Legal Advertisements - Week of March 26, 2026

Mar 26, 2026

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition # 26-15 for a Variance from the requirements of Article 8, Table 815 and 815.4 under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Sarajon Realty, LLC. c/o J.C. Engineering, Inc. of 2854 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, MA requesting to reduce building setbacks for all of the buildable lots located at the Hidden Trails Subdivision (Lots 1-56), Wareham, MA (Assessors Map 63 Lots HT1-HT56) in the R-60 zoning district.

Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 19, 2026
Second Notice: March 26, 2026

TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing

Pursuant to the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wareham Wetland Protective By-Law, Division VI, a public hearing will be held in Room 520, Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA on:

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M

On the Request for Notice of Intent for:

George Rodriguez Jr
396 Bay Rd
South Easton , MA 02571

Removing trees on property.
Map Map 52 Lot WAREM00052B000L00DR7/1180794, 3 Marks Cove Rd , Wareham , MA.

WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman

CITATION ON PETITION
FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-6204
Docket No. PL26P0357EA

Estate of: James Francis Jones
Date of Death: 04/30/2025

To all interested persons:

A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Patricia A. Jones of East Wareham MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that Patricia A. Jones of East Wareham MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Corporate Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/06/2026.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

Witness, Hon. Patrick W. Stanton,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: March 05, 2026
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition # 26-13 / Zone-26-10 for Variance(s) from the requirements of Article 6, Table 621, and 625 under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Jerry L. Smith, Jr. c/o Brian Grady of G.A.F. Engineering, Inc. of 266 Main Street, Wareham, MA proposing to construct a 24’ x 30’ detached garage located at, 1 Tobia Way, Wareham, MA (Assessors Map 40, Lot 1020.A) in the R-30 zoning district.

Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 19, 2026
Second Notice: March 26, 2026

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition # 26-14 for a Special permit or a Variance from the requirements of Article 6, Table 628 and Article 13, Sections 1350, 1351, 1352 and 1353 under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Beverly Anderson c/o Christine Sullivan of Wareham Community Development of 54 Marion Road, Wareham, MA, proposing to remove and replace a deck in the same foot print at the property located at 56 Pinehurst Drive, Wareham, MA (Assessors Map 46-A1 Lot 17) in the MR-30 zoning district.

Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 19, 2026
Second Notice: March 26, 2026

TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M.

On the Request for Determination ofApplicability for:

Curtis Perry
2 Wareham Lake Shore Drive
Wareham, MA 02538

Remove the roof of existing structure and add a full second floor onto existing first floor walls. Everything will remain existing foot print besides adding a new front farmers porch.

Map 120 Lot 36, 2 Wareham Lake Shore Drive, Wareham, MA.

WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman

TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M.

On the Request for Notice of Intent for:
John & Diana Piscitelli
P.O. Box 106
Wareham, MA

This is an “after the fact” filing for work completed in 2010. Approval is requested for an existing concrete driveway, concrete patio, crushed stone driveway and walk, and concrete walk all of which were not shown on the prior approved plan.

Map 10 Lot 1009.A, 20 Long Neck Road, Wareham, MA.

WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman

TOWN OF WAREHAM
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M.

On the Request for Notice of Intent for:
Andrea Jerabek
208 South Great Road
Lincoln, Massachusetts

The purpose of ecological restoration on this site is to undo past agricultural modifications and restore the wetland complex that once occupied the site by addressing the legacy impacts of farming thatlimit natural recovery and by initiating the rejuvenation of a healthy wetland system. The project will also improve opportunities for the site to accommodate future inland native salt marsh migration via the migration of the existing downstream salt marshalong the path of the existing tidal creek (note that tidal flowis currently restricted by an agricultural berm and water control structure, as well as the approximately 4-acre stand of Phragmites australis).

Map 57 Lot 1004.A2, 0 Shady Lane, Wareham, MA.
WAREHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Sandy Slavin, Chairman

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition # 26-11 / Zone-26-9 for a Special permit or a Variance from the requirements of Article 6, Table 628 and Article 13, Sections 1350, 1351, 1352 and 1353 under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws, to Jeffrey Brooks c/o James Nielsen of 41 Redbrick Farm Road, Marshfield, MA, proposing to replace existing foundation at the property located at 44 West Central Avenue, Wareham, MA (Assessors Map 1 Lot 23) in the OVR zoning district.

Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 19, 2026
Second Notice: March 26, 2026

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to consider Petition #26-12 for Variances, a Special Permit, and Site Plan Review from the requirements of Article 3, Table 320, and Article 15, Section 1552 to G&F Crown Petroleum, LLC. c/o Robert L. Perry, Esq. of 191 Main Street, Wareham, MA, proposing to construct a filling station /convenience store use and a coffee shop with a drive-thru located at 447 Onset Avenue, Wareham, MA (Assessors Map 14, Lot 1000) in the CS & MR-30 zoning districts.

Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: March 19, 2026
Second Notice: March 26, 2026

INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Plymouth Division
Docket No. PL25P0082EA

Estate of: Marion E. Resendes
Date of Death: 08/13/24
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of

Petitioner Cindy A. Murphy of Wareham MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Cindy A. Murphy of Wareham MA

has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

Premises:

2 Bayside Avenue,
Wareham, MA 02571

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mark E Madden to Navy Federal Credit Union, and now held by Navy Federal Credit Union, said mortgage dated January 27, 2020 and recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 52357, Page 46, for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on April 9, 2026 at 09:00 AM Local Time upon the premises, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit:

The land in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, being Lot 388 as shown on “Plan #2 of Lots at Parkwood Beach,” dated May 1, 1923, Hayward & Hayward, Surveyors, recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 3, Page 555, to which plan reference is hereby made for further and more particular description.
Said lot contains, according to said plan, 5450 square feet.

Also the land in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on the Easterly side of Bay Avenue, and being Lot 403 as shown on plan entitled “Plan #2 of Lots at Parkwood Beach, Wareham, Mass ., owned by Henry A. Brown Corporation, May 1, 1923,” said plan being recorded with Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 3, Page 555. Said Lot 403 is bounded as follows:

Northerly by Lot 388 as shown on said plan, eighty-seven and 52/100 (87.52) feet;
Easterly by Lot 389 as shown on said plan, sixty-three and 23/100 (63.23) feet;
Southerly by Lot 402 as shown on said plan, eighty-seven and 4/10 (87.4) feet; and
Westerly by Bay Avenue, as shown on said plan, sixty-one and 2/10 (61.2) feet
Containing, according to said plan, 5442 square feet.

Being all of that certain property conveyed to Mark E. Madden, from James J. Arnold, III, by deed dated 6/23/17 and recorded on 6/23/17 in book 48581 page 231 of Plymouth County official records.

The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.

For Mortgagor’s Title see deed dated June 23, 2017 and recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 48581, Page 231.

TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

Brock & Scott, PLLC
23 Messenger Street
2nd Floor
Plainville, MA 02762
Attorney for Navy Federal Credit Union
Present Holder of the Mortgage
(401) 217-8701

INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Plymouth Division

Docket No. PL26P0345EA

Estate of: Merrill Thomas Baker

Also Known As; Tom Baker, Thomas Baker

Date of Death: January 15, 2026

To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of

Petitioner Gary M Baker of Needham MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Gary M Baker of Needham MA

has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

Estate of: William H Browne

Also known as: William Hugh Browne

Date of Death: 01/24/2026

To all interested persons:

A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Christine A Jones of Walpole MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that Christine A Jones of Walpole MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)

Witness, Hon. Patrick W. Stanton,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: March 16, 2026
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
PLYMOUTH, SS WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
WARRANT OF THE WAREHAM
FIRE DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING

To the Constables of the Town of Wareham:

Greetings:

Article 1: Prior Year Bill Payment Appropriation (Requires 9/10 Vote)

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash the sum of $550.40 to be expended for payment of the following invoice which is a prior year bill or to take action in relation thereto

DATE VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT

02/01/25 Alt Tech Group Office 365 & Email Subscription $550.40

Explanation: This invoice was received after the close of the fiscal year. This Article will appropriate funds from Free Cash.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 2: Prior Year Bill Payment Appropriation (Requires 9/10 Vote)

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Water Surplus the sum of $824.65 to be expended for payment of the following invoices which are a prior year bill or to act in relation thereto.

DATE VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT

5/6/25 Ti-Sales Neptune 360 Module $ 225.90

6/11/25 John Hoadley Meter Plates $ 598.75

Explanation: These invoices were received after the close of the fiscal year. This Article will appropriate funds from Water Surplus.

Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 3: OPEB Liability

To see if the District will vote to transfer sum of $75,000.00 from available funds known as Free Cash and a sum of $35,000.00 from available funds known as Water Surplus for the purpose of funding the District’s OPEB liability or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.

Explanation: This Article is a request to continue to fund the Other Post/employment Benefits liability and to meet this appropriation, $75,000.00 will be transferred from free cash and $35,000.00 from water surplus revenue.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee:
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0

Article 4: Well 3 Replacement

To see if he District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Water Surplus a sum of $1.4 million for the replacement of Well 3 including all costs incidental, and related thereto, or to act anything thereon or thereunto

Explanation: Well 3 was installed in the 1940’s as part of the original Maple Springs Wellfield and is one of the five sources treated by the Maple Springs Treatment Plant. Well 3 has been cleaned much more frequently than the other wells (1,2 & 4) to try and restore it to its original pumping capacity; six times in the last eleven years at $28,000 each time. With advancements in well construction and placement further away from the wetlands a replacement Well 3 can help provide a sustainable source for years to come. Money from the Article will cover engineering, permitting, test wells, control integration and construction of the new well.

Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 4-0-0

Article 5: Station Maintenance and Repairs

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash a sum of $105,000.00 for fire station maintenance and repairs. To include all costs incidental and related thereto or to act anything thereon or thereunto.

Explanation: The Wareham Fire Department has multiple outstanding building projects that need to be addressed. By keeping up with maintenance projects now, we hope to avoid costly repairs in the long term. Among the repairs to be made are generator replacement at Station 2; check and seal Station 2 roof; replace windows at Station 2; reskin Station 1 Horn Tower, purchase an air compressor for Station One, and cover all costs associated with the installation of a gear dryer at Station 2

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 6: Training Aids for Station 2

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash the sum of $9,000.00 to purchase and install two wall mounted touch view interactive panels and associated equipment at Station 2 for training purposes including all costs incidental and related thereto or to act thereon or thereunto

Explanation: This Article requests funding to upgrade the Wareham Fire District training room located at Station 2 with two wall-mounted touch view interactive panels. The current smartboard and cart are obsolete and incompatible with current technology and the view is obstructed. This upgrade will allow for improved training of district employees.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 7: FY26 Call Firefighters Payroll Budget

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as free cash a sum of $40,000.00 to fund the FY26 Fire Budget line item F.D. Salaries Fires, Drill and Details, Call Firefighter payroll budget or to act anything thereon or thereunto.

Explanation: This article will fund FY26 payroll costs associated with sending seven recruit call firefighters to Firefighter I/II training at the Massachusetts Fire Fighting Academy.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

ARTICLE 8: Station Feasibility Study

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash a sum of $100,000.00 for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study (studies) to determine the potential of the replacement, renovation or expansion of existing facilities.

Explanation: The Fire Station Study Committee has based this request on a presentation by KBA Architects, who in the past has performed these services for the District. Before moving forward with any type of plan to renovate or replace existing facilities, it is necessary to determine the best potential use of properties already owned by the District.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Hereof fail not and make due return of the Warrant with doings thereon to the District Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given into our hands at Wareham on this 19th day of March in the year 2026.

Att. True Copy PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:

Constable Dean Decast, Chairman

Joyce Bacchiocchi, Clerk

A TRUE COPY ATTEST: George Barrett, Vice Chairman

Wendy A. Lemieux Brian M. Crocker

District Clerk Richard England, Jr.

PLYMOUTH, SS
WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
WARRANT OF THE WAREHAM FIRE DISTRICT

To the Constables of the Town of Wareham:

Greetings:

In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the legal voters of the Wareham Fire District, Wareham, Massachusetts, qualified to vote in Fire District affairs to meet at the Wareham High School Auditorium, Viking Drive Wareham, Massachusetts on Monday evening, April 13, 2026 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. and to continue said meeting by adjourning until 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026 for election of officers only to the Wareham Fire District, 2550 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, Massachusetts, to act on the following articles:

Article 1:

To choose by ballot a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Inserted by the Prudential Committee

Article 2:

To see if the District will vote to act on the reports of the Water Commissioners, Board of Engineers, Prudential Committee and all other officers and committees and accept the same as printed in the Annual Report of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and that any and all reports be accepted as submitted at this meeting.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee

Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 3: Protective Gear

To see if the District will vote to raise from taxation the sum of $130,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing structural protective gear and additional accessories including all incidental and related costs.

Explanation: This article will be used to replace ten sets of career gear purchased in 2016 with an end-of-life date of 2026; ten sets of gear for the call force and three additional sets with common sizes to have in stock. Structural gear is exposed to extreme heat, hazardous toxins, and wear and tear that all break down the protective envelope. This article will ensure all our firefighters have a protective envelope that is PFAS free and meets the industry standards.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 4: Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

To see if the District will vote to raise from taxation the sum of $100,000.00 to purchase SCBA, self-contained breathing apparatus and associated equipment including all costs incidental and related thereto or to act thereon or thereunto

Explanation: The District currently has the following apparatus: 3 Engines, a Tower, a Heavy Rescue, a Squad, and 3 Command vehicles with 31 SCBA’s in use. With the acquisition of the following new vehicles, Squad One, Fire Prevention Pick-up and a Pumper/Engine the District needs ten additional SCBA’s to outfit these vehicles. The funds requested will allow each vehicle to have the appropriate equipment.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted: 5-0-0

Article 5: Lease Purchase Agreement for Communications System

REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE

To see if the District will vote to authorize the Prudential Committee to enter into a lease-purchase financing agreement for a term up to seven years, pursuant to M.G.L. c 44 §21C for the purpose of acquiring and installing a Digital Conventional Simulcast Radio System, and to authorize the lease-purchase of said equipment, and to appropriate the sum of $340,378.20 for the first fiscal year’s payment for said lease-purchase agreement, and to determine whether this appropriation shall be raised by taxation, transferred from available funds, or otherwise provided; or to take any other action relative thereto.

Explanation: The Wareham Fire Department currently has a wide range of communications and sites within the fire department; this article would be used to make the radio system simulcast on all its repeater sites at one time. Currently it depends on which part of town you are operating in, which repeater you are operating on. Funds would also be used to add an additional site in West Wareham to enhance the coverage area. This project will advance the safety of the firefighters and their radio communications on the fireground. The Prudential Committee recommends seven years as the term of this lease because seven years is the useful life of the equipment to be leased.

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 4-0-0

Article 6: Contractual Liabilities – Water Department

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Water Surplus a sum of $50,000.00 to fund a Contractual Liabilities Account, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.

Explanation: This Article is available at the discretion of the Water Commissioners to fund unforeseen costs of Retirement or separation of employment from the District and to fund obligations from contract negotiations not anticipated in the budget.

Inserted by the Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

Article 7: Contractual Liabilities

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash a sum of $75,000.00 to fund a Contractual Liabilities Account, or to act anything thereon, or thereunto.

Explanation: This Article is available at the

from the District and to fund obligations from contract negotiations not anticipated in the budget.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee

Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 4-0-0

Article 8: Call Firefighters

To see if the District will vote to transfer from available funds known as Free Cash the sum of $25,000.00 for the purpose of training and retaining Call Firefighters including all costs incidental and related thereto, or to act thereon or thereunto

Explanation: This Article is the train and retain Call Firefighters

Inserted by the Board of Engineers
Board of Engineers Voted Favorable Action: 2-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

ARTICLE 9:

To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for the following operating purposes: Prudential Committee, Mechanic, Fire Department, Clerk/Treasurer, Bond Issue Expenses, Medicare and FICA Taxes, Liability Insurance Premiums, Group Insurance Absorptions, Insured and Uninsured Losses and Legal Expenses.

Inserted by the Prudential Committee
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

	Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR

PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:	Proposed 2027	Voted 2026	Increase/ (Decrease)

Operating Expenses:
Committee Salaries	$ 25,000.00	$ 25,000.00
Prudential Committee Expense	500.00	500.00
Annual/Special Meetings	2,500.00	2,500.00
Membership/Subscriptions	-	-
Advertising	6,000.00	4,000.00
Grounds & Buildings	25,000.00	25,000.00
Audit	18,850.00	23,500.00
Consulting Fees	20,000.00	13,700.00
Liability Insurance	220,000.00	216,700.00
Group Insurance Absorptions	2,055,000.00	1,785,200.00
Legal Expenses	30,000.00	30,000.00
Bond Issues	1.00	2,500.00
Medicare & FICA taxes	94,350.00	83,650.00
Interest & Maturing Debt	478,938.00	280,555.00
Insured & Uninsured Losses	1,000.00	1,000.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin.	67,790.00	64,330.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assess.	1,177,734.00	1,050,005.00
Reserve Fund	75,000.00	75,000.00
Fire Capability Charge	500,730.00	492,223.00
Total Operating Expenses	$ 4,798,393.00	$ 4,175,373.00	$ 623,020.00
Total Prudential Committee Budget	$ 4,798,393.00	$ 4,175,373.00	$ 623,020.00

CLERK/TREASURER:	Proposed 2027	Voted 2026	Increase/ (Decrease)

Salaries & Wages:
Clerk/Treasurer	$ 120,360.00	$ 118,000.00
Accountant	-	-
Asst. Treasurer Salary	68,555.00	62,118.00
Contractual Benefits	16,033.00	23,375.00
Total Salaries & Wages	$ 204,948.00	$ 203,493.00	$ 1,455.00

Operating Expenses:
Treasurer’s Bond	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
Elections	3,000.00	3,000.00
Annual Reports	500.00	500.00
Office Supplies	4,500.00	4,500.00
Machines/Maintenance	4,000.00	5,000.00
Postage	2,500.00	2,500.00
Seminars/Training	5,000.00	5,000.00
Computer Agreements/Supplies	9,650.00	7,500.00
Subscriptions/Memberships	500.00	500.00
Software Updates	1,000.00	1,000.00
Legal Fees	1.00	1.00
Consulting Fees	48,000.00	38,000.00
Telephone	3,600.00	3,500.00
Miscellaneous	250.00	200.00
Payroll Service Fees	9,500.00	9,000.00
Maintenance	1.00	1.00
Total Operating Expenses	$ 92,602.00	$ 80,802.00	$ 11,800.00
Total Clerk/Treasurer Budget	$ 297,550.00	$ 284,295.00	$ 13,255.00
MECHANICS DIVISION:	Proposed 2027	Voted 2026	Increase/ (Decrease)
Salaries & Wages:
Mechanic	$ 85,611.90	$ 76,788.50
Overtime	5,250.00	5,250.00
Contractual Benefits	10,851.00	9,217.00
Temporary Labor	1,800.00	1,800.00
Total Salaries & Wages	$ 103,512.90	$ 93,055.50	$ 10,457.40

Operating Expenses:
Subscriptions/Dues	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
Training/Seminars	2,000.00	2,000.00
Tools/Equipment	5,665.00	5,665.00
Maintenance & Operations	3,200.00	3,200.00
Equipment: Replace, repair, maintain	96,764.00	88,605.00
Clothing Allowance & Safety Equip.	-	-
Materials & Supplies	1,250.00	1,250.00
Miscellaneous	750.00	750.00
Postage	50.00	50.00
Annual Apparatus/Equipment Inspections	12,750.00	12,750.00
Total Operating Expenses	$ 123,029.00	$ 114,870.00	$ 8,159.00

Consumables:
Telephone	$ 2,850.00	$ 2,740.00
Utilities	500.00	500.00
Fuel/Additives/Licensing Fees	41,097.00	39,900.00
Total Consumables	$ 44,447.00	$ 43,140.00	$ 1,307.00
Total Mechanics Division Budget	$ 270,988.90	$ 251,065.50	$ 19,923.40

FIRE DEPARTMENT:	Proposed 2027	Voted 2026	Increase/ (Decrease)
Salaries & Wages:
Chief’s Salary	$ 144,905.00	$ 141,026.00
1st Assistant Chief’s Salary	108,649.00	105,484.04
2nd Assistant Chief’s Salary	108,649.00	105,484.00
Career Officers’ Salaries	594,257.00	579,022.50
Career Firefighters’ Salaries	1,333,395.00	1,309,332.56
Overtime (Career Personnel)	920,000.00	651,025.20
Fires, Drills & Details (Call Force)	126,924.00	117,360.00
Fire Alarm Salaries	10,000.00	7,000.00
Contractual Benefits	550,980.00	500,567.00
Clerical Salaries	140,416.00	135,003.61
Dispatchers Salaries	222,000.00	211,041.92
Specialized Training	22,500.00	12,500.00
Total Salaries & Wages	$ 4,282,675.00	$ 3,874,846.83	$ 407,828.17
Operating Expenses:
Call Firefighter Pensions	$ 250.00	$ 500.00
Maintenance Operations	49,190.00	39,190.00
Breathing Equipment & Supplies	23,000.00	13,500.00
Equipment	12,400.00	12,400.00
Membership/Subscriptions	6,500.00	5,000.00
Protective Clothing	52,500.00	37,500.00
Materials & Supplies	14,000.00	14,000.00
Radios & Repairs	10,000.00	10,000.00
Fire Alarm Expenses	2,000.00	5,000.00
Training	15,000.00	10,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Career Personnel)	10,000.00	7,000.00
Miscellaneous	6,000.00	6,000.00
Postage	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fire Prevention Expenses	5,000.00	5,000.00
Ballistic Protection	5,000.00	5,000.00
Wellness	15,000.00	10,000.00
Hose	9,000.00	9,000.00
Clothing Allowance (Call Force)	10,000.00	7,000.00
Technology	86,500.00	73,000.00
Total Operating Expenses	$ 332,340.00	$ 270,090.00	$ 62,250.00

Consumables:
Telephone/Online Service	$ 30,000.00	$ 29,000.00
Utilities	21,000.00	42,000.00
Heating	35,020.00	34,000.00
Total Consumables	$ 86,020.00	$ 105,000.00	$ (18,980.00)
Total Fire Department Budget	$ 4,701,035.00	$ 4,249,936.83	$ 451,098.17

Prudential Committee	$ 4,798,393.00	$ 4,175,373.00	$ 623,020.00
Clerk/Treasurer	297,550.00	284,295.00	13,255.00
Mechanics Division	270,988.90	251,065.50	19,923.40
Fire Department	4,701,035.00	4,249,936.83	451,098.17
Grand Totals	$ 10,067,966.90	$ 8,960,670.33	$ 1,107,296.57

To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for the following operating purposes: Water Department, Interest and Maturing Debts, Bond Issue Expenses, Medicare and FICA Taxes, Liability Insurance Premiums, Group Insurance Absorptions, Insured and Uninsured Losses and Legal Expenses.

Inserted by the Board of Water Commissioners
Water Commissioners Voted Favorable Action: 3-0-0
Prudential Committee Voted Favorable Action: 5-0-0

	Operating Budget - FISCAL YEAR	Increase/ (Decrease)
	Proposed 2027	Voted 2026
WATER DEPARTMENT:
Salaries & Wages:
Water Commissioners	$ 15,000.00	$ 15,000.00
Clerical	210,300.00	205,200.00
Overtime	115,000.00	90,000.00
Contractual Obligations	60,000.00	60,000.00
Superintendent	118,450.00	122,000.00
Supervisory Staff	205,000.00	199,000.00
Technicians	460,300.00	431,800.00
Temporary Labor	10,000.00	10,000.00
Education & Training	12,000.00	8,000.00
Total Salaries & Wages	$ 1,206,050.00	$ 1,141,000.00	$ 65,050.00

Consumables:
Vehicle Fuel	$ 40,000.00	$ 45,000.00
Office Supplies	5,000.00	5,000.00
Statements/Past Due/CCR	18,000.00	17,000.00
Custodial Supplies	2,500.00	2,500.00
Paving Materials	35,000.00	20,000.00
Vehicle Maintenance	35,000.00	35,000.00
Shop Expenses	10,000.00	10,000.00
Meters & Parts	80,000.00	50,000.00
Hydrants & Parts	35,000.00	25,000.00
Maintenance to Mains	65,000.00	50,000.00
Seawood Springs Wellfield (Formally Corrosion Control)	45,000.00	45,000.00
Services & Extensions	20,000.00	15,000.00
Office Equipment Maintenance	10,000.00	10,000.00
Leak Detection	1,000.00	1,000.00
Standpipe Maintenance	30,000.00	7,500.00
Total Consumables	$ 431,500.00	$ 338,000.00	$ 93,500.00

Purchases of Services:
Service Contracts	$ 209,000.00	$ 198,500.00
Electric	180,000.00	170,000.00
Heating - 2550 Cranberry Hwy.	10,000.00	10,000.00
Building & Ground Maintenance	41,000.00	26,000.00
Well Field LP Gas	20,000.00	20,000.00
Technology/GIS Upgrade/Service	28,000.00	40,000.00
Advertising/Emergency Notifications	3,000.00	3,000.00
Telephones/Pagers	25,000.00	25,000.00
Postage	10,000.00	10,000.00
Water Testing	35,000.00	35,000.00
Consulting/Engineering Fees	132,000.00	172,000.00
Legal Fees	75,000.00	75,000.00
Groundwater Monitoring & Well Test.	50,000.00	50,000.00
Total Purchases of Services	$ 818,000.00	$ 834,500.00	$ (16,500.00)

Other Charges & Expenses:
Travel Expenses	$ 1,000.00	$ 1,000.00
Licenses	2,000.00	2,000.00
Trade Organization Memberships	4,000.00	4,000.00
Safety Equipment	8,000.00	8,000.00
Miscellaneous	4,000.00	4,000.00
Safe Drinking Water Act	6,000.00	6,000.00
Maple Springs Wellfield (Formerly Wtr Treatment Plant)	120,000.00	100,000.00
Total Other Charges & Expenses	$ 145,000.00	$ 125,000.00	$ 20,000.00

Insurance & Benefits:
Liability Insurance	$ 175,000.00	$ 158,813.00
Bond Issue Expense	5,000.00	20,000.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Water	1,149,055.00	1,326,188.00
Group Insurance	856,000.00	754,750.00
Medicare/FICA	23,681.00	22,460.00
Audit	18,350.00	20,000.00
Interest & Maturing Debt Betterments	392,650.00	407,576.00
Insured and Uninsured	1.00	1.00
Plymouth County Retirement Assoc.	481,047.00	494,120.00
Town of Wareham Clerical & Admin. Estimate	67,790.00	64,330.00
Total Insurance & Benefits	$ 3,168,564.00	$ 3,268,238.00	$ (99,664.00)
Total Water Department Budget	$ 5,769,124.00	$ 5,706,738.00	$ 62,386.00

o Choose the following officers: One (1) members of the Prudential Committee for three (3) years, one (1) Water Commissioner for three (3) years. The above-mentioned officers are to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open at the Wareham Fire District, 2550 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, Massachusetts at ten o’clock a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and shall be closed at four o’clock p.m. You are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting in six or more public places in the District or who by direction of the Prudential Committee cause a copy of the Warrant to be published in a newspaper published in the town, if any, otherwise in a newspaper published in the County, in an issue or issues immediately preceding the date of the meeting.

ATT. True Copy:

Constable

A TRUE COPY ATTEST: PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE:

Wendy A. Lemieux Dean J. Decas, Chairman

District Clerk George T. Barrett, Vice Chairman

Joyce Bacchiocchi, Clerk

Brian M. Crocker

Richard H. England, Jr.