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Meet the candidates Thursday night at the Multi-Service Center

Candidates for the Town Election will gather Thursday evening for a round of questions about their positions and plans for the town. The event will be available to watch in person at the Multi-Service Center and on WCTV’s government channel . Video...

Fire Department personnel help secure Boston Marathon

Two members of the Wareham Fire Department helped to provide security at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17. Assistant Chief Patrick Haskell, a member of the Massachusetts Hazardous Materials Response Team, patrolled the route of the marathon...

Got questions for the candidates? Send them our way!

Wareham residents will have a chance to meet the candidates in this May’s Town Election , and learn about their positions. There will be a Candidates Night on Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. in Room 320 of the Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road. If...

Cat rescued from two-alarm Atlantic Avenue fire

A man and his cat escaped unharmed from a two-alarm house fire at 1717 Atlantic Ave. in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 23. Firefighters received a call shortly after midnight from the home’s owner, who managed to evacuate the house safely...

With this class, get a boating certificate in a day

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 6-3 is offering an eight-hour boating class on Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the West Wareham Fire House #2, 2368 Cranberry Highway. Those who take the class will learn navigation, boating law,...

Meet the candidates in this year’s Select Board race

Three candidates are vying for two Select Board seats in the only contested race of the Town Election in May. Election Day is Tuesday, May 2. Incumbent Select Board Chair Judith Whiteside , incumbent Select Board Clerk Tricia Wurts and former Select...

Two groups receive Earth Day funding

The New Bedford Earth Day 50th Anniversary Committee has given two grants to local environmental groups, totaling $1,650. The “Every Day is Earth Day” grants were given to nine environmental groups in the greater New Bedford area. The Onset Bay...

See a Scottish folk show at the Library

No need to walk 500 miles (or 500 more): A bit of Scotland is coming to Wareham. The Scottish folk band North Sea Gas is returning to the Wareham Free Library on Sunday, May 14 at 2 p.m., promising an afternoon of music, storytelling and good humor...

Talking tips for tidying up at the Library

Where better to learn organization skills than at a library? Julie Brooks, a “certified Professional Organizer” and owner of Peaceful Place Home Organizers in Marshfield, will give tips on decluttering the house at the Wareham Free Library on...

Supermodels of all ages slay at Council on Aging fashion show

Seventy-nine years separated the oldest and youngest supermodels at the Council on Aging’s annual fashion show on Wednesday, April 19. The youngest, 3-year-old Maddie Sherman, sailed down the catwalk in a pink sailor’s dress, her favorite color. The...

High School announces Term 3 Honor Roll students

Wareham High School has named its High Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll students for Term 3 of the 2022-23 school year. High Honor Roll Seniors: Bottino, Julia Mary Bumpus, Alexandra Jeannette Clements...

Two sets of state champs will face off at Vikings Alumni Games

Both of Wareham High School’s state championship-winning basketball teams will face off in a special alumni game, hosted by Community Youth Empowerment Wareham, at the High School on Saturday, June 17. The match between the 2010 Vikings championship...

Get your (rubber) ducks in a row before Library race

Duck and cover! The Wareham Free Library’s annual Rubber Duck Race will return to A.D. Makepeace headquarters, 150 Tihonet Road, on Sunday, May 21 at 1 p.m. The ducks will be unleashed in the Tihonet Pond Canal, where volunteer waders will determine...

Take Dad out to breakfast at Council on Aging

Is Dad sick of getting ties and golf clubs every year for Father’s Day? Then take him out to a Father’s Day Breakfast at the Council on Aging, 48 Marion Road, on Monday, June 12 at 9:30 a.m. Pancakes, sausage, home fries, bagels, coffee, tea and...

Paws for celebration: Dog Park holding grand opening ceremony

After years of planning and months of construction , the Wareham Dog Park, 74 Maple Springs Road, will hold its grand opening ceremony on Saturday, April 29 at 1 p.m. The ceremony will include family craft activities, a youth art gallery, music, a “...

Celebrate Pride Month at Onset Bay Center

The Onset Bay Center will be holding a celebration to kick off LGBTQ Pride Month on Saturday, June 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. A pride flag will be raised in front of the center, 186 Onset Ave., with an invocation and music by Teddy Matthews. A...

Help make Onset Bay sing at open mic night fundraiser

The Onset Bay Association will hold an open mic night fundraiser at the Glen Cove Hotel’s 1883 Lounge, 167 Onset Ave., on Thursday, May 11 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. All proceeds will go toward Onset’s summer concert series.

Swing on by to Little League opening day

The Wareham Little League will celebrate its opening day on Saturday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will meet at the Old Tremont Nail Bridge at 9:30 a.m. to prepare for the parade at 10:30 a.m. There will also be games, raffles, snacks and ice...

Select Board recommends Town Meeting fund capital improvement projects

The Select Board recommends that Town Meeting vote to use $2.7 million in available funds on various improvement projects. The Select Board unanimously voted to make the recommendations at its meeting on Tuesday, April 18. The largest single item in...

High School basketball champs honored by Select Board

The Wareham High School Vikings basketball team, fresh off of its state championship win , received certificates and commendations from the Select Board on Tuesday, April 18. The board recognized four players and coaches for their stellar...

Pizza Boy Roast Beef’s new owner receives food license

Pizza Boy Roast Beef on Cranberry Highway has new ownership. The Select Board approved a new food license for the pizza shop's new owners at their meeting on Tuesday, April 18. The restaurant will now be run by Ngawang Phunstok Sherpa and Lakpa Doma...

Town Meeting to vote on playground revolving fund

Town Meeting will vote on whether to establish a revolving fund of $100,000 per year to repair and maintain town-owned playgrounds. Town Meeting will be held on Monday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the “cafetorium” of Wareham Elementary School, 63 Minot...

Urban renewal, sewer and dam on Town Meeting agenda

All of Wareham’s registered voters will have the chance to make their opinions known about some of the most controversial issues that have faced the town in recent years, at the Spring Town Meeting on Monday, April 24. Town Meeting will take place...

Tree huggers go out on a limb at Arbor Day Festival

Six-year-old Aria Eisenhauer doesn’t like getting her hands dirty. “Wash my hands!” She cried after making a “seed bomb,” a clay ball covered in soil and filled with seeds, at the Wareham Garden Club’s Arbor Day Festival on Tuesday, April 18...

Thomas John McDonough, Sr., 88

PLYMOUTH – Thomas John McDonough, Sr., 88, of Plymouth, passed away at his home April 15, 2023. He is survived by his loving wife, Phyllis (Scheffler) McDonough, daughter of the late Dr. Joseph H. and Dorothy (Haertl) Scheffler of Jamaica Plain. He...

Peep Show: Candy diorama contest makes Library sweet

When it comes time for the Wareham Free Library’s annual Peeps Diorama Contest, most entries lean toward the cute and cuddly. This year, there were multiple Peep beach parties, with lifeguards sitting in chairs made of pretzel sticks or plastic cups...

New High School girls tennis players are in it for the ‘love’ of the game

The Wareham High School girls tennis team doesn’t seem to have much room for improvement. The team went 25-1 last season, making it to the state finals. How can they top a performance like that? Coach Geoff Swett doesn’t plan to. With many of last...

As Main Street looks to the future, Historical Society remembers its past

“In the ‘50s, you could go to Wareham Center and get anything you wanted in the world,” said Marie Strawn as she looked over photographs of Main Street from that decade. “From a coffin to an appliance… You didn’t need to go anywhere, because...

FCC to host benefit concert for Ohio derailment victims

Tenor David Won and pianist Timothy Steele will perform a benefit concert at the First Congregational Church of Wareham, 11 Gibbs Ave., in support of those affected by the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. The concert, entitled “Safe Within...

Citizen feedback sought for proposed Mill Pond Dam reconstruction

The state Department of Transportation is planning to rebuild the Mill Pond Dam and replace the bridge that goes above the dam, crossing the Agawam River as part of Cranberry Highway. The Department is looking for citizen feedback on the proposed...

Batter up at girls softball opening day

Slide into the Wareham Girls Softball league’s opening day on Saturday, April 22 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m at 98 Charlotte Furnace Road. Some players will hit the field while others will hit the snack shack. Burgers, hot dogs, chips and Kona Ice will be...

A real nice clam boil at Redmen Hall

Redmen Hall, 745 Main St., will hold a clam boil “with all the fixings” on Saturday, April 29 at 3 p.m. Doors will open at 2 p.m. There will be chowder, music and raffles, too. For tickets, which are $40, call 508-291-0882, see a Redmen member or...

Opinion: Revitalize downtown, vote yes on rezoning

April 17, 2023 To the Editor: I am writing to urge Wareham residents who want to improve our Town to show up and vote for change at Town Meeting on Monday April 24 th , 7pm at Wareham Elementary School. I urge our citizens to vote “Yes” on article...

Celebrate World Laughter Day with laughter yoga

Get the giggles out with laughter yoga at the Marion Council on Aging, 465 Mill St., on Sunday, May 7 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Laughter yoga is the practice of using singing, dancing and controlled laughter to improve mental and physical health. This...

Improv at the Library? ‘Yes, and’ it’s free

This spring, Gateway Improv is offering six weeks of free improvisational theater classes. The workshop runs on six Saturdays — May 6, May 13, May 20, June 3, June 10 and June 17 — from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wareham Free Library. To register,...

Colonial fashion show brings local historical figures to life

From Lincoln Hill to Fearing Hill, from Mackie’s Bridge to Gault Road, the American Revolution lives on in Wareham. The namesakes of all four places are local historical figures: Rufus Lincoln, Israel Fearing, Andrew Mackie and John Galt. These...

Kids race to Onset for post-Easter egg hunt

Five-thousand eggs, filled by hand with candy over the course of two months. Gone in 10 minutes. The Onset Bay Association and its legion of volunteers scattered the eggs across Bayview Park the morning of Saturday, April 15 for their annual Easter...

Crews respond to brush fire on Route 495

Seventeen Wareham and Onset firefighters responded to a half-acre brush fire on Route 495 in Wareham on the afternoon of Thursday, April 13. According to Wareham Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Haskell, the fire started in the area between Exit 1,...

Earth removal investigation, sewer contract cancellation up for Town Meeting vote

Two votes at Town Meeting will concern what is happening beneath Wareham residents’ feet. The Select Board is asking residents to vote on whether the town should appropriate $50,000 to hire an engineer to investigate the possibly illegal removal of...

Taller, denser downtown up for Town Meeting vote

Voters at Town Meeting will decide whether to approve dramatic changes to the zoning laws for Main Street and Merchants Way, changes which would double housing density, increase building height, decrease the number of new parking spaces and allow...

Kiss my bass: Go fishing at Tihonet Pond derby

The Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club Junior Associates, in collaboration with the A.D. Makepeace Company, will host a fishing derby on Tihonet Pond, 150 Tihonet Road, from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 4. Prizes and raffles will be awarded at 2 p...

Middle School names Honor Roll students

Wareham Middle School has announced its High Honor Roll and Honor Roll students for Term 3 of the 2022-23 school year: High Honor Roll Seventh graders: Aguilar, Camden Cael Beaudoin, Ingrid Isis Benson, Amelia...

School district would receive nearly $1.5 million increase in proposed 2024 budget

The town’s largest dollar amount budget increase for 2024 would go to the school district. As previously reported , Wareham School District sought budget increases for new social worker salaries, as well as transportation and infrastructure needs...

Select Board approves use of town roads for summer, fall events

The Select Board unanimously approved Tuesday, April 11 applications for the use of town roads for multiple events over the summer and fall. Buzzards Bay Coalition asked for the use of town roads due to the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on October 1,...

Ukulele-playing chimney sweep gives lessons at Council on Aging

Peter Gugliotta acknowledges that, outside of “Mary Poppins,” musical chimney sweeps are a rare breed. And yet, there he was, strumming his ukulele in Room 227 of the Council on Aging, wearing a Guns N’ Roses T-shirt under his Atlantic Chimney...

Go back to the ‘50s with Historical Society

The ‘50s were pretty nifty for Main Street. To find out how nifty, attend an educational presentation at the Methodist Meeting House, 495 Main St., on Monday, April 17 at 7 p.m. The presentation, sponsored by the Wareham Historical Society, will...

New engine, station roof among upgrades approved at Fire District meeting

Voters at the Wareham Fire District’s annual meeting on Monday, April 10 unanimously approved a host of equipment upgrades and infrastructure repairs. Voters approved $1.2 million for a new fire engine to replace the current Engine 5, which has 144,...

Town Meeting could urge Select Board to probe Makepeace ownership of Parker Mills Dam

Voters at the April 24 Town Meeting will be asked to direct the town to determine what portion of the crumbling Parker Mills Dam is owned by the A.D. Makepeace Company, so that work to repair or remove the dam can proceed. Wareham resident Barry...

Town Clerk and assistant retiring due to lack of staff

Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette and Assistant Town Clerk Donna Rhodes are retiring due to a lack of staffing in their office. Bissonnette, 62, said that she is resigning due to the VOTES Act, which then-Governor Charlie Baker signed into law in June...

Affordable housing, walking trails request funding at Town Meeting

Voters at Town Meeting will decide whether various businesses and organizations will receive over $1 million in Community Preservation Commission funding for affordable housing projects and walking trails throughout town. Community Preservation...

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