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Monday, October 22, 2018
WHAT'S NEW
Happenings
State Rep. Susan Williams Gifford to meet with Wareham residents on Oct. 30
Happenings
Elks host cookout, poker game for veterans with spinal cord injuries
Happenings
Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks donates 508 dictionaries to area third graders
Opinion
Overlay district article would turn Tremont Nail into a ‘winner’
Happenings
Wareham Historical Society Holiday Craft Faire on Nov. 10
Happenings
Fall Town Meeting on Oct. 22
Obituaries
John Dellea
Obituaries
Beatrice Fernandes, 90
News
New school, Tremont Nail Factory top Town Meeting agenda
News
Wareham Police charge Cumberland Farms employee with stealing lottery tickets
TODAY: New school, Tremont Nail and Onset Bandshell on Town Meeting agenda
30-day license suspension for Wareham liquor postponed pending appeal hearing
Wareham Department of Natural Resources catches litterbug at Agawam Mill Pond
Scarecrows crop up for contest in Wareham, Onset
West Wareham man named Athletic Director at Upper Cape Tech
Wareham Police: U.S. Postal Service employee stole $60 from woman’s purse
Mattress sale fundraiser supports Wareham High School’s DECA Club
Viking vs. Viking: Soccer alums take the field in Wareham
Wareham’s Got Talent wows audience members
Wareham Athletic Booster Club celebrates new concession stand at Spillane Field
News
TODAY: New school, Tremont Nail and Onset Bandshell on Town Meeting agenda
Wareham’s Town Meeting will take place today, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Wareham High School auditorium. All registered...
30-day license suspension for Wareham liquor postponed pending appeal hearing
A 30-day liquor license suspension for the Jug Shop on Main St. has been postponed by Selectmen pending the outcome of an...
Wareham Department of Natural Resources catches litterbug at Agawam Mill Pond
Less than a week after a pile of trash appeared at the high-tension power lines near Rickey Land , the Wareham Department of...
Scarecrows crop up for contest in Wareham, Onset
Spooky and silly faces are cropping up all over Main Street and Onset Village this October as the 5th annual Scarecrow...
Wareham Police: U.S. Postal Service employee stole $60 from woman’s purse
A Wareham man and United States Postal Service employee has been charged with theft after allegedly taking $60 from a woman...
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Schools
Mattress sale fundraiser supports Wareham High School’s DECA Club
Some Wareham High School students were resting easy after another successful mattress sale fundraiser on Oct. 20. The third...
Wareham’s share of proposed $90 million school expected to be $39.8 million
With two votes on a proposed $90 million elementary school approaching, Wareham School Building Committee members told...
Plans for $90 million Wareham elementary school reviewed ahead of Town Meeting vote
Wareham Public Schools officials reviewed plans for a proposed $90 million elementary school on Monday night ahead of an Oct...
Wareham officials host forum on $90 million school ahead of Oct. 22 vote
Wareham Public Schools officials made their case for a proposed $90 million elementary school on Saturday morning ahead of...
Questions, answers on proposed $90 million elementary school
At the October 22 Town Meeting and again in the Nov. 6 general election, Wareham voters will be asked to approve spending $...
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Opinion
Overlay district article would turn Tremont Nail into a ‘winner’
To the Editor: In the early 1980’s Wrigley Field was the only professional baseball team that didn’t have lights, and every...
Rick Graham Ride volunteers thank businesses, community for support
To the Editor: On behalf of the Rick Graham Committee, we would sincerely like to thank all of you for your help in making...
Wareham Firemen’s Association offers thanks after ‘Dining for a Cause’
To the Editor: All of us at the Wareham Firemen’s Association would like to express our sincere thanks to all those who...
Allowing marijuana manufacturer at Tremont Nail a ‘no-brainer’
To the Editor: As the recently appointed citizen-at-large member of the Wareham Redevelopment Authority, I have had the...
Vote ‘yes’ for our children, vote ‘yes’ for new school
To the Editor: After numerous annual grant applications, Wareham was selected as one of just twenty-six Massachusetts State...
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Obituaries
John Dellea
John A. Dellea, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14. He was the former husband of the late Madeleine (Masse) Dellea. Born in...
Beatrice Fernandes, 90
Beatrice T. Fernandes, 90, of Marion, died Oct. 18 at Sippican Healthcare Center after a long illness. Born in Wareham, she...
Thomas Kendrigan, Jr., 69
Thomas H. Kendrigan, Jr., (TK) 69, of Margate, Florida, passed away peacefully on Oct. 12, surrounded by the love of family...
Nicole Page, 32
Nicole Page, 32, of Wareham formerly of Hull, passed away July 27 at Tobey Hospital. Nicole was the daughter of Alisa J...
Mark Wharf, 64
Mark A. Wharf, 64, of West Wareham, died Oct. 8 in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the husband of the late Donna M. (Murray...
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Sports
West Wareham man named Athletic Director at Upper Cape Tech
Ben Rabinovitch of West Wareham was named as the new Athletic Director at Upper Cape Tech last month following a six year...
Viking vs. Viking: Soccer alums take the field in Wareham
Former Lady Vikings showed the current crop of soccer players on Saturday afternoon that they haven’t lost a step. In the...
Hall of Fame seeks football players from 1948 Wareham High School team
Ahead of the Wareham High School Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, organizers are searching for seven members of...
Former Wareham Gatemen compete in major league playoffs
The major league playoffs are underway, and baseball fans in Wareham may recognize a few familiar faces. Several Gatemen...
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Police, Fire & Courts
Wareham Police: U.S. Postal Service employee stole $60 from woman’s purse
A Wareham man and United States Postal Service employee has been charged with theft after allegedly taking $60 from a woman...
Wareham Police charge Cumberland Farms employee with stealing lottery tickets
A Cumberland Farms employee has been charged with stealing approximately $3,400 worth lottery tickets over the course of...
Wareham teen charged with terroristic threats held without bail
A Wareham teen charged with making several terroristic threats was ordered held without bail on Oct. 19 following a...
2 Wareham residents charged with disturbing the peace
Wareham Police arrested and charged a man and a woman with disorderly conduct on Oct. 18 after they were questioned by...
Wareham Police, dive unit officers recover gun following Oct. 14 shots fired incident
A gun police believe was used during an altercation Sunday night in Onset has been recovered from beneath the Point...
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Happenings
State Rep. Susan Williams Gifford to meet with Wareham residents on Oct. 30
State Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) will meet with residents at her district office, 191 Main St., Suite...
Elks host cookout, poker game for veterans with spinal cord injuries
With the help of Al Gardner of Gardner Concrete Forms, the Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73 held an October cookout...
Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks donates 508 dictionaries to area third graders
Following an annual tradition, the Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73 donated a grand total of 508 dictionaries to Lodge...
Wareham Historical Society Holiday Craft Faire on Nov. 10
The Wareham Historical Society will host its annual Holiday Craft Faire on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...
Fall Town Meeting on Oct. 22
Wareham’s Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Wareham High School auditorium. All registered...
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From our Members
Join LaForce Realty at the Senior Expo!
LaForce Realty
Oct 21
Visit The Bachant Group family of companies at the Gateway to Senior Resources 1st Annual Senior...
Help with SNAP/Food Stamps for Seniors
Wareham Council on Aging
Oct 19
Many seniors don’t realize they are eligible for food stamps. On Friday, November 2 from 9 to noon...
Open House Nov. 4 at Friends Academy, North Dartmouth, PK-8
Friends Academy
Oct 18
Friends Academy, located at 1088 Tucker Road in North Dartmouth, MA, will hold an Open House on...
NBSO Establishes Furtado Family Scholarship
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
Oct 16
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the creation of the Furtado Family...
Fall Book Sale at Southworth Library
Friends of Dartmouth Libraries
Oct 15
The Southworth Library Fall book sale runs from October 18-20, with a members’ preview the evening...
Oriental Brush Painting Class Sign-up
Friends of Dartmouth Libraries
Oct 15
On Wednesday 10/24 from 1-3 PM, local artist Jane Bregoli will hold a class on Oriental Brush...
ONE OF A KIND 5K–GRUMPY’S
Cranberry Educational Foundation
Oct 15
Grumpy’s 5K is the ONLY run/walk of its kind! What makes Grumpy’s 5K Harvest Race so unique? The...
Fall Cleanup Kicks Off!!
Don't Trash Wareham
Oct 14
Thanks to a Don’t Trash Wareham team, the Narrows is looking pretty good today! It took five people...
OCTOBER USED BOOK SALES
Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc.
Oct 13
Join the Friends for some fantastic bargains at the October Book Sales. We have plenty of books for...
Got jewelry? Purses, scarves, etc.?
Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc.
Oct 13
Members of the Friends of the Wareham Free Library are getting ready for another Jewelry and...
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Upcoming Events
Today
12:30 pm
to
2:30 pm
Monday Bingo at COA
7:00 pm
Fall Town Meeting on Oct. 22
Tuesday, October 23
8:15 am
to
5:30 pm
Early voting
10:00 am
to
2:00 pm
SENIOR EXPO!
5:00 pm
to
7:00 pm
Red Ribbon Awareness Night to educate families on...
Wednesday, October 24
8:15 am
to
5:30 pm
Early voting
10:00 am
to
11:00 am
Itty Bitty Bay Explorers program offers nature...
1:00 pm
to
2:30 pm
Gleason Family YMCA Knitting Group
5:30 pm
to
7:30 pm
Cape Cod Canal Chamber of Commerce announces Wareham...
Thursday, October 25
8:15 am
to
5:30 pm
Early voting
1:00 pm
to
1:45 pm
Weekly Movies at the COA
1:00 pm
to
2:00 pm
Free Chair Yoga
Friday, October 26
5:30 pm
to
7:00 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church Halloween-themed...
Saturday, October 27
8:00 am
to
12:00 pm
Early voting
Sunday, October 28
11:00 am
Wareham Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot on Oct. 28
6:00 pm
‘The Big Sing’ at Wareham’s Church in the Pines on...
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Business
Gone Country Creamery brings big flavor, southern hospitality to Wareham
While other ice cream shops in town hunker down for the cold months ahead, a newly opened storefront is picking up the pace...
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Marketplace
Shenanigans Bar & Grill Entertainment for 10/18 - 10/21
Shenanigans Bar & Grill
Oct 15
Open For Breakfast Saturday 8am - 11am and Sunday 8am - Noon with Full Bar!!! Motorcycle Raffle -...
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Classifieds
Part-Time Maintenance Help Wanted
Dave's Home Repair
Home & Business Cleaning
EXPERIENCED CARPENTER!!
DISCOUNT REMOVAL!!!
Clerical Asst. Position Opening
Rental Needed
Wayne's Handyman Services...
AFFORDABLE HAULING
DUMP RUNS
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Real Estate
Best of Old and New in this Waterfront 1820 E. Wareham Colonial
Wareham
359,999.00
Completely renovated: paint, windows, electrical, plumbing, heating. Additions include central air...
LaForce Realty
WATERFRONT IN LITTLE HARBOR ESTATES
Wareham
649,900.00
Spectacular water views abound from this immaculate eight room WATERFRONT in Little Harbor Estates...
Latham/LaCava Realtors-JACK CONWAY CO
South Dartmouth Ranch with Solar
Dartmouth
253,000.00
Join us at the open house on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 1-3 pm. ONE LEVEL LIVING! Nice home...
Open House:
Saturday, October 20, 2018 -
1:00pm
to
3:00pm
Upper Cape Realty
Open House 10 Juniper St
Wareham
279,900.00
UPPER CAPE REALTY 508-759-2121 JUST LISTED - OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10:00 am to...
Open House:
Saturday, October 20, 2018 -
10:00am
to
12:00pm
Upper Cape Realty
Move-In Ready 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cape
Wareham
329,900.00
Pack Your Bags! This is the perfect home to be in for the first kick off of the season! Lovely Cape...
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Tiny House - Big Value!
Wareham
139,900.00
UPPER CAPE REALTY TINY HOUSE LOVERS - STOP HERE!! This house is super adorable and everything is...
Upper Cape Realty
Turnkey 3 bed 1 bath - Long Pond access
Lakeville
279,900.00
This light, airy and affordable completely renovated 3 bedroom 1 bath home is waiting for you!...
Open House:
Sunday, September 23, 2018 -
1:30pm
to
3:00pm
LaForce Realty
Wilson Ave Home with Garage and Shed
Bourne
249,900.00
UPPER CAPE REALTY This bright and sunny home may be just what you've been looking for! Pride of...
Upper Cape Realty
Rochester 46.88 Acres
Rochester
1,198,000.00
Welcome to Lily Patch Farm. A rare offering of 46.88+/- acres in Rochester that adjoins the 1,700...
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Expansive 1360 sq. ft. Ranch
Wareham
307,000.00
UNDER AGREEMENT - LET US FIND YOU ANOTHER! UPPER CAPE REALTY Well maintained Ranch just a short...
Upper Cape Realty
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