz...thanks for bringing back fond memories.