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'Fitness for everyone': New fitness facility with local beginnings

When Seaside CrossFit closed its doors in late 2022, two friends knew they wanted to make their own gym to give a chance for others to make memories the way they did. "A month after Seaside closed I reached out to Ben and I go, 'Hey, is this still...

Sweet beginnings: Bakery opens on Cranberry Highway

With the sound of a mixer in the background, the smell of sugar and display cases full of baked goods, Jojo's Bakery adds a bit of sweetness to East Wareham. Located at 3147 Cranberry Highway, the pink themed spot hasn't been open for long. Yet the...

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Dollars for dollars: Redevelopment Authority discuss promotional currency

The Wareham Redevelopment Authority discussed introducing a community dollars program to Wareham at their March 20 meeting. Community dollar programs have been implemented across the country. In a general sense, the program provides residents with a...

Small-business owners take first steps toward Business Association

Roughly a dozen small-business owners are in the early stages of forming a Wareham Business Association. On Monday, March 31, the members elected Kendall Peabody, owner of Lucky Goat Brewing, as president of the association. Annie Jerome, Cafe...

An old company store gets a new purpose

Shari Aussant spent years on the road selling clothes and jewelry out of her mobile boutique. Everywhere she went she always had a piece of Wareham with her but now that she is back in town, she is bringing new life to an old store. Mermaids on Cape...

'A labor of love': 45 years of family business comes to a close

After opening up their plumbing and heating business out of the basement of their home, two Wareham residents spent decades serving the South Coast and beyond, making friends wherever they went. They had planned on handing the business over to their...

Fresh start: Recent Wareham arrivals bring new breakfast restaurant

“Comfy breakfast but make it a little bit more fancy,” is how Faye Prapawicha described the food served at Loafy Lark, her soon-to-open restaurant on Cranberry Highway. Prapawicha recently moved to Wareham from Boston, leaving behind her job as a...