Welcome to Wareham, Mr. Andrews.

Another fine example of our bos's hiring capabilities--or obvious lack thereof. Get ready for another McAuliffe-type ride. Will this guy last 3 months? 6 months? I can hear Brenda--whereas, you didn't kiss our butts everyday; whereas, you tried to stop us from running the town day to day; whereas, you actually spoke to the hateblogger power elitists, whereas, whereas, whereas--you're fired.

For those of you who have just started getting interested in town politics, when the bos decided to fire McAuliffe at close to midnight at a weekly bos meeting, Brenda read this long list of reasons to fire him. Each reason began with a whereas.

So I say--Whereas, in the year 2010, the town of Wareham will see a major change in the elected town officials and local media, and therefore, in town government--all for the better.

Whereas, Bruce and Cronie, if they choose to run for re-election will be defeated.

Whereas, Mary Ann Silva, if she chooses to run for re-election will be defeated.

Whereas, John Donahue, if he chooses to run for re-election will be defeated.

Whereas, if Brenda and/or Jane are recalled, they will be removed from office.

Whereas, no one will read the rag and ragboy will be out of yet another journalistic job and Wareham will be free from the lies and hatred that it has had to endure for too long.

Whereas, the CRC will fail at its attempt to overthrow our current form of government that has worked well until this current regime took over.

Whereas, the attempts to shove a faulty Westfield project, flawed nitrogen removal requirements, and the removal of civil service from our police chief, will all fail.

Whereas, Swift's Beach, the Don Bliss case, the Bob Bliss case, the library case, the health fund, the steelworker's union department head 6.5% case, the Maple Springs Road issue, the Coleman case, the crazy computer audit, the, well, all the legal cases this bos has gotten us into, are all resolved so that justice is served and the taxpayers are not screwed out of more money.

Whereas, Kopelman and Paige are informed that they have not served its clients, the citizens of Wareham, well and are hereby terminated.


Whereas, it will be a Happy New Year in Wareham--2010.

Feel free to add your own "whereas's" to the list. There are so many, I ran out of time.

Oh BTW - File this under "Bobo Scooped Again!"

What are the terms of Mark Andrews' contract with Wareham? 

The news article, see P-Span's message, states:

Mr. Mark Andrews was the former Budget and Finance Director for the City of Lawrence.    This city faces a $17 million budget deficit.

How much more can happen to us?  I guess we need to keep him on his toes and question everything, if he will speak to us.

Capt C....like what?   Those are serious accusations.  I've been around a while and I don't know about this.

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Capt C,  let me quote you.  "Let us all start the new year telling the truth."
I am not questioning your honesty because I know all too well that you tell it as it is, or you used too.      Don't shut us out.  You told Voter to call you and you would fill him in.    Fill us all in.     You can do it in just a few paragraphs on each subject.  We don't want to take up all your time, but you could enlighten us every few days with a new topic.  Sometimes our old brain needs a kickstart to remember.  Maybe if we hear things from your past years in Wareham, we won't make the same mistake twice.   

I agree, we need to start this new year telling the truth.  Have a happy and healthy new year, Paul.

well lets see mark andrews a  17 million budget defcit under his watch as budget director seams like he had to leave town fast  and he lands in warehams lap boy are we luckey ,has he been to brendas for a drink yet ,ya know 2 acholics. by by lawrence mass , hello wareham. boy are we screwed.

It took them a little while to iron out his contract here. I guess I was actually thinking they might not hire him because of his "history", and potential backlash..But now I think there may have been discussions to include this "payout"..and "roll" the benefit into his contract with Wareham. Maybe they were able to deny this to him in the contract, and use his "troubled past" as leverage. Lawrence was left on the hook, and they don't sound too pleased. Maybe he can donate some of the proceeds to MADD.

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No one is questioning his character or his memory.  We are all interested in hearing. Maybe I should call him.

Voter....you can call Paul. He will maintain your identity and tell you what he knows. He can be trusted and has no hidden agendas. I think he harbors bad feelings for what took place on the WPD, but that is driven by his love of Wareham. He dedicated himself to 30 years service. He is honest and forthright and truthful. You may not like what he has to say, but so what?
He will answer your questions honestly.
I also hopes he includes us in his memories revealed...

Capt C:  Thanks for being blunt, but I wasn't challenging you or trying to be cute.  I was honestly thinking of calling to see what you wanted to say.   I am not related to anyone who worked for the town or who served. I think those of us who know of your experience, respect your opinion.

rukidding wrote:

Thank God this election is about the future of Wareham. I don't know how the discussion of past boards has any impact on the election. Unless you are talking about the soon to be past board that is in place at the moment. Remember to keep you eyes on the prize. Remember the future!!!

Focus on April 6, 2010

Excellent point, RUK..I was thinking that too. No matter what the situation was in the past, it's "forward thinking" and fixing whatever is "wrong" currently (no small feat) that is the focus. I appreciate hearing history from those in the know, and they're probably a great resource to help clear the mine fields. Accepting the failings of the current administration because things may have occurred in the past, isn't an option. Probably one of my biggest problems with "them" is the fact that they're not "open"..and it is behind the scenes where most of there flawed schemes are hatched, and fester. Sure, if they really have to, they'll do the "public thing", but even then, they've proven to be "less than forthcoming" (probably the biggest reason I post the meetings, so it's there, for all to see..even if it's a small blurb, spoken at the end of a meeting..when hardly anyone would notice)

Getting Sweet Brucey OUT OF OFFICE is imperative...Cronie is important too, but he's a follower (thank God for that..could you imagine if he was the Leader??)..The Moderator must also be replaced..if people don't understand why I'ld write that..they need to do their homework..and the Town Clerk..let me just add that it's high time for a change there..additional resignations by Jane and BB are too much to hope for. But, elections and Town Meetings will happen, and the Town is taking increased interest in their actions. In a democracy, that spells trouble for them. Bobo won't stop it. None of them will. The times they are a changin'.
                                                               
P-SPAN
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Jane Donahue states this in the article: "She said thorough background checks were conducted on all the people interviewed for the job."

I guess they forgot to do that with the Library Director they hired and then fired when this site brought to light the fact that he had his license to practice law suspended for a year in his "background."  I hope they do a background check on the next round of applicants for Library Director.  If not a formal one, at least GOOGLE the person!!! Like we did.

And one more comment: if they DID do a background check, then why not ASK the guy about it in the interviews??? Wouldn't it have been important to hear the guy's response?  Adding a clause to a contract to let everyone know they are aware of the two DUIs seems like an odd way to go about it. Could this be another example of the lack of good communication skills we see in our BoS? Another example of their inability to properly screen and interview good candidates for important positions in town departments/government???

You decide on April 6.