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Council on Aging’s January activities and programs

Although the Wareham Council on Aging remains closed because of covid-19, a variety of outreach programs and appointments are available, according to a Council on Aging press release. Meals on Wheels will continue to be delivered to homes of seniors...

Next to New Thrift Shops’s January sale

The Next to New Thrift Shop’s January sales event will begin on Friday, Jan. 1. For the month of January, all clothing with black tags in the men’s, women’s and children’s shop will be half price. The shop is open Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to...
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Thrift shop at Wesley United Methodist Church to hold clearance sale

The Mission Thrift Shop at Wesley United Methodist Church will be open for its January clearance sale on the following days: Thursday, Jan. 7 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 8 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 9 from 10 a.m...

VFW Christmas Dinner for seniors, veterans, and those in need

The Onset VFW at 4 Gibbs Ball Park Rd. will be hosting its sixth annual Christmas Dinner for seniors, veterans, and people in need from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Due to the pandemic, the dinner will be take-out or delivery only. The VFW has...

December Digital Book Club

The Wareham Free Library’s Digital Book Club will be discussing “NOS4A2” by Joe Hill at its December meeting. “NOS4A2” is a supernatural suspense novel the library described as “spine-tingling” and “bone-chilling” in its description. Hill is also...

Drive-thru Christmas on the Pier

The Onset Bay Association is hosting a drive-thru Christmas event on the Onset Pier from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. Children ages ten and younger will be given a free gift bag. Letters to Santa will be accepted! For more information, to make...

Community Market at the YMCA on Dec. 11

The Gleason Family YMCA at 33 Charge Pond Rd. will be hosting Y Community Markets through the Greater Boston Food Bank’s Full Plate Program each month. The market will be open on Friday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until food runs out. The...

Winter garden therapy for seniors

With Wareham seniors unable to meet in person for their monthly garden therapy sessions at the Council on Aging, the Wareham Garden Club plans to distribute flower arranging holiday kits. Interested seniors will be able to request a kit to complete...

Wareham Fire Department food drive at Shaw’s

The Wareham Fire Department is hosting a food drive to benefit Turning Point from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Shaw’s Supermarket. Members of the department will be stationed outside to collect non-perishable goods, and mask and social...

Stuff-a-Bus for Turning Point

Wareham Public Schools bus drivers will be hosting a Stuff-a-Bus event to benefit Turning Point’s Holiday Outreach program from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. Donations of new, unwrapped toys, books, clothing, gift cards, and non-perishable...

Dedication ceremony to be held on Cole Property Conservation Land

A dedication ceremony in honor of the late Robert (Bob) ‘Grumpy’ Conway will take place on Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at the perennial stream recently named Grumpys Brook. Grumpys Brook is located on the Cole Property Conservation Land, and can most easily...

Office of Beyond School Time plans virtual events

The Office of Beyond School Time is hosting a variety of virtual events for kids over the next few weeks. On Thursday, December 3, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. kids can learn how to make Swedish Christmas Ornaments from tissue paper that is cut, folded,...

Garden Club to host Christmas Holly Faire

The Wareham Garden Club will be hosting a modified version of their annual Christmas Holly Faire from 9 a.m. to noon on December 5. The club will be selling decorated wreaths, table designs in three sizes, bundled holiday greens, outdoor decorated...

Sunset Family Owl Prowl at Great Neck

Gina Purtell, Mass Audubon’s South East Community Science/Coastal Resilience Program Manager, will lead an exploration to identify nocturnal wildlife as it awakens on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in...

Covid-responsible Christmas fair and luncheon at Wesley United Methodist Church

Wareham’s Wesley United Methodist Church is holding its Annual Christmas Fair and Luncheon in a covid-responsible fashion on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will consist of homemade crafts, silent auction, ticket purchase...

Beyond School Time to offer virtual Community Cafes

Community Cafes are going virtual! Community Cafes — structured small group gatherings that focus on conversations and other activities — hosted by the Wareham Public School's Office of Beyond School Time will be held via Zoom for the foreseeable...

Sleeping bag, blanket drive

On Saturday, Nov. 14, sleeping bags will be collected for distribution to those in need. The drive will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Onset Pier. Sleeping bags and blankets will be washed and donated to the Wareham Coalition for the Homeless, which...

Congregational Church plans drive-thru Christmas Fair

The First Congregational Church of Wareham, located at 11 Gibbs Ave., will be hosting a preorder-only drive-through version of their annual Christmas fair with popular items available. Jams, jellies, assorted homemade candy, crafts, and the lobster...

Virtual Event: An Antiracist Community Conversation

Wareham residents are invited to attend a virtual antiracist event on Tuesday, Nov. 17 th , hosted by The Tritown and Beyond Community Read Committee. The event will include a live, virtual Q & A with local leaders to discuss antiracism and...

Community market at the YMCA

The Gleason Family YMCA at 33 Charge Pond Rd. will be hosting Y Community Markets through the Greater Boston Food Bank’s Full Plate Program each month. The market will be open on Thursday, November 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.or until food runs out...

Pie sale to benefit First Congregational Church

The First Congregational Church of Wareham will be hosting a homemade pie fundraiser, with pick-up scheduled for the Sunday before Thanksgiving. A homemade apple or pumpkin pie in a 9-inch glass pie dish costs $12. Orders can be made until November...

Onset Bay Association raffling off two guitars

The Onset Bay Association is raffling off two guitars made and donated by David Gurney of Yenrug Guitars to support the Onset Blues Festival and the Summer of Love Concert Series. Tickets for either the Yenrug Les Paul guitar or the blue Joycaster...

Garden Club to sell cookbooks Nov. 5

The Wareham Garden Club has compiled a cookbook, which they are selling to support their work beautifying the town and providing scholarships to students. Recipes include appetizers, beverages, breads, soups, salads, main dishes, veggie soups, and...

Trick-or-treat at the Onset Fire Department

The Onset Fire Department is hosting a no-contact drive through trick-or-treat event from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. All trick-or-treaters must be both in costume and in a vehicle to receive a bag of treats. The fire department asks trick-...

Open house at the Masonic Lodge

The Social Harmony Lodge, the Masonic Lodge at 2509 Cranberry Highway, will be hosting an open house on Saturday, October 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The lodge is a fraternal organization that provides “opportunities for fellowship, charity, education...

Dog park seeks photos for calendar contest

The Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham is looking for the town’s cutest dog photos to highlight in its 2021 Wareham Dog Park calendar. The contest will be open for submissions between October 25 and November 22, and calendars will be printed in time...

Craft fair at Church of the Good Shepherd

The Church of the Good Shepherd will be hosting a craft fair on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair will be held outside in the church’s parking lot at 74 High Street, and masks must be worn. The fair will include a variety of...

Last book sale of the year scheduled for October 15

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will be hosting their last book sale of the year on Thursday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the library’s lawn at 59 Marion Rd. In case of rain, the sale will be held at the same time and location on...

Food for veterans and community members in need

The Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation are hosting an event to distribute free food for veterans and other community members in need on Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon in the gym parking lot at...

Trunk or Treat at the YMCA

The Gleason Family YMCA will be hosting a trunk or treat event from 2 to 4 p.m. on Halloween, Saturday, October 31. Everyone is invited to attend in costume for an afternoon of socially-distanced trunk or treating or with a decorated car from which...

Free sailing event for beginners on Onset Bay

The Onset Bay Center is hosting a free, pop-up sailing event around Onset Bay on Wednesday, October 7. The program will help participants learn about sailing, the parts of a boat, and the waters of Onset Bay, and is aimed at those with little to no...

Garden Club Cookbooks for sale

The Wareham Garden Club has compiled a cookbook, which they are selling to support their work beautifying the town and providing scholarships to students. Recipes include appetizers, beverages, breads, soups, salads, main dishes, veggie soups, and...

Recycled costume collection and sale at the YMCA

The Gleason Family YMCA is hosting a Halloween costume drive. Those who recycle their clean and gently-used child or adult Halloween costume will receive a $3 voucher towards the purchase of another recycled costume. All costumes will be sanitized...

October book sales at the library

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will host three outdoor book sales during October on the library lawn at 59 Marion Rd. The sales are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on three Thursdays: October 1, 15, and 29. The sales will be...

Two October book clubs

The Wareham Free Library will hold two virtual book clubs during the month of October. On Thursday, October 15 at 6 p.m., Reference Librarian Steven Miller will host an online discussion of The Library Book by Susan Orlean. Orlean’s...

Veterans group to meet at Onset VFW

A conversation group for veterans will be meeting every other Tuesday at the VFW in Onset at 4 Gibbs Ball Park Rd. The group will be meeting inside while observing social distancing and wearing face coverings. The next meeting is scheduled for 10 a...

Trunk or Treat with CYE

Community Youth Empowerment will be hosting a free, coronavirus-safe Halloween extravaganza on Saturday, October 31, beginning at 2 p.m. The event will include food, music, merchandise, raffles, and prizes. CYE’s spook-tacular event will be held at...

Peace for Ponies to host story time

Peace for Ponies, the animal sanctuary, will be hosting a “Barnyard Book Reading” fundraiser for kids from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 26. The event will include a story and an animal-themed activity. It will be held outside and participants...

Watch ‘Mulan’ on the big screen with CYE

Community Youth Empowerment (CYE) will be hosting a screening of the new live-action Mulan movie on the big screen for families to watch from the comfort of their cars on Thursday, September 17. The screening will be held at the Onset VFW, 4 Gibbs...

Shakespearean and local history to meet during online event

The Wareham Free Library and WCTV are teaming up to host a virtual screening of “Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck.” The film tells the story of Stephen Hopkins, a Virginia-bound castaway who later was a passenger on the Mayflower...

September book sales at the library

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will host two outdoor book sales during September on the library lawn at 59 Marion Rd. The sales are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, and Thursday, September 17, with...

Virtual antiracist event

On August 27 th , the TriTown and Beyond Community Read group is hosting a virtual antiracist event from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. which will be open to everyone in the region. This will be a televised event. On August 1 st , educators and local leaders in...

Virtual book club to talk Tara Westover’s ‘Educated’

The Wareham Free Library’s Virtual Book Club will be discussing “Educated” by Tara Westover at its September 10 meeting. “Educated” is Westover’s memoir, chronicling her childhood amongst survivalists in Idaho and her education. She first set foot...

Free drive-in movie: Space Jam

Community Youth Empowerment (CYE) is hosting a free drive-in movie night on Thursday, August 27 at 8 p.m. at the Onset VFW, 4 Gibbs Ball Park Rd. Space Jam will be played. The drive-in will open at 6:30 p.m., and spots are first come, first serve. A...

Belated Flag Day ceremony planned for Sep. 11

The Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge #73 will be holding a belated Flag Day event on Friday, September 11, at 6 p.m. Because the Lodge’s usual Flag Day ceremony in June had to be cancelled, the Annual Service Commemorating the Birth of the American...