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Holy fundraising! Church raises funds for trip

A group from the Church in the Pines on 17 Carver Road in are on a mission to travel to the Dominican Republic in August. But, they need help. Leaders of the trip Nichole Mazzoli, Jenn Blake and Cheryl Souza have been hard at work planning...

'Happy to be back:' Mazzilli's Farm Stand returns

Three years ago, Diane Mazzilli-Grey and her husband Rick Grey said an emotional goodbye to their family business. After 26 years of running their farm stand — they were ready for retirement. But they just couldn’t stay away. On Saturday, April 12...

Civilians help extinguish 2-alarm structure fire

A 2-alarm fire at the 7-Eleven and Dunkin Donuts drive through located at 3 Barker Road was reported around 11 a.m., Monday, April 21. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time. According to Assistant Fire...

Building birdhouses around the bogs

The A.D. Makepeace Company teamed up with the Junior Associates of the Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club in Middleboro to build bird houses and learn more about the flying feathered animals. Charlie Murphy, Junior Associates Advisor, and Gavin Bartlett,...

No yolk: Onset Easter egg hunt over in minutes

The over 6,000 Easter eggs that dotted Prospect Park disappeared into the baskets of eager hunters as the Onset Bay Association held its annual egg hunt Saturday, April 19. With the Easter Bunny in attendance, children lined the colorful grassy...

Peep-ole of Wareham show up to vote at library Easter competition

In a not-so mallow-dramatic display of democracy — the town of Wareham showed up to the polls… sort of. The annual Peep diorama competition came to a close Wednesday, April 16 at the Wareham Free Library. Children, adults and town department...

Frustration remains amongst Easter sunrise service application denial

Members of the Wareham Area Clergy Association remain frustrated by the town administrator’s denial of a permit for their Easter sunrise service application. For 25 years, the clergy association has held the sunrise service in Onset, utilizing...

Annual Easter egg hunt makes a splash at the YMCA

Over 75 kids jumped into the Gleason Family YMCA pool to see what prizes awaited them inside the thousands of floating Easter eggs. The third annual YMCA Poolside Easter Egg Hunt was held Friday, April 18 at the Gleason Family YMCA. Instead of...

Wareham man pleads guilty to falsifying Commercial Drivers License test scores

A Wareham man pleaded guilty Friday, April 11 to his role in an alleged conspiracy to falsify Commercial Drivers License test results, giving passing scores to people who failed or did not take the test. Former Massachusetts State Police trooper...

Voters to consider solar development, new housing bylaws and more at Town Meeting

Topics such as how to manage solar development, adopting new housing bylaws, banning rat poison and more will be voted on Monday, April 28 at Wareham High School beginning at 7 p.m. for spring Town Meeting. The meeting will begin with voters...

Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Matt D’Andrea to retire in 2026

Superintendent of Wareham Public Schools Matt D’Andrea is retiring at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, said School Committee Chair Kevin Brogioli. D’Andrea’s contract ends next school year and he has spent three years in Wareham as the...

Easter Sunday sunrise service moved to Bourne

The Wareham Area Clergy Association which has long held a sunrise service on Easter Sunday but will be doing so in a different location this year. The tradition has been going on for 25 years in Onset according to Reverend Ginny Doran and this year...

Wareham land trust proposes $1.325 million land purchase

The Wareham Land Trust is proposing a $1.3 million land purchase for the April, 28 Town Meeting that will provide a mile of walking trails and preserve endangered species. Land Trust executive Director Alexandra Zollo presented the project to the...

Cleaning a warship earns Wareham boy Eagle Scout badge

Wareham resident Chris Christopoulos received his Eagle Scout badge on April 12. The ceremony was held at Battleship Cove in Fall River. The location was relevant as Chris’s Eagle Scout project was cleaning the kitchen on the Kennedy, a retired...