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All you Waheys that have strayed from the plantation are often surprised when you come to South Weymouth for a visit, at the traffic problem in Columbian Square. For those of us living nearby, it's not new, but certainly getting worse as each year passes. The traffic is particularly frustrating during rush hours, in the morning and afternoon and most of it comes from the hospital. The South Shore Hospital is the largest employer around and continues to grow in leaps and bounds, which is a good thing.

click here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/28/ColumbianSq.html to read more.

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I came across this story and it reminded me of an incident involving our own Wahey Boy, Vic, that occurred just about a month ago. The events are eerily similar and we're hoping that this isn't some over-the-top trend by law enforcement. In this case the Royal Canadian Mounted Police actually took an elderly couple into custody for waving hello to a child.

Go here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/27/DontWave.html#dontwave for more of this story.

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http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/25/BlackFriday.html#blackfri

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http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/25/Turnip.html#turnip

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It seems as though everything our Presidents do nowadays is scrutinized. President Barack Obama was recently shown saluting the remains of our most recent casualties of war as they were transferred from a plane in Delaware, headed for their final resting places around the country. This President’s more public display of honoring our fallen heroes is in contrast to his predecessor’s more private show of respect. Each man has been criticized because of it. What is lost in the debate, as Veteran’s Day approaches, is that there are still young people dying in conflicts being fought all over the globe, 90 years after the conclusion of the “War To End All Wars”. Thankfully, towns such as Weymouth do not allow us to forget those boys and girls. Numerous sign posts and memorials throughout the town bearing the names of thousands of veterans, each with a unique story, remind us that there are those among us, even today, who gave a portion or all of their lives for the betterment of the United States.

click here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/10/VeteransDay09.html to read more.

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There are many teachers on the Wahey Boys list of individuals that made an impact in our lives for various reasons. Certainly we all have a story involving Mr. Concannon. Whether the "good cop, bad cop routine" between Mr. Concannon and Buzzy Knight was planned or not, we'll probably never know. Suffice it say, if you wound up with "Conc", you knew the punishment would be painful and memorable.

click here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/9/Concannon.html#concannon for more information on Mr. Concannon.

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I was never a Soupy Sales fan so I didn't take much notice when he passed away recently. I came across this essay by someone who is a fan. The article isn't so much about Soupy as it is about a couple of other things, 1) how times have changed for the worse when it comes to over protectiveness, and 2) how random acts of kindness can have a lasting effect on a person.

click here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/6/Soupy.html#soupy

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When you grow up in a town like Weymouth, Massachusetts, and stay there, you get to see firsthand, the changes, good and bad, that come over time. A few years ago, the “Town” Of Weymouth decided to change their form of government to a more “city-like” format that reflected the community’s growth and needs. I was largely unconcerned with what course the town took governmentally, but I did have a feeling that Weymouth was losing its small town charm. Weymouth has probably never been considered a small town, as town charm goes, but it had always felt like a town where everyone knows somebody, that knows somebody else. In recent years however, as more of my friends headed for rural digs, I found myself feeling a bit “left behind” and just when I thought that Weymouth was heading towards interminable urban aloofness I have reacquainted with friendly Fran MacFawn.

click here http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/4/FranMac.html to read more.

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Congratulations to the winners of the local election today.

In the School Committee race incumbent Diana Flemer was the apparent winner and top vote getter with 3014 votes. The two other vacated seats will be filled by Gerald Murphy with 2804 votes and Lisa Belmarsh with 2416 votes.

In the Town Counciler At Large race all the incumbents were re-elected. Linda MacDonald made a good run at Kevin Whitaker, missing out at unseating him by a mere 160 votes. Mike Molisse unsurprisingly was the top vote getter followed by Brian McDonald.

http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/3/WeyElect09.html#weyelect09

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from left to right are Bob Hedlund, James Murphy, Fran Burke, William Connell III, Mrs. Connell, Mike Mollisse, Sue Kay and Mike Smart

click here to see more http://www.waheyboys.com/2009/Nov/2/ConnellCorner.html

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