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Scrooge of Besse Park: town to replace stolen Remembrance Tree

Wareham resident Hugh Harp said that he was taken aback when he drove by Besse Park on Thursday, Dec. 8 and did not see his Remembrance Tree. “I saw maintenance workers setting up the wires for the lights and I thought that maybe they moved it, so I...

Greet winter with a moonlit hike at Horseshoe Mill

Celebrate Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year, with a winter solstice hike beneath the moon and stats at Horseshoe Mill on Station Street from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The winter trails offer ample moonlight and a different perspective of the familiar...
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Amateur survivalists rough it on Wickets Island

Marese Barry-Belanger never had the chance to be a Girl Scout. On the stony shore of Wickets Island, without food or shelter, she was forced to learn survival the hard way. “We won’t go hungry,” she said, pointing out the shellfish on the beach...

Lay wreaths across Wareham for veterans

Christmas is a time for wreaths signifying the joy of the season, but it is also a time of wreaths with a meaning of solemnity and gratitude. Saturday, Dec. 17 is Wreaths Across America Day, a day established by the nonprofit of the same name to “...

Select Board addresses Lindsey’s liquor license, gift cards

The Board of Selectmen voted to let the recently-closed Lindsey’s Family Restaurant keep its 2023 liquor license at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Former owner Cheri Lindsey said that the restaurant is for sale and on the market. “We don’t know if...

High School play blends fantasy and reality

When Comet Amezian first read Qui Nguyen’s play “She Kills Monsters,” she was stunned by the similarities between herself and Tilly, one of the play’s main characters. “Me and Tilly are very similar,” the Wareham High School freshman said. “We’re...

Visions of Wareham at Library art reception

Wareham is in the eye of the beholder at the Bourne Wareham Art Association’s latest exhibition, on display at the Wareham Free Library now until Jan. 2. The exhibition features 40 pieces by 13 local artists. At a reception on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the...

Get cold and get crafty at Onset Bay Center

The Onset Bay Center invites locals to exercise their bodies and minds in the next month. Get creative and crafty at the Center's Holiday Crafternoon event, Friday, Dec. 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Participants can create their own nature-themed holiday...

Wareham Middle School gives November Scotty Award

Wareham Middle School student Gerard Gibbs has won the November Scotty Monteiro Jr. Award. The “Scotty Award,” as it is called, is given monthly by the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation. Established in memory of its namesake, a 21-year-old Wareham man...

Celtic harpist receives standing ovation for Christmas performance

“In the deep midwinter the snow is beautiful all winter long,” sang Irish harpist and composer Áine Minogue during her performance at the Wareham Free Library on Monday, Dec. 5. The Library meeting room was overflowing with eager fans awaiting...

Every dog park has its day: Construction begins at last

After months of delays, the much-anticipated Wareham Dog Park is no longer all bark and no bite. Construction on the dog park, located off Maple Springs Road and overseen by the town Department of Natural Resources, began this week with the laying...

Birders of a feather flock together at Marks Cove

A camera the size of a Gatling gun strapped to his side, Mike Tucker crunched through the fallen leaves of Marks Cove Conservation Area, headed towards the water. The only sound that could be heard were wet shoes squelching on slippery wooden boards...

Turning Point will remember victims of homelessness

On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year as winter begins, Turning Point of Wareham will recognize National Homeless Persons Memorial Day at its headquarters on 3 Viking Drive with an outdoor service beginning at 5 p.m. This ceremony,...

Wareham students among those on Upper Cape Honor Roll

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School has announced its first-term Honor Roll and High Honor Roll recipients for the 2022-23 school year. Here are the students from Wareham who received the honors: GRADE 9 / HIGH HONORS Katie Anderson...

Parade spreads Christmas cheer once again

Did you ever want a pony for Christmas? How about a dinosaur? There were plenty of both at the annual Wareham Village Association Christmas Parade down Main Street on Sunday, Dec. 4. The ponies came from Equestrian Element of Marion, while several...

Wareham students swim to victory at Maritime Academy meet

Two young Wareham residents took home medals at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s All Regional Swim Meet in Buzzards Bay on Sunday, Nov. 6. 11-year-old League Cadet Hunter Mackey, a student at Wareham Middle School, and 16-year-old Sea Cadet...

Police Association stuffs cruisers with almost 1,000 gifts

The Wareham Police Association collected almost 1,000 toys and gifts donated by local residents during this year’s Stuff-a-Cruiser event on Saturday, Dec. 3. “I think the turnout was better [than last year],” said Police Association President Calib...

Garden Club celebrates green Christmas at Fair

On the third day of December, the Wareham Garden Club gave to me… 14 handcrafted felt mice, some with hand-sewn costumes, all acting out quaint holiday scenes. Some wore tiny earmuffs and rode on “skis” made of tongue depressors. Others pulled sleds...

Scarlet Rose in full bloom on Main Street

Chef Mike Rose says that he doesn’t cook food. He creates it. “Instead of following guidelines,” he says, “‘You need this, you need that,’ it’s just making good food. Complete creative control.” Rose is the tattooed, backwards baseball cap-wearing...

Finance Committee "pessimistic" about school budget

Finance Committee Chair Bernard Pigeon gave a blistering assessment of the School District’s $34 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 during the budget’s public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 1. Pigeon called the District “overstaffed” and said...

Construction begins on Main Street marina

Local businessman Danny Warren’s dream of a 16-slip marina and event space at 59 Main St. is now even closer to becoming a reality. Construction on the marina, which was first proposed in March 2021 and approved by the Planning Board in February ,...

“Careless disposal of smoking materials” likely caused Main Street fire

“Careless disposal of smoking materials” most likely caused the devastating fire at 426 Main St. on Saturday, Nov. 19, a Fire Department representative said in a phone call with Wareham Week. Eight people lost their home when the multi-family...

“Positively Wareham!”: Middle School recognizes Students of the Month

Wareham Middle School has named fifth grader Shea Gropman, sixth grader Aiden Cardoza Lewandowski and seventh grader Ryan Jones its Students of the Month for November 2022. Each month, teachers choose the most “responsible, respectful and thoughtful...

Redevelopment Authority proposes extreme makeover

Wareham could be getting a major makeover in the coming decades. The Redevelopment Authority’s urban renewal proposals at a Thursday, Dec. 1 Town Hall meeting included acquiring and demolishing several dilapidated properties on Main Street,...

Ha-ha-namaste: Laughter yoga returns to Wareham

Laughter truly is the best medicine. Laughter yoga, the practice of using controlled laughter to improve physical and mental wellness, returns to 11 Gibbs Ave. on Dec. 14, 21 and 28 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. This activity is accessible for those with...

Christmas Parade moved to Sunday

The Wareham Village Association Christmas parade has been moved to Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. due to inclement weather, the Wareham Police Department has announced. The parade was originally scheduled for Saturday.

Cook up some cheesy fun at High School

The Office of Beyond School Time is hosting a cooking class on Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wareham High School culinary kitchen. Learn how to make delicious buffalo mac and cheese with chef Joe Breda. Contact Charlene Fitzpatrick...

Remembrance trees sold out

All Remembrance Trees for sale in Besse Park this holiday season have been sold out, town Project Coordinator Patty Neal said. The trees were for sale for $50. Purchasers of the trees could decorate them in memory of a loss loved one. Proceeds from...

High School club collecting clothes for women’s shelter

Wareham DECA, the club for entrepreneurial high school students, will be collecting winter gear to donate to victims of domestic violence at The Women’s Center in New Bedford from now until Dec. 15. The club is seeking to collect the following items...

Gas leak closes Swifts Beach for several hours

This article has been updated with information from the Wareham Fire Department press release. A major gas leak on Swifts Beach Road forced a shutdown of the neighborhood lasting several hours on Tuesday, Nov. 29, temporarily...

Tigers cheerleaders show off their stripes at showcase

The bleachers of the Wareham Elementary school gym overflowed with fans and proud family members as the Wareham Tigers Athletic Association and Cheer Association hosted their first-ever cheer and dance showcase on Monday, Nov. 29. The crowd was so...

Fearing Hill hearing continues despite Conservation Commission denial

To opponents of the long-debated Fearing Hill solar farm, Monday, Nov. 28’s Planning Board meeting seemed like a milestone. Coming off the Conservation Commission’s Nov. 16 vote to deny a permit to the facility on environmental grounds, those who...

Planning Board fears dark future for obsolete solar panels

$267,000. That is how much it would cost, per megawatt, to decommission the panels of the planned solar fields on 150 Tihonet Road and 27 Charge Pond Road once they can no longer produce electricity — far higher than what the Planning Board...

Fly to Marks Cove for winter birdwatching

Winter may be just around the corner, but Wareham’s feathered friends are active year-round. Join expert birder Mike Tucker on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 8 a.m. for a walk around Mark’s Cove Conservation Area, 37 Nicholas Drive, to look for year-round avian...

Knit Wits donations keep students warm

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Christmas tree in the Wareham Elementary School lobby was not decorated with traditional ornaments. Instead, 75 hand-knitted hats and mittens made by the local knitting club Knit Wits lined the branches. Knit Wits, a Wareham...

Search for shells, survive the wild and welcome winter in Onset

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is holding three events in the coming week which encourage participants to get closer to nature. On Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m., visit the Onset Bay Center, 186 Maine Ave., to go beachcombing in the serene setting of Onset...

Candlelight vigil will remember victims of violence

The Southeastern MA Parents of Murdered Children, a group which meets monthly at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Wareham, will hold a holiday candlelight vigil for those who have died by violence on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Fairhaven Unitarian...

Elementary schoolers donate clothes, toys to Baby Point

Wareham Elementary School students donated over 15 boxes stuffed with diapers, formula, wipes, baby clothes, toys and other necessities for Baby Point, a division of Turning Point focusing on families with infants, on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Students...

News of Lindsey’s closure inspires grief, music

Lindsey’s Family Restaurant, the East Wareham seafood institution that has served meals for almost three quarters of a century, “has closed its doors for good,” owner Cheri Lindsey announced in a Monday, Nov. 28 Facebook post . In a letter addressed...

The steaks will be high at Redmen Hall meat raffle

Redmen Hall will host its monthly meat raffle at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 at the hall, 745 Main St., Wareham, Mass. Doors open at 6 p.m., and a meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. The meal cost is $8. Raffles start at 7 p.m. The Redmen Hall meat...

View, discuss local artists’ work at Library

The Bourne Wareham Art Association and the Wareham Free Library will host a reception for their art show at the library meeting room from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. This is a free event that is open to all ages. 13 local artists, creating...

Letters to Santa at the police station

The Wareham Police Association will be collecting letters to Santa at the police station, located at 2515 Cranberry Highway. Letters can be dropped off in the mail box located in the lobby. The Wareham Police Association guarantees that the letters...

A festive fair at St. Margaret’s and Saint Mary’s

The parish of Saint Margaret’s and Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea of Onset will be holding its third annual Christmas Fair at the Parish Center, 141 Main St. Buzzards Bay, on Saturday Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will feature over 30 vendors...

Conservation Commission votes no on Fearing Hill solar project

The long-debated Fearing Hill solar farm may have finally gone dark. The Conservation Commission unanimously voted to deny a permit to the project, which would have stood on 91 and 101 Fearing Hill Road, during their meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16...

Thanksgiving parade gobbles up Elementary School

Move over, Macy’s. With handmade “floats” depicting animals real and imaginary, makeshift musical instruments and many a fancy hat, Wareham Elementary School students paraded through the halls in celebration of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, Nov. 23...

Wareham Village Funeral Home thanks local businesses for successful food, clothing drive

The Wareham Village Funeral Home collected over 300 pieces of warm clothing and almost 500 nonperishable food items in its first winter food and clothing drive, which began on Sunday, Oct. 23 and ended Sunday, Nov. 20. “I think it’s great for a...

School district searches for bus drivers amid worker shortage

Amid a dire shortage of school bus drivers for the Wareham School District, Transportation Coordinator Marie Ferreira has taken matters into her own hands. She and her secretary have been driving routes to get students to and from school on time...

Irish harpist will tug heartstrings at Library

Irish harpist Aine Minogue will return to the Wareham Free Library on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Doors to the library will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Wareham Free Library. The LA Times states that "Aine...

Tigers become apex predators at Super Bowl

Sunday, Nov. 20 was a cold and sticky day for Walter Crumbley — in the best possible way. That frigid afternoon, Crumbley, Head Coach of the Wareham Tigers Midgets football team, was doused in Gatorade. His Midgets pounced on the Old Colony Youth...

At the High School, a craft fair to remember for young entrepreneurs

“Hey everyone,” Indiana Troupe said into the microphone, “it’s the voice in your head.” Addressing the Wareham High School gymnasium, Troupe was responsible for announcing the sale of raffle tickets, sandwiches and everything in between at the first...

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