The Senior Beacon newsletter has returned to Wareham.

When the Council on Aging lost its town funding last July, many senior services were cut, including the Beacon. When the new Council on Aging Board of Directors took over in October, one of its goals was to get the free monthly newsletter up and running again.

The board found avenues for advertisements and printing, and got the go-ahead from Town Administrator Derek Sullivan. During the Council on Aging Board meeting last Wednesday, member Nancy Sawyer said the Beacon went to print on Monday, March 2 and “hit newsstands” this past week.

Sawyer said there should be about 1,800 copies of the publication and board members discussed where they would be distributed, listing off places such as the Wareham Free Library, Shaw's Supermarket, Tremont Rehab, the Gleason Family YMCA, Riverside Cafe, the Narrows Restaurant and various churches and businesses in Onset.

The board is looking for volunteers to help deliver the issues each month. Sawyer said work on the April issue was well underway and the deadline for each issue will be the 11th of the previous month.

The Board also gave an update on the 501(c)(3) non-profit it is creating to help financially support the Council on Aging. With the Friends of the Wareham Elderly group unable to provide financial assistance to the Council on Aging, the board decided the best course of action would be to create a new nonprofit entity to raise funds for them.

The board members are working with the Community Economic and Development Authority to create the new group called "Advocates for Wareham Seniors."

"Eventually, we're going to be up and running. These things don't happen overnight," said board member Sharon Frank.

As the new board feels it is gaining traction in the community, members discussed the need to reach out to other groups in town involved with senior activities, such as nutritional services, adult day care and the Veterans Council.

"Any organization with seniors in it, we should know what we can do for them and what they can do for us," said board Chairman Peter Dunlop.