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There is Samoa where that came from: The cookie selling masters of Girl Scout Troop 64968

From left, Ainslee Manduca, Chelsea Smith and Faith Coste. Photos by Brandy Muz

Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalongs… oh my! The Wareham Girl Scout Troop 64968 is setting up tables all across town as cookie-selling season is afoot. With…

Temporary on-street parking ban to be put in place due to expected snowfall

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With heavy snowfall expected on Sunday, Jan. 25 and Monday, Jan. 26, residents parking on the street should start looking for off-street parking now. The…

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Construction site near Town Hall to house equipment, materials for Route 6 bridge project

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Construction is being done near Town Hall to clear space for materials and equipment being used to replace the bridge on Route 6 over the Weweantic River. The construction includes not only clearing space but also resetting some of the stone walls...

Wareham stands out in support of Minnesota

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Wareham for Law and Democracy organized a standout in solidarity for Minnesota following the recent actions of ICE in the state. The non-profit advocacy group has held three protests against ICE since Jan. 10 following the killing of 37-year-old...

Selectman Marcus S. Gomes talks first year on the board

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Marcus S. Gomes was elected to the Select Board in the spring 2025 election and one year into the job, he said listening and learning will hopefully turn into proactive action over the next year. The 33-year-old disc golf enthusiast and full time...

With a powerful snowstorm on the way, here's how Wareham is getting ready

Shoppers in the aisles of Shaw's preparing for the storm. Photos by Brandy Muz

With heavy snowfall expected to begin in the early afternoon, Sunday, Jan. 10 the town of Wareham is in deep preparation mode. The National Weather Service is predicting over six inches of snow starting Sunday going into Monday. While stores...

Southcoast Health, Wareham Police install helipad near Town Hall

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A helipad has been installed just off Viking Drive near Town Hall to serve as an additional landing site for first responders other than the Tobey Hospital location. The helipad was paid for by Southcoast Health who partnered with the Wareham...

Town looking to replace hvac system at library, estimated cost over $2 million

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The town is looking to replace the Wareham Free Library's heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and Town Administrator Derek Sullivan is estimating a $2.5 million price tag. Sullivan said while “band-aid” and partial repairs have been...

Carver Select Board chair Mark Townsend enters 2nd Plymouth District representative seat race

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Carver resident Mark Townsend announced his candidacy in the 2026 race for the 2nd Plymouth District state representative seat. Townsend will be running as a republican and will be competing for the Republican nomination against incumbent John...

Longtime Carver town official Sarah Hewins confirms candidacy for 2nd District Plymouth representative seat

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Longtime Carver Selectwoman Sarah Hewins confirms she is running for the 2nd District Plymouth representative seat. Hewins is currently the only Democrat in the race but Republican incumbent John Gaskey and Carver resident Mark Townsend are running...

Three new modern shows slated for latest Wareham Media programming

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Ever wondered what “Dancing with the Stars” would be like in Wareham? What about a show like “60 Minutes”? If so, then look no further than Wareham Media’s latest program. Wareham Originals aims to produce modern television shows with a local spin...

New deli and sandwich shop proposed for Onset Avenue

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A new restaurant called the Deli at Onset Bay serving old-school style sandwiches has been proposed to move into the storefront on Onset Avenue previously occupied by Cape Cod Lobster Rolls. The proposed deli’s owner Jean Sullivan and manager Josh...

Town receives $250,000 for Onset band shell renovations

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The town received a $250,000 grant to help make the seating and walkways at the Onset band shell compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The grant was announced at the Tuesday, Jan. 20 Select Board meeting by Town Administrator Derek...

Onset man pleads guilty in toddler overdose death

Brockton Superior Court. File photo

An Onset man, 34-year-old Donald Humes, pled guilty in Brockton Superior Court Tuesday, Jan. 20 to one count manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child in the methadone overdose of his son, two-year-old Cameron Humes. Humes...

Update: Onset structure fire claims lives of two dogs, no people injured

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A structure fire at 3 North Water Street unit B Tuesday, Jan. 20 claimed the lives of two dogs, according to Onset Fire Chief Jeffery Oswald. Oswald said the department received a call from a neighbor about smelling smoke around 4:15 p.m. and upon...

There's snow place like Wareham

Peaches and Seven paws their play fighting for a photo. Photos by Brandy Muz

A snow day in Wareham is snow joke as many around town took advantage of the weather. The community was out and about following a storm that left much of the South Coast with several inches of snow Monday, Jan. 19. Wareham recieved six inches...

Pour Farm Tavern opens Wareham location

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The Pour Farm Tavern’s Wareham Main Street location is officially open for business after 10 months of work. “We are so excited to bring great craft beer and all the breweries we work with to Wareham,” co-owner Jen Mchugh-Cardoza said. The New...

Get a boating safety certificate at this one day class

A one day Boat America Safety Course will be offered the second Saturday of each month from February through May to give boaters a Boat America Safe Boating course certificate and identification card from the U.S. Coast Guard. The classes will be...

Representative Bill Keating pops into protest

Representative Bill Keating with Manfred Wiegandt. Photo source: Manfred Wiegandt

9th District of Massachusetts U.S. Representative Bill Keating joined the weekly Wareham for Law and Democracy standout in front of Town Hall, Saturday, Jan. 17. Wareham for Law and Democracy is a local advocacy group and one of its founding...

From Bourbon Street to Main Street, Ms. Lisa's offers Wareham a taste of New Orleans

Terron Jackson and Elise Zarcaro at the counter inside the business. Photos by Brandy Muz

Ms. Lisa's New Orleans Cuisine is a restaurant rooted in love. From its name to the very reason it came to Wareham, everything about the space at 208 Main Street comes from the heart. In fact, the story of the eatery starts with couple Elise...

'Everybody deserves to feel pretty for one night': The Gleason YMCA's sew good prom dress drive

Four dresses have been donated so far in the drive. Photos by Brandy Muz

Getting dolled up in glitzy dresses and spending the night dancing away at prom with friends is something most high school students dream of. That's what Special Events Coordinator Cathy Longfield for the Gleason Family YMCA is aiming to make sure...

Wareham Free Library celebrates 35 years of lending, learning and more

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2026 marks 35 years of work for the Wareham Free Library and its board of trustees plans on celebrating not only the work done since its opening but also the long history of the library. “We want this to be a real community event because the...

School Committee, high school staff discuss artificial intelligence pros and cons

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Wareham High School is looking to tackle artificial intelligence in the school through a newly formed committee , according to Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino. The artificial intelligence committee is made of high school faculty...

Main Street home brought to new life four years after fire

The home at 426 Main Street with its new siding. Photo source: Bill Bachant

The home at 426 Main Street that sat vacant and charred since 2022 will soon be filled with residents again thanks to Lakeville construction company, Bachant Builders alongside owners Peter Buckley and Robert Desmond. The multi-family home went...

Onset resident makes the deans list

Onset resident Corynn Fader was named to the Fall 2025 dean’s list at Hofstra University. Fader majors in music business and earned a spot on the dean’s list by recording a 3.5 grade-point-average for the semester.

Wareham DECA delivers at district competitions

The group of DECA students who attended Districts. Photo source: Wareham DECA.

The Wareham High School DECA students brought their all to Hyannis for the 2026 district competition. Students traveled down the cape Thursday, Jan. 9 to Friday, Jan. 10 to face off in a competition against 15 high schools across the region...

Frustrations rise among residents over proposed Safe Harbor Marina expansion

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Two new buildings, including one more than double its current size, could be coming to the Safe Harbor Onset Bay marina and residents who live near the marina have voiced opposition to both the project and the property owners. Rebecca Hemsley, one...

The purr-sonable cat that runs Wareham's Aubuchon

Manager Dan Carneiro and Cinder, best friends fur-ever. Photos by Brandy Muz

Those purr-using the aisles of the Aubuchon Ace Hardware at 137 Marion Road should mind their ankles while shopping, as one employee has a knack for swatting at pant legs. With four paws, a hot pink collar and an attitude like no other, Cinder the...

Wareham high’s standout December students

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Wareham High School is honoring two standout students for the month of December. Sajeiri LaFranchise was named the high school’s student of the month and Aniya Rose was named the Scotty Monteiro Jr. Foundation Scotty Award winner. The high school...

A smash hit: New burger joint pops into town

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A new local burger joint is coming to town and the entrepreneur running it only recently finished high school. Alex Swierkowski is a 19-year-old Wareham resident and recent Upper Cape Cod Technical Regional High School graduate who is smashing into...

'People are really angry' ICE protest brings dozens to Town Hall

Sean McMills waves to passing cars honking in support. Photos by Brandy Muz

Following the shooting of Renee Good by ICE officers in Minneapolis, protests have broken out across the country shouting claims of injustice, brutality and murder. Though over 1,000 miles away, Wareham community members showed up to air their...

Dolphins found in Beaver Dam Creek turning new tides upon return to the ocean

The dolphins were loaded onto a soft mat and transported by a team from International Fund for Animal Welfare. Photos by Brandy Muz

Things for the two dolphins rescued from the marshes of Beaver Dam Creek are going swimmingly after the pair were released off of a beach in West Dennis weeks ago. At approximately 10:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8 the Wareham Department of Natural...

‘Drastic’ building expansion proposed for Safe Harbor Onset Bay marina

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Two new buildings, including one more than double its current size, could be coming to the Safe Harbor Onset Bay marina. Property owner Safe Harbor Marinas, an organization that owns and runs marinas globally, is proposing to tear down and replace...

Town receives $112,000 for coastal management plan updates

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The town received $112,000 from the state to put toward updating the Wareham Harbor Plan, a document outlining how the town manages the environmental growth and impact of its coastal areas. “It’s basically the strategies for managing coastal harbor...

A swan-of-a-kind vintage store comes to Onset

The door inviting customers into the cozy shop. Photos by Brandy Muz

Offering vintage goods, furniture and antiques from across the pond, Vintage Swan opened its doors to bring old items to new homes. The store located at 255 Onset Avenue is owned by Amy Banzi of Plymouth and is a "mix" of European wares. Banzi...

Town receives over $600,000 for preliminary studies to remove Parker Mills Pond Dam

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The town received a $642,200 state grant to be used for preliminary studies before removing the Parker Mills Pond Dam. The dam, located in the Wareham River across from the former Tremont Nail Factory, has closed Elm Street and been classified as a...

Veterans Council to return with appointment of veteran Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes first heard about the position at a VFW meeting. Photo by: Brandy Muz

After a seven-year hiatus due to a lack of members, the Wareham Veterans Council's meetings will resume thanks to the appointment of Navy veteran Richard Holmes. Holmes, born and raised in Wareham, was appointed at the Tuesday, Jan. 6 Select Board...

Wareham Land Trust steps into the new year with more to come

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The Wareham Land Trust stepped through the cold and into the new year during their annual First Day Hike. Twenty four people participated in the hike held Thursday, Jan. 1 at the Bryant Farm Preserve. According to event leader and Wareham Land...

A letter from the first baby born at Tobey Hospital

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Alice Tobey Rigazio Wilson was the first baby born at Tobey hospital and she still lives in the South Coast to this day. Wareham resident and Tobey Hospital employee James Devereaux was reading up on the history of the hospital when he got the idea...

No cause of death found after Middleboro woman’s body discovered in Wareham

Amy Nadolny. Source: Nadolny family

Three months after the death of 41-year-old Middleboro woman, Amy Nadolny, the cause and manner of her death could not be determined, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Nadolny had been missing for two weeks before she was found...

Get your read-on with Wareham for Law and Democracy

Wareham for Law and Democracy is challenging third and fourth grade kids in Wareham to read as many books as they can this month to raise money for Damien’s Food Pantry. The non-profit will be donating a dollar to the food pantry for every book...

A tee-rific library golf event

Tucker Almeida, pro putt putter. Photos by Brandy Muz

With golf balls rolling left and right, birdie was the word at the library. The Wareham Free Library held its annual mini-golf event Friday, Jan. 2 and Saturday, Jan. 3 which turned the bookcases into an 18-hole course. Guests weaved throughout the...

Cold water is snow-problem for hundreds plunging into 2026

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Some start the new year tackling their resolutions, some like to stay up and watch the clock strike 12, others like to brave the cold and dive head first into the water. Around 400 people chose to start the new year by diving into the near freezing...

A poppin' noon years eve at the library

In a burst of colors the library rings in the new year early. Photos by Brandy Muz

Hours before the ball dropped and people around Wareham celebrated with confetti and cheer, children danced, limboed and had an celebration for the new year. The Wareham Free Library offered a midday alternative to the usual New Year's eve party...

Retro games restored to former glory thanks to one Wareham resident

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When people visit Sean Hibbard’s home arcade, they may expect the latest gaming console paired with a flat screen television, but in reality, he’s restored dozens of arcade and pinball machines from the golden age of retro gaming. Hibbard, 41,...

11th annual Christmas Dinner is a success

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The 11th annual Christmas Dinner organized by Denned Rose took place Saturday, Dec. 20 to give seniors, veterans and people in need some holiday cheer. The dinner included turkey with gravy, stuffing, jag, greenbeans, candid yams, cranberry sauce,...

How one Chili's server keeps giving back throughout the year

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Jess Hanlon has been a server at Chili’s in Wareham for three years and when customers with kids walk-in, they get more than just a meal. “It’s hard sometimes as a single parent to have a dinner or get your kids to relax — so I do a toy box,”...

Onset Bay Center looks back on a successful year

The beach outside the Onset Bay Center in 2025. File photo

Though Onset Bay is a bit quieter in the winter months, the echoes of a successful year remain in the countless memories made. The Onset Bay Center at 186 Onset Avenue saw over 2,500 participants in outdoor exploration programs, 1,000 swim and...

Wareham Land Trust to celebrate 25 years of conservation and nature education in 2026

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In 2001, a small group of Wareham residents saw more and more of the town’s natural landscape being taken away for development and they decided someone needed to protect land in Wareham. This call-to-action created the Wareham Land Trust, a...

South Coast Community Foundation scholarship applications now open

Applications are now open for the South Coast Community Foundation Scholarship until Wednesday, Jan. 7. Applications can be found at southcoastcf.org/receive/apply-for-scholarships. Scholarships are available to high school seniors, current...

Things to do Dec. 30 to Jan. 1

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Tuesday, Dec. 30 Don't fear the cold Join the Wareham Land Trust for their inaugural Tuesday trail day Dec. 30 to maintain the trails at the Fearing Hill Preserve. Volunteers will help trim back overgrown trails and clean up a stone wall. The trail...

From Wareham to Hollywood: Factory Five Racing truck featured on Tim Allen show

Seann William Scott works on the Factory Five truck. Photo source: ABC

Getting calls about car kits is nothing out of the ordinary for the Wareham-based company, Factory Five Racing. But when ABC Studios is on the other line asking to use a vehicle for one of their shows? It's a different story. The company's ‘35 Hot...