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Voters to elect seven officials at May 3 Town Election

A number of positions will be up for votes at the town election on May 3. Nomination papers will be available at the Town Clerk’s office at Town Hall, 54 Marion Rd., starting on Jan. 31. Papers will be due by 5 p.m. on March 7. The following...

Selectmen to discuss acquiring Little Harbor Country Club

Months after a deal with Mass Audubon fell through, the Little Harbor Country Club seems to have a new buyer: The town of Wareham. The matter is up for discussion and a vote at the Tuesday, Jan. 13, Select Board meeting after being on the agenda for...

Reader photos: Snowy fun across town

Wareham Week readers – of both the two-legged and four-legged variety – lived it up in the snow on Friday. Kids built snowmen, dogs pranced and the landscape was softly blanketed. To submit a photo, email editor@warehamweek.com or text 508-776-2281.

New covid cases this week soar to more than 250

Covid cases continue to soar in Wareham this week, indicative of the ongoing post-holiday spike. In the past week, the town has seen 271 new cases of covid-19, according to state covid data. The total, which is an increase of nearly 100 cases...

Send in your Wareham winter wonderland photos!

The snow is falling! Are you outside building a snowman, shoveling the driveway, or maybe going on a wintery walk? Please share your photos with Wareham Week, and we might feature them online or in print! To share a photo, please email it to editor@...

Joan Seamans recognized for her work as Minot Forest principal

With the new Wareham Elementary School open and Bethany Chandler serving as principal, former Minot Forest Elementary School Principal Joan Seamans is stepping into a new role as a district administrator. But district officials didn’t let that...

Town braces for snow: Trash pickup delayed, school and town offices closed Friday

Due to expected snowfall of about 4 to 6 inches on Friday, the Town of Wareham sent out a message to let residents know they should expect delays — both with trash pickup and snow removal. The snow is set to begin overnight, in the early hours of...

Officials hear second firm’s pitch to create Wareham Village urban renewal plan

Emily Innes of Innes Associates attended the Wareham Redevelopment Authority’s Jan. 6 meeting to formally pitch to the board that her firm would be the town’s best choice for creating an urban renewal plan for Wareham Village. An urban renewal plan...

Pierceville Road bridge over railroad tracks to close for repairs

MassDOT will be closing the Pierceville Road bridge that allows drivers to cross over the railroad tracks for approximately three to six months, according to Town Administrator Derek Sullivan. At the Jan. 4 Select Board meeting, Sullivan announced...

Select Board looks to hire firm to evaluate earth removal operations

Following a public outcry, the Select Board decided to move forward with efforts to determine whether illegal earth removal has been underway around town — and, if so, how much earth has been removed. The Select Board first voted on Dec. 14 to...

Town to auction house Jan. 7

The town will be auctioning off a single-family ranch home located at 5 Apple Street, off of Rte. 6, at 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7. The auction will be held on site. Zekos Group, which will run the auction, describes the home as being about 936...

Superintendent’s discrimination lawsuit resolved

An employment discrimination lawsuit that Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood brought against the Wareham School Committee and some of its members has been resolved. The lawsuit, which was filed in December 2020 ,...

Covid spike continues as town sees more than 170 new cases

Wareham saw 172 new cases of covid-19 this past week — another record-breaking total for the town, bringing the number of covid cases in town to 3,231 since the beginning of the pandemic. Weekly case totals have been on the rise since about mid-...

Council on Aging will kick off 2022 with a strong lineup of January events

The Council on Aging has planned a variety of activities for Wareham seniors this January. For a complete schedule, visit https://www.wareham.ma.us/council-aging . All activities take place in the Multiservice Center at 48 Marion Rd. unless...

Breaking: Wareham schools closed Monday due to staff illnesses

Wareham schools will be closed Monday because of the number of staff members who are ill, Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Shaver-Hood announced on the school district’s Web site. “It is my hope we return on Tuesday, Jan. 4,’’ she wrote in the...

Photos: Celebrating New Year’s a little early at the library

Celebrations kicked off early at the Wareham Free Library on New Year’s Eve with a party that concluded with a countdown to noon and a balloon drop. Kids started the morning with Big Ryan’s Tall Tales, before getting in line to take a swing at what...

A look back at 2021 in Wareham

This year was one of change and growth for Wareham, as people weighed in on issues of town governance and new buildings opened amidst the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Here’s a look back at some of the year’s biggest stories. Wareham citizens...

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