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Trinkets become treasures in rummage sale
There was something for everyone at a Saturday, May 11 rummage sale from the Church of the Good Shepherd. The rummage sale had everything from china to clothing, from boats to books and beyond. It also had a set of rear-view mirror extensions...
Plant sale prepares gardens to flower
The plant sale hosted by the Wareham Garden Club on Saturday, May 11 gave local gardeners the resources they will need to grow beautiful flowers and hearty vegetables. On that chilly spring morning, however, the plants weren’t showing their summer...
Town seeks ‘Multiplicity of solutions’ for next 20 years of sewer
Wareham’s municipal sewer system will need to process around 3 million gallons of wastewater flow per day by 2045. However, the town has a lot of options it can consider when deciding how to reach that goal. Those were the broad takeaways from a...
Things to do: Week of May 9
THURSDAY, MAY 9 Weigh in on wastewater A draft of a comprehensive wastewater management plan for Wareham’s town sewer is nearing completion, one of a number of steps the town’s sewer department needs to take to address its issues with capacity. The...
Weekly headlines with Wareham Media, May 9
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...
Quirk, Corbitt, take Select Board seats in Town Election
Wareham will welcome two new faces to the Select Board as Sherry Quirk and Sarah Corbitt won three-year and two-year seats on the Select Board following the town’s Tuesday, May 7 election. Quirk, Chair of the Alternative Energy Committee, took home...
Laughing all the way to the library
Comedy, said comic Aimee Schwab, is kind of like reverse therapy. “You have to listen to all my problems, and I get paid,” she quipped. On Saturday, May 4, it was the Wareham Free Library that earned the money brought in with people’s laughter. The...
Military pay, budget approval on Onset Fire District Meeting agenda
Residents of the Onset Fire District will have their say on the District’s $1.23 million budget, improvements for two water wells and a proposal to change how firefighters serving in the military will be paid. The Onset Fire District Meeting will...
Scout works on Eagle project at Battleship Cove
FALL RIVER — Chris Christopulos IV has known for years what he wanted his Eagle Scout project to be. Christopulos, a Wareham resident who’s part of Rochester’s Boy Scout Troop 31, visited Battleship Cove in Fall River when he was 12. The park is a...
One year of dog-park delights
Pups and their people played in the Wareham Dog Park on Saturday, May 4, just as they do on a regular basis. However, they weren’t just there for a normal weekend meet-and-greet; they were there to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the dog park’...
Funds awarded for drinking water protection, bog purchase
The Wareham Water Department has been granted $350,000 in funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to purchase 77 acres of cranberry bogs, which will protect water quality by preserving the land above the water department’s wells from future...
Girl scout receives cookie-selling honor
Ainslee Manduca, 8, a member of Girl Scout Troop 64968, has received a recognition from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts for selling over 500 boxes of girl scout cookies in the past year. Manduca sold 625 boxes this year, and will use the...
Weekly Headlines on WCTV, Week of May 2
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television 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...
Onset firefighters graduate academy
STOW — Seven Onset firefighters have graduated from the Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program offered by the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. The graduates received certificates of completion at a ceremony held at Bridgewater State...
Things to Do, Week of May 2
Friday, May 3 Meat raffle with Redmen Hall Redmen Hall will host its monthly meat raffle on Friday, May 3 at 745 Main Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. and a meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. The cost for the meal is $8. Raffles start at 7 p.m. The Redmen...
Opinions sought on urban renewal
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts about the future of Wareham Village at an upcoming public hearing, with proposed alternatives to include a boardwalk along Merchants Way, a “sponge park” on lower Main Street and “air rights...
What’s on your ballot? A Town Election primer
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 7 to select candidates for two Select Board seats, candidates for two School Committee seats and whether to ratify changes to the Town Charter, along with deciding a number of additional races. One three...
Meet Deneen Rose
Deneen Rose wears a lot of hats in the Wareham community. She’s the president of the Onset Cape Verdean Association, a member of the Wareham Cultural Council and a member of the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Committee. Rose is looking to add one...
Three candidates facing off for two-year Select Board seat
Three candidates are facing off for one two-year seat on the Select Board. Sarah Corbitt, Jared Fredrickson and Deneen Rose are all in the running. Wareham residents can cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 7. Precincts one and six will vote at...
Meet Sarah Corbitt
Sarah Corbitt first found Wareham when she applied for a position as a reporter with the now-defunct Wareham Courier. She was living in Mattapoisett at the time, and drove into Onset to discover the area. “I saw Onset Harbor and I said, ‘Holy moly,...
Meet Jared Fredrickson
Jared Fredrickson may be the youngest candidate running for town office — he’s a senior in college, graduating from the UMass Boston with a degree in political science and a minor in public policy — but he is already involved in Wareham’s civic life...
Dog paw-ty to celebrate anniversary of dog park
The Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham will hold a First Birthday Paw-ty for the Wareham Dog Park on Saturday, May 4. The park will be open all day, but the party is from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be human cake and pup cups, activites such as card making...
Tobey Hospital nurses picket for better working conditions
Registered Nurses at Tobey Hospital have expressed concerns about unsafe working conditions, including understaffing and a lack of appropriate pay for their positions. Nurses and supporters held an informational picket to air their grievances...
Scouts keep clean land and sea
As they do every year, the Girl Scouts of Troop 64968 gathered at the Onset Bay Center on Wednesday, April 24 for a clean-up of Onset Beach. The evening had an educational component as well, as the girls of the troop learned about Earth Day and...
Updated: Candidates night introduces town election contenders
This article has been updated with more information about each candidate.
Smart development, affordable housing and the proliferation of solar energy in town were some of the hot topics of the night at Wareham’s Friday, April 26...
Russell Kriehn resigns from Select Board race
Select Board candidate Russell Kriehn has decided to withdraw from the Select Board race. Kriehn made the decision because “I feel like I wouldn’t be able to give 100%” to serving on the Select Board, he said. He and his wife own three businesses,...
Youth baseball holds opening day
Wareham Youth Baseball will hold its opening day Saturday, April 27. The annual parade will begin at 10 a.m. Players will need to be dropped off at the old Tremont Nail Factory between 9 and 9:30 a.m., and roads will be blocked off about 10 to 15...
Weekly headlines on WCTV, April 25
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television 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...
Things to do, Week of April 25
Thursday, April 25 Library to hold book sale The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will hold its annual book sale this coming weekend, from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27 at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. It will take place on...
Ribbon cutting inaugurates new food pantry location
Volunteers, staff donors and supporters of Damien’s Food Pantry joined together on Tuesday, April 23 to cut the ribbon on a new $2.3 million dollar location. “What’s amazing is that all of this took just 22 months,” said Rhonda Veugen, the...
Draft of wastewater management plan to receive hearing
A draft of a comprehensive wastewater management plan for Wareham’s town sewer is nearing completion, one of a number of steps the town’s sewer department needs to take to address its issues with capacity. The public will get to weigh in on the...
Building community, not just fences
A Facebook post led to a cleaned-up beach walkway off Seventh Avenue after a Wareham resident took the town’s spring cleaning into his own hands. An anonymous Facebook user posted a picture of tree branches blocking a wooden stairway down to the...
Alan Slavin honored at Town Meeting
Members of the Select Board and Finance Committee and a wide array of town employees wore bow ties during Town Meeting on Monday, April 22. They wore them as an homage to the customary attire of Select Board Member Alan Slavin, who is retiring from...
Town Meeting passes budget, capital expenditures, more
The first Town Meeting held at Wareham High School in three years passed smoothly, as nearly all items on the agenda were approved by voters on Monday, April 22 including the town’s roughly $81.5 million dollar budget and $5.7 million in capital...
Double rainbow sighted in Wareham
The sky above Wareham was graced with a double rainbow the afternoon of Saturday, April 20. The rainbow could be seen from all across town, and people shared their views from different angles on social media. A Facebook post from the Wareham...
Turning Point thanks golf tournament sponsors
Turning Point is hosting its eighth annual golf tournament on Sunday, April 28 at the Bay Pointe Club in Buzzards Bay. All proceeds benefit Turning Point programs and services for homeless or near homeless individuals and families. Brendan Ahern,...
Working like a dog: Gleason YMCA hosts kids fair
A paws-on display from the working dogs of the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department took center stage at the Gleason Family YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day. Wareham School Resource Officer Karl Baptiste brought the department’s comfort dog, Lexi. Children...
Chapel Lane affordable housing project gets $445,500
A six-apartment affordable housing development on Chapel Lane has received $445,500 in state grant funding from MassHousing’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Developer Steve Beauchemin plans to construct two buildings at 6 Chapel Lane , off...
Weekly headlines on WCTV, April 18
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television 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...
Library to hold book sale starting April 25
The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will hold its annual book sale next weekend, from Thursday to Saturday, at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. It will take place on Thursday, April 25th 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday, April 26th 9:30 a...
Two candidates facing off for three-year Select Board seat
Two candidates are facing off for a three-year term on the Select Board. Brenda Eckstrom is running against Sherry Quirk for the seat. Wareham residents can cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 7. Precincts one and six will vote at Memorial Hall, 54...
Three candidates facing off for School Committee seats
Three candidates are facing off for two seats on the School Committee. Brenda Eckstrom is running against incumbents Apryl Rossi and Geoffrey Swett for two available seats. Wareham residents can cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 7. Precincts one...
The limits for cannabis retail
Should Wareham allow more than three cannabis retail establishments? That’s the question Town Meeting will answer on Monday, April 27. Wareham resident Jaakko Rinta submitted a citizens petition that asks the town to remove its current cap of three...
Oral rabies vaccine baits to be distributed in Wareham
Baits intended to mitigate the spread of rabies will soon be distributed in Wareham. According to a press release from the Cape Cod & Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force, the first raccoon-variant rabies case on Cape Cod in over eight...
Things to do, Week of April 18
Saturday, April 20 ‘Plant-a-palooza’ Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition for a community effort to enhance the Onset Bay Center area from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Volunteers will tidy up, remove weeds, and plant new greenery. Volunteers will meet by the Onset...
Virtual seminars help you know your boating
A set of live, interactive, online seminars presented by the Buzzards Bay Sail and Power Squadron will teach a comprehensive range of boating topics designed to make their participants more confident and secure boaters. Most seminars are presented...
Meet Brenda Eckstrom for Select Board
Select Board Candidate Brenda Eckstrom grew up in Brockton and moved to Wareham in 1995, just after getting married. Eckstrom previously served on the Select Board from 2005 to 2011, as well as on the Board of Assessors, the Onset Board of Water...
Meet Sherry Quirk
Select Board Candidate Sherry Quirk found Wareham in 2001 as a part-time resident. She retired to the town in 2021 and got involved in government, beginning on the Planning Board and later becoming chair of the Alternative Energy Committee. On the...
Budgets and bylaws: A Town Meeting primer
When Wareham gathers for Town Meeting on Monday, April 22, residents will get to vote on the town’s $81.5 million budget, over $5 million of capital expenditures and a handful of changes to town bylaws. It will take place at the Wareham High School...
Three cheers for trees at Arbor Day event
The Wareham Garden Club took advantage of one of the season’s first sunny days to celebrate Arbor Day on Tuesday, April 17. The back courtyard of the Wareham Free Library hosted a talk about insects, a sapling giveaway, a bird-identification...
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