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Water pipe bursts at Onset antique shop

Onset firefighters say broken water pipe caused minimal damage to an Onset antique shop on Wednesday afternoon. Crews were...

Wareham officials recover additional animal traps with help from Good Samaritan

Less than a week after officers from the Wareham Department of Natural Resources removed a batch illegal snare traps from...

Wareham Department of Natural Resources collects gift cards for Coast Guard families affected by government shutdown

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources is collecting gift cards from now until Feb. 1 to help members of the United...

Selectmen weigh changing Wareham’s election date, town meeting guidelines

Selectmen want to change the date of the annual town election from April to May and modify some Town Meeting rules in a bid...

Selectmen dissolve Wareham’s Bike Path Committee

Selectmen dissolved the town’s Bike Path Committee on Tuesday citing the fact that only two people are currently on the...

Informational session on Swifts Beach sewer project set for Jan. 26

Wareham’s Board of Sewer Commissioners will hold an informational meeting on a major project slated for Swifts Beach down to...

Public hearing on Tobey Homestead demolition set for Jan. 31

A public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 31 as Southcoast Health seeks approval to tear down the historic Tobey Homestead for...

Harp seal comes ashore in Wareham

A harp seal came ashore in Wareham on Monday afternoon, prompting officials to remind the public that all wild animals need...

Community breakfast honors Wareham students, the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The greater good. That, said keynote speaker Eric Britto, is what slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood for...

Wareham officials urge caution during flash freeze

Officials at the Wareham Department of Natural Resources are urging residents to use extreme caution when traveling as a...

Wareham Police arrest two after shoplifting incident in Bourne

Wareham Police arrested a man and a woman who fled an alleged shoplifting incident in Bourne on Saturday. The pair, Amanda...

Man, teen arrested in Wareham after car crash

One man was arrested and a teenager has been summoned to court after a car crash where a suspect removed beer cans from the...

Owl rescued in Wareham healing at Cape Wildlife Center

An injured barred owl is on the mend at Cape Wildlife Center after being picked up by the Wareham Department of Natural...

Wareham officials find, remove ‘torturous’ animal snares

Illegal snares that the Wareham Department of Natural Resources described as “torturous” were removed from trails on Jan. 18...

Wareham School officials prepare for state minimum wage hike

Wareham Public School administrators are planning for a $6,000 budget increase ahead of a hike in the state’s minimum wage...

‘Proficient’ not good enough for automatic superintendent salary increase, says Wareham School Committee

On Thursday, School Committee members gave themselves more leeway when it comes to awarding (or not) a salary increase for...

Wareham Police arrest man charged with receiving $6,000 in stolen goods

Wareham Police arrested a 49-year-old Providence man after a stolen credit card number was used to buy $6,000 worth of...

Wareham Town Moderator, former School Committee member pull nomination papers

As of Jan. 17, two more candidates have pulled nomination papers for Wareham’s upcoming April 2 election including incumbent...

Wareham Police arrest three after violent home invasion

Police have arrested one woman and two men on assault charges in connection with a violent home invasion on Choctaw Drive...

Wareham Selectmen revise dangerous dog ruling

A dog deemed dangerous by Selectmen on July 31 will now be labeled as “at risk” following a unanimous vote on Tuesday night...

Selectmen approve new polling locations in Wareham

With the demolition of the Minot Forest School approaching, Selectmen approved two new polling locations for voters in...

Three new candidates pull nomination papers in Wareham

As of Jan. 14, three more candidates have pulled nomination papers to enter the races for Selectmen, School Committee and...

State to reimburse Wareham $4,064 for early voting expenses

Wareham will be reimbursed $4,064 for early voting expenses related to the 2018 general election, state officials have...

Rhode Island man convicted of marijuana trafficking in Wareham

A Providence, Rhode Island man has been convicted of trafficking more than 100 pounds of marijuana from California using a...

Wareham man charged with sixth DUI after arrest in Braintree

Police arrested a 55-year-old Wareham man on a sixth DUI charge after he was pulled over in Braintree on Jan. 9. Stephen...

Marion town employee pulls nomination papers for Wareham’s town clerk seat

A West Wareham woman employed by the town of Marion has pulled nomination papers for Wareham’s town clerk seat. Wareham’s...

Wareham School Committee seeks candidates to fill vacant seat

The Wareham School Committee is looking for one person to serve on the board until the town’s April 2 election following a...

Three more candidates pull nomination papers in Wareham

As of Jan. 8, three more candidates have pulled nomination papers to enter the races for Selectmen, School Committee and...

New state rental law has Wareham Selectmen concerned

A new state law targeting short term rental services such as Airbnb has Selectmen nervous it may hurt Wareham renters. On...

Wareham School Committee seeks applicants for recently vacated seat

In the wake of a Wareham School Committee resignation, officials are seeking applicants to fill that vacancy on the five-...

Wareham Selectmen announce Town Meeting, election dates

Selectmen on Tuesday announced several important dates for the upcoming Spring Town Meeting. The meeting itself will be held...

Wareham Boys and Girls Club to hold Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast on Jan. 21

Tickets for the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast on Jan. 21 are now available for purchase. The...

Wareham Selectman first to pull nomination papers for April 2 election

With nomination papers for the town’s upcoming April 2 election now available at Town Hall, the race to fill 10 open seats...

Marijuana manufacturer, Wareham officials close to reaching lease agreement

A marijuana manufacturer with a global reach planning to open in the historic Tremont Nail Factory District is close to...

Three seats available in Wareham Fire District’s April election

Wareham Fire District officials announced that nomination papers for three seats will be available starting on Jan. 22. The...

Wareham marijuana retailer moves satellite parking from Water Wizz to Tremont Nail

Verilife, a medical marijuana dispensary conducting recreational sales in Wareham, has changed the location of its satellite...

Election 2019: The latest on Wareham’s candidates

With 10 open seats, there will be several contested races in Wareham this April. The town election will take place on...

Wareham's new library director focused on expanding programs, resources

With help from a new director, the Wareham Free Library is ready to pen its most ambitious chapter yet. New Bedford resident...

Best places to see the Super Blood Wolf Moon in Wareham

Stargazers will be treated to a combination of lunar events on Jan. 20 as a full moon, Wolf Moon, Supermoon and a total...

Revamped ‘Good Morning Wareham’ returns on Jan. 7

“Good Morning Wareham,” a cable access show, returned on Jan. 7 after a years-long hiatus. The show is produced by Wareham...

Tobey Hospital welcomes first baby of 2019 to be born in Wareham

The first New Year’s baby born at Tobey Hospital in Wareham arrived at 5:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2 to parents Alexia...

PHOTOS: A look back at what happened in Wareham in 2018

Approval for a new $90 million school, a Gatemen championship and the start of recreational marijuana sales were just a few...

Cannabis, Cranberry Highway, new top cop: Wareham looks ahead to 2019

With 2019 here, officials are looking ahead at the changes and challenges the New Year may have in store for Wareham. A...

Election nomination papers available starting Jan. 7

Contested races for the town’s upcoming April 2 election will soon take shape as nomination papers are available starting...

Wareham earns $205,000 grant, ‘Green Community’ designation

Wareham is among the 30 cities and towns to recently receive a “Green Community” designation from the state, it also...

911 outages corrected in Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Police confirmed Friday night that an issue causing sporadic 911 outages across 37 states had been...

Waste Disposal District hires new executive director

MARION — The Carver Marion Wareham Waste Disposal District Committee has a new director after embezzlement allegations...

New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dive in Onset cancelled

Onset’s traditional New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dive has been cancelled due to a lack of volunteers. The event, which usually...

Wareham to receive funds for fire safety education

Wareham’s fire department and and eight others will receive over $35,000 this year in S.A.F.E grants for fire safety and...

Wareham marijuana retailer announces new hours

Verilife, a medical marijuana dispensary located at 112 Main St., has changed its hours of operation. The store will now be...

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