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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Apr 5, 2020
This is a story that should infuriate policy makers and the public alike – especially considering the strain the current pandemic is placing on our health system. His is the best of contracts. Hers is far,...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Mar 23, 2020
New Mexico health officials have chosen not to share some important information relative to COVID-19 hospitalizations – and the preparedness, equipment and safety conditions at hospitals across the state with the public. They are certainly not...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Mar 20, 2020
While governors occupy the pivotal role in tackling the health challenges presented by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, state treasurers need to design and build bridges to span the financial gulf created from inevitable revenue losses. That...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Mar 17, 2020
In a letter delivered yesterday to U. S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association (AMA)...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Mar 8, 2020
While Chancellor Roth, CEO Becker and their executive colleagues pay themselves collectively more than $10 million in salaries and bonuses – over 1,200 employees (18% of the hospital workforce) are making less than a living wage...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Mar 7, 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020 – The guy getting paid $150,000/year by UNM Hospital for doing nothing won’t talk. Steve McKernan, UNMH’s retired CEO, told The Candle to call UNM when reached and asked if it was...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Oct 7, 2018
Pepperell, Massachusetts – Roland Nutter, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen, has been either evasive or silent when asked what and when he found out about the details of a complaint regarding possible fraudulent payments...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Oct 6, 2018
Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 30, 2018
Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that will...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 24, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018 Selectman Continues to involve himself in matters affecting his wife’s town job. Pepperell, Massachusetts – “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is,” Selectman Roland Nutter angrily told...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 23, 2018
Pepperell – When former Town Administrator Mark Andrews opened discussion on the FY 2019 town budget at Pepperell’s annual town meting in May, he stated to residents, “It’s been a very dynamic budget process this fiscal...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 21, 2018
Pepperell Town Government: For a Chosen Few the Bucks Just Keep Flowing – along with not having to work all the hours they bill the town. This is an introduction for a multiple part series of...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 “Vision has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our vision is what we become in life.” ― Tony Dungy Pepperell, Massachusetts – Residents of Pepperell have an opportunity tomorrow night to offer...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Sep 10, 2018
Pepperell Master Plan Visioning Session II The residents of Pepperell are invited to attend an important event seeking their input in determining the town’s future. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts encourages all communities to develop and update...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Aug 19, 2018
The Nashua River Watershed Association has raised serious concerns about a proposed construction fill dump-site in Pepperell, and has asked the state to reject the proposal. On August 14, 3018, the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA)...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Aug 16, 2018
The following press release was received by The Candle from Crystal Jeffries of the Pepperell Watchers Community Group. “Residents and business owners from Pepperell and neighboring towns, in opposition to proposed dumping of construction debris and...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Aug 13, 2018
A monumental battle over the rights of transgender residents to have access to bathrooms is set for the November elections. The initiative petition presented by social and religious conservative groups would take away rights already recognized...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Aug 13, 2018
In a recent report by The Center for Public Integrity “…ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Aug 1, 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – The board of health posted a notice for a special meeting/workshop on earth filling regulations, which will be held tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, August 2, 2018, in Conference Room A...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Jul 30, 2018
Monday, July 30, 2018 “It’s a fact. In 1799, Paul Revere was Chairman of the Board of Health in Boston, the first local health board in Massachusetts. He and his fellow board members were given broad...
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by Bruce Wetherbee-
Jul 24, 2018
Editorial Tuesday, July 24, 2018 The Pepperell Board of Health (BOH) meets tonight at the town hall between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, in Conference Room A. Near the end of the agenda, under ‘old business’...
New Mexico health officials have chosen not to share some important information relative to COVID-19 hospitalizations – and the preparedness, equipment and safety conditions at hospitals across the state with the public. They are certainly not...
While governors occupy the pivotal role in tackling the health challenges presented by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, state treasurers need to design and build bridges to span the financial gulf created from inevitable revenue losses. That...
While Chancellor Roth, CEO Becker and their executive colleagues pay themselves collectively more than $10 million in salaries and bonuses – over 1,200 employees (18% of the hospital workforce) are making less than a living wage...
Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of...
Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that will...
Pepperell – When former Town Administrator Mark Andrews opened discussion on the FY 2019 town budget at Pepperell’s annual town meting in May, he stated to residents, “It’s been a very dynamic budget process this fiscal...
Pepperell Master Plan Visioning Session II The residents of Pepperell are invited to attend an important event seeking their input in determining the town’s future. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts encourages all communities to develop and update...
In a recent report by The Center for Public Integrity “…ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a...
