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Select Board digs for ways to enforce earth removal policy
The Select Board has begun to brainstorm ways to kick-start enforcement of its earth removal bylaws, over a year after Town Meeting authorized funding for that enforcement. Voters at Town Meeting in April 2023 agreed to pay $50,000 for an engineer...
No more-atorium: Sewer restrictions lifted in part for residential, commercial development
A longstanding ban on new sewer connections in the Town of Wareham has been largely lifted, clearing the way for additional residential and commercial development, as work on the sewer system has resulted in additional capacity. This moratorium was...
Updated: Wareham 911 restored after statewide outage
911 service has been restored across the state, according to Massachusetts State Police.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 18, emergency services sent out a notification that Wareham’s 911 emergency call service is down...
Old cars shine like new at ‘King of Cars’ tribute
Classic cars filled the parking lot of the Onset VFW on Sunday, June 16, all as shiny as the day they were made. However, these cars weren’t kept as museum pieces — these hot-rods, dragsters and antiques were all road-ready vehicles. Onlookers...
Patriotism, military service go hand-in-hand on Flag Day
While the sight of the American flag means many things to many people, it means something special to those who have fought under its emblem. Wareham’s veterans and other residents gathered at the Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge #73 on Saturday, June...
Police prepare region’s first responders for the worst
With guns drawn, police officers burst through the doors of the Decas School towards the sound of gunfire and calls for help on Friday, June 14. While the techniques used by first responders were real, the calls for help came from actors and the...
Students traversed a ‘long and winding road’ towards graduation
Graduation marked the end of a “long and winding road,” according to Wareham Cooperative Alternative High School student Layla Maxim. Maxim and nine other graduates marked the end of their journeys on the road towards a high school diploma on...
Aloha means goodbye at Wareham Elementary School
Nearly 100 people stood outside the entrance of Wareham Elementary school, excitedly waiting for its doors to open on Thursday, June 13. Why the crowd? Over 50 students graduated in a luau-themed ceremony filled with songs and smiles as youngsters...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, June 13
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...
Methodist church closes out a century of history
While the church building at 391 Onset Avenue will be closing its doors, the congregation will not be closing its hearts. St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, which began operations over a hundred years ago, will soon cease operations, as the...
Tobey Hospital nurses secure contract
A new contract has been settled for the registered nurses at Tobey Hospital, one which the involved parties have spoken about favorably. “The contract is finalized, and the Tobey RNs won significant improvements in all the areas where they needed...
Rod and gun club scholarship funds students’ environmental endeavors
MIDDLEBORO – The Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club Scholarship Committee is helping to build the next generation of “responsible and ethical sportspersons” by awarding $6,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors this year. The committee gave a...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, June 6
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 Trans-...
Things to do, Week of June 6
Friday, June 7 Redmen raffle The Redmen Hall will host its monthly meat raffle at 745 Main Street. The doors open at 6 p.m. and a meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. for $8. Raffles start at 7 p.m. The Redmen Hall meat raffle is usually held on the...
Town stands up for shellfishers
Shellfishers of Wareham have sounded the alarm about a review of Buzzard Bay’s waters that could have a negative impact on the town’s shellfishing industry. Gary Buckminster, Director of Natural Resources with the Town of Wareham, explained the...
Cranberries and crumpets: Twin towns exchange in the works
Organizers in two Warehams, separated by 3,200 miles and the Atlantic Ocean, have begun plans to bring their two towns a little bit closer together. Wareham, Massachusetts has a twin town of the same name in Dorset, a county in the southwest of...
Family fishing at Tihonet Pond
Families were thankful for the memories, even if the fish didn’t bite, at the annual Tihonet Pond fishing derby on Sunday, June 2, held by the Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club. “It’s going especially well on a beautiful day," said Charles Murphy,...
Gala to support reading on the cranberry coast
The Wareham Library Foundation will host the Cranberry Coast Gala Friday, June 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Onset Bay Center, 186 Onset Avenue. The highlight of the event will be a silent and live auction. A one week rental in an English cottage...
A colorful kick-off to Pride Month
It was a day for love, inclusion and gloriously bright colors on Saturday, June 1 as the Wareham community gathered together at Bay View Park in Onset to celebrate Pride Month. Organizers raised a rainbow flag over the Onset Bay Center, attendees...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, May 30
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 this year...
Onset to celebrate Pride Month Saturday, June 1
At the start of Pride Month, the Onset Bay Association is holding “Wareham Celebrates Pride,” an event to celebrate the diversity of the town’s community. The event will include a flag raising ceremony, an invocation and a celebration with special...
Things to do, Week of May 30
Thursday, May 30 Marlinspike and more What is marlinspike? Learn about rope, lines, knots, bends and hitches, and how to use lines to help dock and undock your boat, from guest speakers Bob Sweet and Dick Moore. The buffet will take place at Towne...
Middleboro, Wareham church teens on a mission to make an impact
MIDDLEBORO — Young members of Church in the Pines are doing everything they can prepare for their first mission trips this summer. Church in the Pines is a church based in West Wareham that completed construction on an outdoor pavilion in Middleboro...
Wareham Library Foundation seeks to ‘bridge’ funding gap
The Wareham Library Foundation is kicking off its annual “Bridge the Gap” campaign to raise 20% of the operating costs of running the Wareham town library. The foundation has a goal to reach $80,000 by the end of June, before the next fiscal year...
Ceremonies across town honor the fallen
Wareham residents came together on Monday, May 27 to honor those who have given their lives in service of their country, in Memorial Day ceremonies that took place at several cemeteries and monuments across town. “Today, no other day… during the...
Oysters net big festival turnout
Salty oysters, handmade treasures, novelties of all kinds — the Oyster Festival held for the eighth time on Sunday, May 26 transformed Main Street, Wareham into the South Coast place-to-be. Families and children crowded Wareham’s Main Street the day...
Shangri-La’s new playground gets grand opening
After years of work and delays, Shangri-La Memorial Park now sports swings, a spinner, a tall playground structure with a climbing net and several slides, and a basketball court – giving neighborhood kids a place to meet, gather and play. The...
Wizardry in Wareham
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but Ed the Wizard taught attendees some trickery at his “Magic for Seniors” event at the Wareham Council on Aging on Friday, May 24. Ed Cope, professionally known as Ed the Wizard, included close-up...
Public comments sought on transportation planning, bus signs
A virtual public meeting and a public comment period are scheduled for regional transportation projects including 740 updated signs at regional bus stops. The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, SRTA, is planned to receive 740 new bus stop...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, May 24
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. Episodes are posted on the Wareham Media Facebook page and...
Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron to hold summer boat safety course, seminars
Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron, a local boating organization part of United States Power Squadron (America’s Boating Club), is offering a boating safety course and a series of seminars. A basic boating safety course — “USPS America’s Boating...
Things to do, Week of May 23
Thursday, May 23 A fresh read Stock up on your spring reading and help support the Friends of the Wareham Free Library at its May book sale, held at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. The sale will take place Thursday, May 23 from 9:30 a.m...
Wareham resident attains Eagle Scout rank
Wareham resident Bryce Moulding was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in a ceremony held Friday, May 17. According to a proclamation from the Wareham Select Board, Moulding designed, constructed and placed handicap ramps from the Shell Point parking...
Walk raises funds and awareness for the homeless
Walkers took to the streets for a five-mile course in support of the homeless on Sunday, May 19, during a walk organized by the Wareham Area Clergy Association. “Everything went just great,” said Chuck McCullough, President of the Wareham Area...
Disintered ‘cremains’ to carry decreased fee
It will now cost $750 to remove cremated remains, also known as “cremains,” from town owned graveyards, the Select Board authorized at a Tuesday, May 21 meeting. The Cemetery Commission proposed the $750 fee after realizing the current rates for...
Onset Fire District Meeting takes care of business
A 37-minute District Meeting on Monday, May 20 saw the voters of the Onset Fire District pass all articles up for deliberation, including a $1.23 million general district budget and upgrades to well equipment. “I think this is the fastest it’s ever...
Dreary day doesn’t dampen duck derby
On Sunday, May 19, people crowded the railing by the Tihonet Pond Canal, waiting for a flood of yellow to come from the canal’s drain pipe. Glen Reid, a long-time employee with A. D. Makepeace, led the crowd in a rousing count-down from 10. After...
A pearl of an event: Wareham Oyster Festival to return
The Wareham Oyster Festival will return to Main Street on Sunday, May 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for its eighth year. Organizers expect the Festival to be the largest yet, promising more food, vendors and musical performances as it celebrates a wide...
Community gardeners get their hands dirty
A sprinkling of rain the morning of Saturday, May 18 made the afternoon’s community garden planting at Damien’s Place Food Pantry slightly dreary. Even so, gardeners dug in and got their hands dirty, planting seeds that will grow into all kinds of...
Voters turn out from home: Turn out up, mail-in ballots used for town elections
Wareham residents put their civic sense of duty on display during this year’s town election on Tuesday, May 7, as more than double the number of voters turned out for this year’s town elections in Wareham compared to the year before. Additionally,...
Tremont Care Center, Gifford celebrate nurses
Representative Susan Gifford visited the Tremont Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Wareham on Tuesday, May 14, bearing a proclamation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in honor of nurses. Her visit commemorated National Skilled...
Ocean State Job Lot goes green with solar initiative
The latest wave of a green-energy initiative is bringing solar panels to 14 Ocean State Job Lot locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, including the company’s Wareham location. Ocean State’s Wareham store will have 686 kilowatts...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, Week of May 16
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 discuss a...
Things to Do, Week of May 16
Saturday, May 18 Yard sale, breakfast sandwiches Trinity Christian Church will have a yard sale and community breakfast from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 462 Main Street. The yard sale will be held across the street at the parsonage...
Flavor at the forefront for chili contest
Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes. It’s also essential for a good chili, according to the chefs and the critics at the Onset Bay Association’s mostly annual chili contest. Bob Costello brought his “Official Carver Chili,” with pulled...
Swifts Beach / Route 6 intersection gets pedestrian lights
A crosswalk near the intersection between Swifts Beach Road and Route 6 now has flashing pedestrian lights, months after an accident left a Wareham resident with serious injuries. Contractors working for the Massachusetts Department of...
Swifts Beach Improvement Association announces summer scheduling
A summer of fun is in store with the Swifts Beach Improvement Association. All events will take place at the Association’s clubhouse at 38 Pleasant Street, unless otherwise noted. The list of weekly events is as follows: Bocce will take place on...
370 County Road solar project gets hearing
A 10-acre solar project at 370 County Road got a public hearing on Monday, May 13, with several commenters taking the opportunity to address the general state of solar development in Wareham. The owners of 370 County Road plan to build two large-...
Planning Board deems urban renewal in line with town’s vision
The revitalization of Wareham Village is in line with the town’s overall vision for its future, the Planning Board decided at a Monday, May 13 meeting. The question under discussion was whether the Urban Revitalization Plan proposed by the Wareham...
Seeds planted for Damien’s Pantry gardening program
A pilot program that gives local residents the space and assistance needed to learn to grow their own food will kick off this spring at Damien’s Place Food Pantry. Damien’s recently cut the ribbon on its new $2.3 million location, which has been...
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