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Good samaritans, first responders lift spirits after two-car crash
Wareham resident Jillian Yates was less than a mile from home when she and another car collided on Sandwich Road outside Nessralla Farmstand and Greenhouse on the morning of Friday, July 26. Yates, 27, said she drives up Sandwich Road, “nearly every...
A ‘fresh’ flavor of leadership at Damien’s Food Pantry
A new executive director will take the helm at Damien’s Food Pantry starting in early August. Fall River resident Rachel Resendes was appointed as the next executive director after a “comprehensive” search and selection process, the pantry announced...
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New gift shop looks to make waves in Onset
Joseph P. Kenney, 59
Mark Szela, 64
Classic cars come to the Elks
State regulations threaten town control of solar projects
A playground parlay: Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail for Swifts Beach
Town goes dot-gov with cybersecurity grant
A ‘fresh’ flavor of leadership at Damien’s Food Pantry
Good samaritans, first responders lift spirits after two-car crash
Marilyn A. Johnson (Hallquist), 89
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, July 25
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses First...
State regulations threaten town control of solar projects
Town officials have raised concerns that Wareham could lose control over large-scale solar developments under a proposed state law that would change how those projects get approved. The new law will result in a “loss of control by municipal entities...
Serving up pitches and ice cream
Illustrations of ice cream and animals populated Spillane Field as players from the Wareham Gatemen read to kids on Tuesday, July 23. The players read a selection of ice cream-themed children’s books to families sitting in the dugout. They listened...
Classic cars come to the Elks
It was a banner day for classic car fans on Saturday, July 20, as coups, clunkers and Chevys rolled into the parking lot of the Wareham-New Bedford Elks lodge. The car show was held to support Clean Agawam Mill Pond, a non-profit that keeps the pond...
Music from Land’s End to offer ‘timeless’ songs
As the Music from Land’s End concert series enters its fifth season of bringing world-class classical music to the South Coast, artistic director Ariadne Daskalakis said the series feels great “appreciation” from its audiences. Classical music is a...
Four single-family homes planned next to Elementary School
The dust raised from construction next to the Wareham Elementary School will settle within the next four to five months, leaving four single-family homes in its place. The lots at 65,68,73 and 77 Minot Avenue were sold in Aug. 2022 from the Narrows...
A playground parlay: Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail for Swifts Beach
The ship-shaped playground of Swifts Beach inspires the seafaring spirit in children of all ages — and on Sunday, July 21, that spirit was led by the visiting Captain Jack Sparrow. The good captain posed for pictures, led children around on a hunt...
Town goes dot-gov with cybersecurity grant
If you’re looking for information on the Town of Wareham website — from safety alerts to bill payments — right now, you need to type in the address, “wareham.ma.us.” That will be changing in the coming months, as the town moves over to a “.gov”...
23 years of telling untold stories: Onset’s Cape Verdean Festival returns
Twenty-three years ago, a young group set out to tell a story that had never been told before in Onset — the story of Cape Verdean culture and tradition. Since then, thousands of people from across the United States have gathered in Onset for its...
Pellet dissection: A hoot of a time
High pitched cries rang from the rafters of the Wareham Free Library on Thursday, July 18, not from the owls themselves but from a group of eager human volunteers, attempting to mimic the barred owl’s distinctive cry. Wareham Land Trust volunteer...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, July 18
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses community...
Dates to know for state election primaries
The primaries for Massachusetts state elections are just a few months away, and Interim Town Clerk Lisa Johnson wants to remind voters of important dates for participating in this process. The last day to register to vote and to change party...
Things to Do, Week of July 18
Saturday, July 20 Let the games begin! A children’s field day will be held starting at 9:30 a.m. in Parkwood. It will begin with games at the Parkwood Beach ballfield, then will proceed with a parade of decorated bikes and golf carts to the...
Town hears $1.5 million in funding requests for community projects
A rehabilitation of the Lopes Park playground to bring it up to modern safety standards, renovations that preserve the look of the former East Wareham Elementary School, and more planting beds for the Damien’s Place Community Gardens are among $1.5...
Two get their wings in Eagle Scout ceremony
BOURNE — Two members of Wareham Boy Scout Troop 39, Braden Coryer and Jonathen Mello, were celebrated with a double Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the Upper Cape Regional Technical School on Thursday, July 11. The two represent the 49th and 50th...
Kids get a hands on education with endangered reptiles
Anyone who likes cupcakes, birthday cake, pizza, or anything made of grain can thank a snake for their favorite foods, said wildlife educator Joy Marzolf. Marzolf, who runs live animal and nature programs with The Joys of Nature, brought some scaly...
Town ‘on a path to complying’ with nitrogen limits
While Wareham has a “legal obligation” to comply with a recent set of nitrogen limits imposed by the state, those limits don’t require the town to take any action at present. That was the message from Marc Drainville, a consultant with the firm GHD...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, July 11
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses a police...
Town looks to put ‘fresh eyes’ on financial situation
There are big expenses on the horizon in Wareham, and according to Finance Committee Chair Norma Scoggin, the town needs fresh eyes to review and evaluate the town’s financial situation. Over the next year, the Division of Local Services, a state...
Town holds $21,500 for Bay Pointe Phase 1 completion
Since it was first approved in 2017, the Windward Pines housing development at the Bay Pointe Club hasn’t completed its first phase of construction. Now, by holding $21,500 of the developer’s funds as a bond, the town wants to make sure the project...
More need, more space for Baby Point
Those seeking help with baby supplies can find it now in a freshly-expanded space. Turning Point, a resource center run by the Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless, recently announced that it expanded the space available for its baby-assistance...
Weather cancels Blessing of the Fleet
The Onset Bay Association canceled the 2024 Blessing of the Fleet, which was to be held Saturday, July 6, due to concerns about the weather. “We have made the decision to cancel the blessing event this weekend due to the weather forecast,” wrote the...
Car show to return to Elks for second year
Lovers of classic cars soon will be able to see their fill, as a car show put on for the benefit of Agawam Mill Pond will return to the Wareham New-Bedford Elks lodge on Saturday, July 20. This is the second year that Cleanup Agawam Mill Pond, an...
Antique fair brings the history to Fourth of July celebrations
Vintage items crowded the grass of Center Park on the Fourth of July, as the Wareham Historical Society held its 46th annual antique fair. While vendors may not have had any Revolutionary War antiques, they did bring some fairly historic items. The...
Patriotic peddling on the Fourth of July
They came in waves — first the youth on their bikes, surging ahead like fireworks that went off too soon, then a mass of people waving flags, pushing strollers and flaunting their best red, white and blue apparel. The parade circled the neighborhood...
Things to Do, Week of July 4
Thursday, July 4 Historical antiques The Wareham Historical Society will hold its 46th annual antique fair on July 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair is the society’s major fundraiser for the year. Antiques will be at the Village Green, Center Park,...
Man allegedly injures police officer with car while evading arrest
A Sandwich man with two active warrants was arrested and charged with 10 counts including assault and battery on a police officer after allegedly driving his SUV 30 feet with a police officer in tow on Friday, June 28. According to a police report,...
Born on the Fourth of July: Celebrate America’s independence
Two hundred and forty-eight years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American spirit of freedom is still alive and kicking. Celebrate that freedom with a parade, a boat blessing, an antique show and more this coming Fourth of...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, July 4
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses a police...
EEE risk ‘moderate’ in Wareham, parts of Plymouth County
Wareham and five other Plymouth County municipalities are at a “moderate” risk of Eastern equine encephalitis, also known as EEE, after a mosquito in Carver was found carrying the disease on Sunday, June 30. Middleboro, Carver, Kingston, Plymouth...
Friends link arms to help Wareham Council on Aging
The Wareham Council on Aging has become a place where the older residents of the town can gather and find friendship and community. Now, the Friends of the Council on Aging are returning that spirit of kindness and friendship. The new Friends are...
Town ‘pulls the plug’ on Tremont Pond
Toward the end of April, residents of the neighborhood surrounding Tremont Pond noticed the 50-acre body of water drained, almost like the plug had been removed from a bathtub drain. “The water in the Tremont Pond dam impoundment suddenly drained,”...
Senior housing to get half-a-million helping hand
The Wareham Housing Authority has been earmarked $500,000 for new senior housing construction and improvements as part of a combined $5.4 billion in the state senate’s Affordable Housing Act. The funding in the act “bolsters our local housing...
Aces on the water: Onset holds 15th poker kayak run
A fleet of kayaks set out from Shell Point Beach the morning of Saturday, June 29, each ship in search of a winning hand of poker. A crowd of people took to the water that morning as a part of the Onset Bay Association’s 15th kayak poker run...
Do you have open building permits? Here’s how to find out
Wareham homeowners are being affected by the town’s strict enforcement of state regulations on expired building permits – preventing some from selling their homes. Could you be next? According to some real estate agents selling in Wareham, buyers...
Route 6 crash slows traffic outside Shaw’s
A car crash on Marion Road outside Shaw’s slowed traffic on the afternoon of Friday, June 28. The vehicles involved in the original crash are unknown. A light gray Toyota RAV4 was stopped in the center of Route 6 with minor damage as police vehicles...
Things to do: Week of June 27
Thursday, June 27 Book sale bargains The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will hold their monthly book sale at the library, 59 Marion Road. Book sale times are: Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, June 27
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses some fun...
State sets limits for nitrogen in Wareham River
Parts of the Wareham River will need to see a 50% reduction in nitrogen levels to protect their “clean, productive, and aesthetically pleasing marine and estuarine waters,” according to a Tuesday, June 25 report from the Massachusetts Department of...
60 years of hair-dos, 85 years of Winna Dean
At 85 years old, Onset’s Winna Dean might hold the title of the most experienced hairdresser in town. Since 1964, Dean has been cutting hair from her Union Avenue salon, and still does so today. Over the years, the salon took on different names,...
Introducing Wareham Media: More than just community television
Wareham Community Television has announced a rebrand into Wareham Media, a “transformation” that doesn’t just bring a snazzy new logo but also stakes a claim on the future of community television. “As we embrace the future of community television,...
Grant gets housing at 801 Main closer to construction
Eight units of affordable housing at 801 Main Street have received additional support in the form of a grant from the state. They will join 49 units already built at 815 Main Street, and will be constructed by the same builder, John Scanlan. Scanlan...
Fight for Fearing Hill solar project fires up again
A drive along Fearing Hill Road reveals roadside signs, reading, “Don’t Kill Fearing Hill.” The signs have sprung up in response to the return of a proposal to put a solar farm at 91 and 101 Fearing Hill Road, a project which has set developers...
Expired permits could cause permanent problems for homeowners
As Nancy Roy and her husband, John Roy, try to sell their East Wareham home and move to a retirement community, the couple is encountering frustration as Building Commissioner Paul Turner applied state building codes in ways that Nancy Roy called “...
Bike path pedals along with half-a-million-dollar push
A new shared-use pathway along Minot Avenue has just received half-a-million dollars worth of tailwinds, but there’s still a ways to go before rubber can hit the newly paved road. The $500,000 grant comes from MassTrails, a state initiative to...
Sweat, sun and a little bit of fun
The beaches of Onset teemed with people the afternoon of Thursday, June 20 as people frolicked in the waves, played lawn games and got sand between their toes. What brought everyone here? “93 degrees,” said Dean, one of a group of four trying to...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, June 20
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Media to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Liam Mayo discusses the...
Worlds connect with Parkwood community psychic fair
As psychics and mediums gathered in the Parkwood Beach Association Community House, they brought the wide world of spirits and family on the other side to residents of the tight-knit Parkwood community. Over a dozen spiritualists plied their trade...
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