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Artist brightens Onset VFW with murals honoring military service

Wareham veterans who frequent the Dudley Brown VFW in Onset might have noticed a new, eye-catching tribute to their service on the walls — and it’s all thanks to a young artist with ties to the organization. Shaez Gomes has spent months volunteering...

Annual polar plunge kicks off the New Year

A small, socially-distanced group of Wareham residents entered 2021 with a splash by participating in the third annual New Year’s Day Sandy Beach Plunge. Guy Hemond, who said he was one of three 2021 participants who also attended the Polar Plunge...

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A class act: Student stars in new, locally-filmed TV show

Wareham native Charlie Tacker was bitten by the acting bug — or radioactive spider, perhaps — after he watched all of the Spider-Man movies when he was around age 4 or 5. “I was really fascinated with it. My mom thought I was going to end up jumping...