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Cultural Council analyzes survey, seeks grant applications

Wareham residents believe community events are important to maintain in town, according to the results of a town survey conducted by the Wareham Cultural Council. The Council encouraged participants to complete the survey, which was conducted in...

Members sought for Onset Fire By-Law Committee

The Prudential Committee of the Onset Fire District is requesting letters of interest to participate on the By-Law Committee. The duties entail meeting periodically to review the By-Laws of the Onset Fire District and suggest changes to the...

EEE-positive mosquitos found in Wareham

The Massachusetts Department of Health announced on August 5 that it collected mosquitos in Wareham that tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). According to the department, EEE is a “rare but serious illness spread by the bite of an...

Pan-Mass Challenge cycles through Wareham

More than 6,700 riders, including five from Wareham, pedal up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge with the goal of raising $60 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The main routes stretch from Sturbridge...

Beat goes on at Annual Blues Festival in Onset

It was a beautiful, breezy and sunny day in Onset on Saturday and music fans took advantage of the nice weather to head out to Lillian Gregerman Bandshell to enjoy the 27th Annual Onset Blues Festival. Hosted by the Onset Bay Association, the event...

Art for a dog park

Kids of all ages shared their pet-inspired art at TD Bank at the finale of DPAW’s Unleash the PAWsibilities Youth Arts Contest. The bank lobby was transformed for the event as it filled with kids and parents, dogs, balloon art, an oversized bowling...

Albanese pleads guilty on all counts, will be sentenced in September

Domenic Albanese has pleaded guilty to three charges of making bomb threats and one charge of witness intimidation in connection to threats called in to three East Wareham fast food restaurants last summer. Albanese, who has been in custody since...

Waste District discusses uncertain future

MARION — The Carver Marion Wareham Waste Disposal District members sat down on July 31 to talk about whether the district should continue after Dec. 31, 2020, when its contract expires, and if so, how it should run. The Waste Disposal District was...

Wareham will test E-Voting for Town Meetings

Wareham voters will take electronic voting for a test drive at the October 28 Town Meeting. Spurred by a desire to speed up voting and by concerns that hand-count voting makes some voters reluctant to vote differently than friends and neighbors,...

New bakery to open in Wareham

A cupcake bakery is coming to Wareham. Cupcake Charlie’s co-owners, Penny Lessa and her husband and business partner Dan Lessa, asked for a common victualler license at a Select Board meeting on Tuesday night. They plan to open the bakery’s doors by...

Wareham Free Library August book clubs

Residents are invited to come participate and be a part of the many book clubs offered by the Wareham Free Library. Mystery Book Club Thursday, August 8 6 p.m. at the Main Library Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft (author will be Skyping into...

Peace For Ponies invites guests into the world of rescue

A starving, freezing, and “scared to death” pregnant donkey stood in a packed animal stockyard along with dozens of other horses. If she were to give birth while stomping in animal waste, she and her baby could have died due to infection. But thanks...

“Much Ado About Nothing” opens in Onset

Rebeca Reeves said that when she came out to the opening night of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on July 26 in Onset, she was looking forward to “Comedy, lightness, and a breeze from the water.” And light it was. The free production — put on...

Swifts Neck Beach re-opens, Health Agent discusses bacteria

After a repeat sampling, the Wareham Board of Health has announced that Swifts Neck Beach is open. Briarwood Beach will remain closed until further notice. From June 17 to August 27, the Wareham Board of Health tests the water each week for the...

The Community Preservation Committee reviews recent projects

The Wareham Community Preservation Committee gave updates about recent projects at its Wednesday night meeting. Each year, the Community Preservation Committee helps groups in town request funds for projects in four categories: open space, historic...

Wareham assistant harbormaster offered Mattapoisett position

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett Selectmen on Monday offered Jamie McIntosh, Wareham’s Assistant Deputy Director in the Department of Natural Resources, the town Harbormaster position. Mattapoisett recently elected to make its harbormaster position full-...

A new vision for Wareham Village

The Redevelopment Authority met with a developer on Monday to imagine possibilities for the future of Wareham Village: New businesses, mixed-use buildings, and a boardwalk. Colin Geoffroy, the President and CEO of G Hospitality, along with his...

Department of Natural Resources helps save boat during storm

Wareham’s Department of Natural Resources went to the aid of a vessel in distress during Tuesday night’s storm. At about 10:30 p.m., the department responded to a report that a vessel named “S/V Impeccable Chaos” was taking on water in Marion waters...

Meet with Representative Gifford

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, July 30. Her district office is located at 191 Main Street, Suite 213F. Those who cannot attend the Wareham...

Open house at Peace for Ponies postponed to Jul 28

Due to the high temperature, the open house at Piece for Ponies was postponed to July 28. Peace for Ponies, an animal rescue located at 12 Great Neck Road, will be hosting open house events on July 28, August 18, and September 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p...

Summer Art Show focuses on local landscapes

The art of eleven local artists drew nearly 200 guests to the Old Methodist Meeting House on Main Street during the 55th annual Bourne-Wareham Art Association Summer Art Show and Sale on Saturday. The show featured oil, acrylic, watercolor, and...

YMCA opens lobby as cooling shelter

Need to cool off during the heat? Head to the Gleason Family YMCA, which is opening its air-conditioned lobby to everyone for free from noon to close on Saturday and Sunday to make sure everyone has a safe place to be during the heatwave. Check-in...

Spotted: Humpback whale near the Cape Cod Canal

A humpback whale was spotted swimming by outer Onset Harbor on Thursday. “Whales are occasionally seen in Buzzards Bay, but it is not a prime location for them,” said Jooke Robbins, a Senior Scientist Director of the Humpback Whale Studies Program...

Congregational Church to hold services in the Fellowship Hall

The First Congregational Church of Wareham, located at 11 Gibbs Avenue, will hold regular Sunday service at 10am in the " air conditioned" Roland Thacher Fellowship Hall during the month of August. The hall is fully handicap accessible, and...

Two properties up for bid at town auction

The Town will hold its annual auction on Wednesday, July 24, at noon, with bidder registration beginning at 11:30 a.m. A two-story single-family home in Onset, located at 47 Twelfth Street, will be up for sale. The home sits on about .4 acres in the...

Swifts Beach Road, Route 6 could see new traffic light

The intersection of Route 6 and Swifts Beach Road, along with the nearby crosswalk, has been the site of many recent accidents — including three in which a pedestrian was hit. Selectman Alan Slavin, Acting Police Chief John Walcek, and State...

Town stepping up enforcement of bylaws

Town officials are stepping up their enforcement of codes, reported Board of Selectmen Chair Patrick Tropeano and Town Administrator Derek Sullivan at Monday’s meeting. Sullivan has convened a bi-weekly meeting of all the code enforcers in town: the...

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