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Rummage sale at the Church of the Good Shepherd

Church of the Good Shepherd will host its Annual Fall Rummage sale Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 74 High Street. Items for sale include: clothing, coats, shoes, white elephant items, books, domestic items, puzzles, games, toys and...

Chicken BBQ at Redmen Hall

The Redmen Hall at 745 Main St. will be hosting a chicken BBQ on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 4 to 9 p.m. Diners can choose to eat in or take out, and the event will include music and raffles. Tickets cost $15, and should be reserved early. For tickets...
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Onset Foursquare Church to launch peer support group for people with diabetes

The Onset Foursquare Church (located at 301 Onset Ave.) is launching a diabetic peer support group for people managing pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes. With that in mind, the church plans to launch the ARUKAH support group. ARUKAH is a Hebrew word...

Peace for Ponies yard sale

Peace for Ponies, an animal sanctuary located at 12 Great Neck Rd. in East Wareham, will be hosting a yard sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, and Sunday, Sept. 26. In case of rain, the yard sale will be held the following...

Learn about technology at the library

The Wareham Free Library will host four free introductory technology classes on Thursdays in September. Classes will begin at 10:30 a.m. On September 9, students will learn about email. Following classes will cover Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,...

Learn West Wareham history at East Rochester Church yard sale

On Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Aug. 8 starting at 10 a.m., the Rochester Historical Museum will be holding a large yard sale. The sale will feature a number of items, including lamps and furniture, cookware, wedding-present quality crystal,...

Free family nights on Onset Beach

The Onset Bay Center and the Wareham Office of Beyond School Time are teaming up for Onset Bay family nights. Every Wednesday through August 11, head to Onset Beach from 5:30 to 7:30 for a kayak tour and picnic on the beach. Space is limited and...

Meat raffle at the Elks Lodge

The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks will be hosting a meat raffle on Thursday, July 15. Doors will open at 5 p.m. A dinner will be served for $5 from 5 to 7 p.m. On the menu are Italian sausage, peppers and onions sliders and stuffed meatball...

Vacation Bible School at Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene

The Emmanual Church of the Nazarene will be hosting a free Vacation Bible School on August 5, 6, and 7. The program is open to kids entering grades one through seven, and will feature basketball, crafts, and outside games. The program will run from...

Sandcastle Day on Onset Beach

The Onset Bay Association will host Sandcastle Day on Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Onset Beach. This free event is geared towards kids, but is open to sand artists of all ages. Kids can win awards and prizes. Rodney the Sandman,...

Free breakfast at Wesley United Methodist Church

The Wareham Wesley United Methodist Church will resume hosting community free breakfasts. The first breakfast will be held on July 17 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and the third Saturday of each month going forward. The menu will include breakfast sandwiches...

Garden Club to celebrate the Wareham Free Library’s birthday

The Wareham Garden Club’s “finest floral designers” will be on hand June 11 and 12 to help the Wareham Free Library celebrate its birthday. The event, titled, “ Remember Back When,” is the result of a partnership between the Garden Club, the Wareham...

Tobey Hospital Guild is selling cookbooks

The Tobey Hospital Guild is selling a cookbook of 180 family recipes to support the Guild’s fundraising efforts. The recipes included are local favorites, some of which have been passed down for generations, according to the guild. Books cost $15...

Clean up the Hammond School

Join the Wareham Tigers, the Bridge Church, Community Youth Empowerment and Onset Kidz Block and help clean up the Ethel E. Hammond School in Onset at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15.

Onset Bluffs clean-up

Volunteers are needed for the Onset Bluffs Clean-Up on Saturday, May 15, at 8 a.m. Volunteers will be removing brush and picking up litter. Grabbers, bags, gloves and water will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring their own tools, and parking...

Wild Edibles Planting Day at Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary

Join the Wareham Land Trust and Mass Audubon for a Wild Edibles Planting Day on Saturday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mass Audubon’s Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. Russ Cohen, an edible plant educator and grower, will lead the event and help...

Redmen to host take-out ham and bean dinner

The Redman Cromesett Tribe #156 will host a Ham and Bean Supper on Sunday, June 13. The dinner will be take-out only, and will include Charlie’s famous homemade baked beans, baked ham, mac and cheese, cole slaw, a dinner roll, and dessert. Tickets...

Volunteer spring cleaning day at the Onset VFW

The Onset VFW is looking for volunteers to help clean up the pavilion and grounds before the summer season. On May 16, from 8 a.m. to noon, volunteers can help pitch in at 4 Gibbs Ball Park Rd. Lunch will be provided to all volunteers. Covid-19...

Onset Bay Association’s Mostly Annual Chili Contest

The Onset Bay Association’s Mostly Annual Chili Contest will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, at Stone Path Malt, 11 Kendrick Rd. This event is indoors and outdoors with a limited amount of tickets being sold. Previously purchased tickets...

Garden Club to host plant sale

The Wareham Garden Club will host their annual “Spring into Bloom” plant and yard sale on Saturday, May 15, at 9 a.m. The sale will be held at the Methodist Meeting House at 495 Main St., and will include goods like perennials, annuals, herbs,...

Wareham Viking Theatre Company to perform ‘She’s Dead!’

The Wareham Viking Theatre Company will perform “She’s Dead,” a murder mystery play written and directed by students James Fitzgerald and Colby Flanigan at 6:30 p.m. on May 8 at the Wareham High School softball field. Tickets are available to the...

May activities at the Council on Aging

Although the Council on Aging is still closed due to the pandemic, several outdoor events are planned for May, weather permitting. The Council on Aging hopes to reopen the Center soon. Coffee and Conversation takes place each Tuesday from 9 to 10 a...

Peace for Ponies Yard Sale

Peace for Ponies at 12 Great Neck Rd. in East Wareham will be hosting a yard sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 15 and 16, with rain dates on May 22 and 23. All proceeds go to the rescue and rehabilitation of animals, and helping them find forever...

Boatload of outdoor fun planned for April vacation week by nature groups

The Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center, Mass Audubon, and the Wareham Land Trust are teaming up to offer a number of outdoor programs for the April school vacation. On Wednesday, April 21, search for natural wonders on Wickets Island after...

Hodge Podge to visit Wareham Free Library

Hodge Podge of the Toe Jam Puppet Band will be making an appearance at the Wareham Free Library from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. Families are encouraged to drive by and wave to both Hodge Podge and Children’s Librarian Marcia Hickey at the...

Wareham Land Trust Storywalk: ‘We are water protectors’

Wareham residents are encouraged to stop by the Wareham Land Trust’s Agawam River Trail, located at 20 Knowles Ave., to follow along with the children’s book “We are Water Protectors.” The Land Trust describes the book as “beautifully written and...