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Fire Department begins flushing out brown water

In an effort to get rid of the brown water surfacing in various homes and businesses, Onset Fire Department will begin hydrant flushing this or next week. On Wednesday, Kevin Sampson, the Onset Fire Department Superintendent, said the brown water...

Two dogs ruled to be dangerous

The Board of Selectmen deemed two dogs who attacked a Wareham resident dangerous on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, April 10, at approximately 8 a.m., two German shepherds owned by Robert Brady attacked Marina Choubina, inflicting injuries to both of...

Albanese allowed access to grand jury testimony

Domenic Albanese will be allowed to have copies of grand jury testimony, a judge ruled on May 6. The prosecutor had asked for the minutes of witness testimony to be impounded because Albanese, who is charged with making terroristic threats to three...

Wareham walkers participate in 10th annual Walk for Hunger

At the tenth Annual Walk for Hunger, light rain didn’t dampen the mood of the participants who had cheerfully gathered to raise money for those in need. The walk, which begins and ends at the Church of the Good Shepherd, included walkers from...

Wareham Garden Club will award scholarships

The Wareham Garden Club will be awarding $3,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors headed to college or current college students. To be eligible, a student must live in Wareham, be a graduating senior who has been accepted to college or current...

Student art fair returns to Wareham

If art is an imitation of life, one might conclude that the students at Wareham schools lead lives that are diverse, adventurous, vibrant, stunning, complex, quirky, beautiful, introspective, and compassionate. The 11th Annual Art Fair opened...

New uses considered for Merchants Way Train Depot

The Wareham Redevelopment Authority is considering the potential of the old train station on Merchant’s Way. The station, which has sat unused for decades, could soon become a destination for residents and visitors to Wareham. The Authority is...

Selectmen announce their plans for the upcoming year

On Tuesday the Board of Selectmen presented a list of projects that they would like to pursue this year. Selectman and a Redevelopment Authority Chairman Peter Teitelbaum plans to continue working with the redevelopment of the Tremont Factory, where...

Board of Selectmen appoints committee members

On Tuesday, Board of Selectmen appointed multiple members for the Open Space Committee, Board of Health, Community Preservation Committee, and Constables. Sandy Slavin and Brian Litchfield were reappointed for the Open Space Committee for a term to...

Pet owners attend low-cost rabies clinic

Pet owners came out in force for a low-cost rabies clinic in Onset, eager to get their animals vaccinated for only $14 a shot. The clinic was sponsored by the Wareham Department of Natural Resources Animal Control Division, in conjunction with...

Developers propose new gas station in place of Maxi Fuel

Maxi Fuel’s distinctive checkerboard facade could soon be replaced with a much larger gas station and convenience store proposed by a developer. At the April 24 meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, engineer Lucien DiStefano of Bohler Engineering...

Mysteries of osprey migration

Over the last month, ospreys have completed their long migration, returning from South America to Cape Cod and, for many, to previously established nests. It’s an annual sight many people look forward to, as these majestic birds soar above the...

Town: Remove personal items from cemeteries

Wareham is asking people to remove personal objects from the town’s cemeteries by Friday, May 3, ahead of the spring clean-up. According to the town’s cemetery rules and regulations, management can remove any items deemed offensive, improper, or...

Help the Cultural Council determine priorities

Help the Wareham Cultural Council set its priorities with a brief survey. The council, which funds arts, cultural, and educational programming and projects through grants, is required to survey residents about their priorities. Last year, the...

Sun's out, trash bags out

After another long New England winter, birds are chirping, daffodils are blooming, the last of the snow has melted, and vast amounts of litter have once again become visible to the public. To get rid of accumulated trash, more than 400 Wareham...

A.D. Makepeace awarded $50,000 grant

Sen. Marc R. Pacheco announced on Wednesday that A.D. Makepeace received a $50,000 grant through the Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies (ACRE) program. The program assists farms with installing practices that help mitigate their...

Town meeting voters consider charter

On Tuesday, Town Meeting moved the dates that warrant articles need to be finalized for Town Meeting along with the date of town elections, rejected a move to eliminate periodic citizens review of the town charter, and narrowly defeated a proposal...

Voters to approve Track and Field repairs

Voters unanimously voted for Article 19 to approve $200,000 of Community Preservation funds to resurface the track and replace the storage facilities at the Knut Anderson Field. The money will also be used to repair the existing fence and build...

Harbormaster to propose new aquaculture regulations

Those hoping to operate an aquaculture business in Wareham could soon have new rules and regulations to follow — but not those proposed in a citizens’ petition at town meeting. The citizen’s petition would have mandated that those applying for...

Town meeting to continue on Tuesday night

Town meeting will stretch to a second night after a relatively smooth evening, during which voters made decisions on all but seven articles. On Monday night, the entirety of the special town meeting was covered, as was most of the annual town...

Representative Gifford to hold open office hours

State Representative Susan Gifford and her legislative aide are holding office hours in her office in Wareham from 12 to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30. Her district office is located at 191 Main Street. Meetings can also be scheduled by appointment...

Verilife customers to park on Main Street

As of April 22, Verilife, the marijuana retailer on Main Street, is ending its off-site parking lot and shuttle service. Instead, recreational customers are asked to park on Main Street or in the parking lot at Pezzoli Square and walk to line up at...

Stop & Shop strike over

The Stop and Shop strike is over, as the company and unions have reached a tentative agreement. Each union will have to ratify the agreement before it is final. According to releases by both the UFCW Local 328, of which Wareham Stop & Shop...

Dive in to raise cash for a good cause

The positive energy in the pool at the Gleason Family YMCA was palpable as athletes, children and the members of the Wareham community splashed with purpose at the 8th Swim-A-Thon. On Saturday, the YMCA conducted its annual Swim-A-Thon fundraiser...

Kids learn about rare turtle species

Spring is in the air, and the animal kingdom is on the move. As the nesting season for turtles approaches, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance staff came to the Wareham Free Library on Saturday to teach kids and adults about diamondback...

Egg hunt with a twist

The fun began as the sun went down and nearly 200 children scrambled through the dark to collect the plastic eggs scattered behind the Gleason Family YMCA on Friday night. YMCA staff members and Bridgewater State volunteers placed 3,500 eggs for the...

Onset man wins a lucky million dollar ticket

The chances of winning millions are astronomical, though Michael Gullbrants of Onset became the 49th $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “The Fastest Road to $1 Million” instant ticket game. This is the ninth $1 million...

St. Patrick’s to reopen in time for Easter

St. Patrick’s Church will re-open to the public this weekend, having been fully repaired following a fire in late September 2018 that destroyed the choir loft and caused extensive smoke damage throughout the building. Murphy said that the...

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