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It’s the eye of the Tigers at cheerleading open house

Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics will hold an open house for girls between the ages of 5 and 17 interested in joining the cheerleading teams. The open house will be at the Hammond School, 13 Highland Ave., Onset, on Tuesday, May 30 from 6 p.m. to 8:30...

Music from Land’s End is Bach for the summer

Music from Land’s End, Wareham’s classical music maestros, will perform two concerts this summer. The first, “Melodious Noise,” will be at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 74 High St., on Sunday, July 30 at 5 p.m. It will feature works by Johann...

Middle School names Students of the Month

A thoughtful artist, a “calming presence” and a “rock star” are Wareham Middle School’s Students of the Month for April 2023. Fifth grader Logan Littlefield, sixth grader Jackson Cabe and seventh grader Nathaniel Gianndrea received the honor. As...

Whiteside, Wurts reelected to Select Board

Incumbent Select Board Chair Judith Whiteside and incumbent Select Board member Tricia Wurts both won reelection on Tuesday, May 2. Former Select Board member Jim Munise lost his bid to unseat one of the current Board members in the only contested...

High School civics teacher nominated for state teaching award

Wareham High School civics teacher and JROTC instructor Matthew Stanton is a semifinalist for the 2024 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Award — and he can’t believe it. “Honestly, it makes me feel not worthy and rather embarrassed,” he said. “There...

Gateway to Senior Resources gives over $2,000 to Council on Aging

The Gateway to Senior Resources group donated $2,377.89 to the Council on Aging, which the Select Board accepted at its meeting Tuesday, May 2. Select Board Chair Judith Whiteside clarified that the funds came from Gateway’s leftover balance for the...

Library poster exhibit features art of labor movements

Stephen Lewis has collected over 30,000 posters from labor and activist movements around the world, and not one is a duplicate. During a recent visit to France, a local labor union gave him 110 unique posters. “That’s called international solidarity...

Help decide what a new Main Street will look like

After Town Meeting’s vote to approve taller, denser mixed-used development on Main Street , the Planning Board will create a series of rules and regulations about what new buildings on Main Street should look like, and how they should contribute to...

Get some bloom for your buck at Garden Club plant sale

Wake up and smell the daffodils — and all of the other plants for sale during the Wareham Garden Club’s annual Spring into Bloom event. Flowers, vegetables, herbs, houseplants, window boxes, gardening tools, crafts, gifts, decorations and baked...

This Land Trust hike is for the birds

May is peak bird migration time, and a variety of species will be passing through Wareham en route to breeding grounds up north. Wareham Land Trust Executive Director Elise Leduc-Fleming will lead a bird walk through Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on...

National architecture group will research downtown buildings

The Vernacular Architecture Forum, a nationwide group dedicated to the appreciation of historic buildings built by and for everyday people, will take a tour of downtown Wareham’s architectural treasures on Thursday, May 18. The tour, entitled “From...

Let off some STEAM at the Elementary School

Wareham Elementary School, 63 Minot Ave., will show off its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) program during STEAM Night on Thursday, May 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The program’s exhibits will demonstrate how the...

Attend the tale of ‘Sweeney Todd’ at the High School

For Wareham High School senior Sage Kidder, the role of Mrs. Lovett, the deranged pie shop owner in Stephen Sondheim’s macabre musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” is far from a cinch. In fact, the only thing cinched is her...

JROTC cadets help clean up Marion Road

Twenty-four Wareham High School JROTC and Leadership Class cadets picked up trash along Marion Road on Wednesday, April 26. The biannual trash pickup, coordinated by Nora Bicki of the Don’t Trash Wareham Committee, is part of the JROTC’s practice of...

Fight invasive species at Onset Water District

The Onset Water District is under attack by invasive plant species, and the Wareham Land Trust is looking for brave souls to fight off the invaders. Volunteers will uproot invasive plants at the Onset Water District, 15 Sand Pond Road, on Saturday,...

Trim the trails at Onset Water District

Help keep the trails of the Onset Water District open and accessible to all. The Wareham Land Trust is looking for volunteers to trim overgrown plants along the trails from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Volunteers will meet at 15 Sand Pond...

Library asks residents to help ‘Bridge the Gap’

Monday, May 1 marked the beginning of the Wareham Free Library’s “Bridge the Gap” campaign, which aims to raise $80,000 for the library from now until Friday, June 30. While the library is owned and operated by the town of Wareham, the town only...

Onset Beach Community Day is shore to have something for everyone

The Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center, 186 Onset Ave., will celebrate its second annual Community Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. That day, guests will get a free sample of the many outdoor activities that the Onset Bay...

Minutemen will help dedicate Rochester war memorial

The Wareham Minutemen and Militia will help the town of Rochester dedicate a new Revolutionary War memorial at Rochester Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way, on Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m. The Minutemen will join the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts Fife and...

Sink your teeth into prizes at Redmen Hall meat raffle

Redmen Hall, 745 Main St., will host its monthly meat raffle on Friday, May 5. Doors will open at 6 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $8 per person. The raffles will start at 7 p.m. Redmen Hall hosts its meat raffles on the first...

Eat (like) a pig at Wesley UMC roast pork dinner

Wesley United Methodist Church, 462 Main St., will hold a roast pork dinner on Friday, May 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, rolls, applesauce, drinks and desserts will also be on the menu. Tickets are $15 for adults...

Get bogged down in mystery at the Library

The Wareham Free Library’s Mystery Book Club will discuss the novel “Buried in a Bog” by Sheila Connolly on Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. The novel, the first in Connolly’s County Cork Mystery series, is about Maura Donovan, a woman who visits the Irish...

Canines canoodle at dog park grand opening

It was a day of fun, frolic and butt sniffing. The Wareham Dog Park on Maple Springs Road was opened to the public on Saturday, April 29, marking the end of nine years of fundraising and planning — and no, that’s not in dog years. The $286,000 park...

Play ball! Little League celebrates Opening Day

Six-year-old Landyn Lucas has been on the Wareham Little League for two years, but to him, it felt like so much less than that. He wonders where the time has gone. Like many of his teammates at the Little League’s Opening Day on Saturday, April 29,...

Early voting ballots and envelopes available at Clerk’s office after wrong envelopes were mailed

Despite the Select Board voting in February to accept mail-in ballots during the May 2 Town Election, early voting ballots only became available at the clerk’s office on Monday, April 24. Prior to that date, the Clerk’s office handed out absentee...

Candidates promise communication, fiscal responsibility at Q&A

Hopefuls for a trio of town offices sat in the hot seat during Candidates’ Night on Thursday, April 27, answering questions about the town’s most pressing issues. Finance Committee member Jody Smith and Wareham Week Editor Wes Cipolla moderated the...

‘He always brightened up the room:’ Tobey Alford remembered at vigil

Sariya Shepherd will miss Tobey Alford’s sweet smile and warm hugs the most. “He was sweet and he was kind and he was always thoughtful,” Sariya said about 14-year-old Tobey, who died on April 24 after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle on...

Fairy tales will come true at the High School

Fairies and gnomes will inhabit the halls and grounds of Wareham High School on Wednesday, May 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the Fairy and Gnome Art Walk, guests can hunt for fairy and gnome houses throughout the high school, while also...

At Library, lecturer says negotiation will end Ukraine war

Henry Quinlan doesn’t have much faith in what Americans are hearing about the ongoing war in Ukraine. “The big casualty in this war is truth,” said Quinlan, a resident of West Wareham and an enthusiast of Russian-Ukrainian geopolitics. “I don’t...

Town Meeting tackles controversial questions over two nights

Voters at Spring Town Meeting made decisions on some of Wareham’s most controversial issues over the course of two nights. Across Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25, Town Meeting recommended that the Sewer Commission cancel its contract with an...

Town Meeting creates annual fund for playgrounds

Town Meeting voted on Tuesday, April 25 to establish a revolving fund of $100,000 per year to repair and maintain town-owned playgrounds. $100,000 in funds not set aside for any other use will go into the playground revolving fund each fiscal year...

Town Meeting gives Land Trust $48,000 to purchase conservation land

Town Meeting unanimously voted to give $48,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to the Wareham Land Trust, allowing it to purchase 12 acres of conservation land near Red Brook Road. The land will be used to unite a series of abandoned walking...

Town Meeting approves $7.5 million to replace Middle School roof

Town Meeting voted on Tuesday, April 25 to give $7.5 million to the Middle School so that it can replace its leaking roof . “The roof has, at this point, essentially failed,” Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea said. In several...

Town meeting urges Select Board to probe Makepeace ownership of Parker Mills Dam

Town Meeting voted on Tuesday, April 25 to urge the Select Board and Town Counsel Richard Bowen to inquire further into the A.D. Makepeace Company’s ownership of the crumbling Parker Mills Dam . Resident Barry Cosgrove, who brought the petition to...

Town Meeting gives community preservation funds to Littleton Drive housing project, but not Woodland Cove

Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 25 had two very different reactions to two controversial affordable housing projects, both seeking Community Preservation Act money to partially fund their construction. Town Meeting voted 71-40 to give $300,000 to...

Vigil to be held for 14-year-old crash victim

A candlelight vigil will be held in memory of Tobey Alford, a 14-year-old Wareham High School eighth grader who died after being hit by a car on Sandwich Road , at the High School softball field on Thursday, April 27 at 8 p.m. The entire Wareham...

Tigers cheer teams pounce on first, second place in U.S. Finals

The Wareham Tigers Pride and Spirit cheerleading teams came in first and second place, respectively, at the U.S. Finals in Worcester last weekend. The performances capped a season of victories in Maryland , Connecticut and Boston , among other...

Schooner sailors settle in Onset for the weekend

Every part of the 78-foot Schooner Huron Jewel was built by Hugh and Julie Covert — except for the ship’s wheel, a 19th-century antique. “Every piece of wood, we cut,” Julie said. The tall ship docked at Onset Pier on Friday, April 21. The Coverts...

Town Meeting votes to give $1.08 million to Bayview Park facelift

Town Meeting unanimously voted on Monday, April 24 to give $1.08 million in Community Preservation Act funds to help finance the planned repairs of Bayview Park in Onset. Town Administrator Derek Sullivan requested the funds. Speaking to the Select...

Town Meeting urges cancellation of Swifts Beach sewer replacement

Town Meeting unanimously voted on Monday, April 24 to encourage the town to terminate its contract with an outside firm to replace the sewer line beneath the Swifts Beach neighborhood. At last spring’s Town Meeting, voters approved $3 million for...

Town Meeting votes to hire engineer to probe earth removal

Town Meeting voted on Monday, April 24 to appropriate $50,000 to hire an engineer to investigate the possibly illegal removal of earth by corporations around town. The earth is valuable for agricultural purposes, as well as for industrial purposes...

Town Meeting votes to increase height, density on Main Street

Despite outspoken opposition from some citizens, Town Meeting voted 174-67 on Monday, April 24 to approve sweeping changes to the zoning laws on Main Street and Merchants Way, part of an urban renewal plan years in the making. The changes will...

14-year-old Sandwich Road crash victim dies from injuries

A 14-year-old Wareham boy who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle on Sandwich Road died from his injuries on Monday, April 24. That night, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan led Town Meeting in a moment of silence for Tobey Alford, who was...

Planning Board vetoes 0 Route 25 solar project

At a special meeting held on Thursday, April 20, the Planning Board voted to deny a permit to a proposed solar farm at 0 Route 25 near Charge Pond Road, a win for environmental advocates who feared that the project posed a threat to land, water and...

Mulch ado about gardening at Onset Bay Center

“When I was younger, my mother told me I was found in a milkweed pod, like a fairy,” Kirsten Thuestad said as she helped plant juniper shrubs at the Onset Bay Center on Saturday, April 22. “That’s, like, a dope origin story,” replied Jack Rinta as...

It’s a whole new ballgame at Girls Softball Opening Day

Wareham Girls Softball League President Lyz Lambert is ready for the league to make a post-pandemic rebound. This year, 30 new players have joined the league, most of them joining the all-new division for kindergarteners, first graders and second...

Agawam Road brush fire contained to two acres

Dozens of Wareham and Onset firefighters worked to contain a two-acre brush fire in the woods off of Agawam Road, just south of the beginning of the Myles Standish State Forest, on Thursday, April 20. There were no reports of injuries or property...

Wesley UMC to host yard sale

Wesley United Methodist Church, 462 Main St., will host a yard sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. There will be another yard sale taking place in the parsonage yard across the street from the church. The church’s Mission Thrift Shop...

Rise, comrades, and view May Day posters at the Library

Workers of Wareham, unite! You have nothing to lose but your boredom. Stephen Lewis will exhibit historic pro-labor posters from six continents at the Wareham Free Library from Friday, April 28 to Tuesday, May 30. May 1 is celebrated as...

UMass Cranberry Station opens $8 million expansion

The University of Massachusetts Amherst opened an $8 million expansion to its Cranberry Research Station in East Wareham on Friday, April 21. The station is a place for research and outreach to assist the Massachusetts cranberry industry. The...

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