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Arbor Day celebration with the Wareham Garden Club

An “Arbor Day Celebration” was presented by the Wareham Garden Club Tuesday. April 23 at the Wareham Free Library. The day was filled with many educational and fun activities for both adults and children. Blake Dinius, an Entomologist for Plymouth...

YMCA promotes going green on Earth Day

As countless guests filled the YMCA gymnasium to celebrate mother Earth, local wildlife and recycling groups educated attendees as part of the first annual Earth day celebration held Tuesday, April 22. Special Events Coordinator Cathy Longfield was...
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Holy fundraising! Church raises funds for trip

A group from the Church in the Pines on 17 Carver Road in are on a mission to travel to the Dominican Republic in August. But, they need help. Leaders of the trip Nichole Mazzoli, Jenn Blake and Cheryl Souza have been hard at work planning...

'Happy to be back:' Mazzilli's Farm Stand returns

Three years ago, Diane Mazzilli-Grey and her husband Rick Grey said an emotional goodbye to their family business. After 26 years of running their farm stand — they were ready for retirement. But they just couldn’t stay away. On Saturday, April 12...

Building birdhouses around the bogs

The A.D. Makepeace Company teamed up with the Junior Associates of the Wankinquoah Rod and Gun Club in Middleboro to build bird houses and learn more about the flying feathered animals. Charlie Murphy, Junior Associates Advisor, and Gavin Bartlett,...

No yolk: Onset Easter egg hunt over in minutes

The over 6,000 Easter eggs that dotted Prospect Park disappeared into the baskets of eager hunters as the Onset Bay Association held its annual egg hunt Saturday, April 19. With the Easter Bunny in attendance, children lined the colorful grassy...

Peep-ole of Wareham show up to vote at library Easter competition

In a not-so mallow-dramatic display of democracy — the town of Wareham showed up to the polls… sort of. The annual Peep diorama competition came to a close Wednesday, April 16 at the Wareham Free Library. Children, adults and town department members...

Frustration remains amongst Easter sunrise service application denial

Members of the Wareham Area Clergy Association remain frustrated by the town administrator’s denial of a permit for their Easter sunrise service application. For 25 years, the clergy association has held the sunrise service in Onset, utilizing...

Annual Easter egg hunt makes a splash at the YMCA

Over 75 kids jumped into the Gleason Family YMCA pool to see what prizes awaited them inside the thousands of floating Easter eggs. The third annual YMCA Poolside Easter Egg Hunt was held Friday, April 18 at the Gleason Family YMCA. Instead of...

Wareham man pleads guilty to falsifying Commercial Drivers License test scores

A Wareham man pleaded guilty Friday, April 11 to his role in an alleged conspiracy to falsify Commercial Drivers License test results, giving passing scores to people who failed or did not take the test. Former Massachusetts State Police trooper...

Voters to consider solar development, new housing bylaws and more at Town Meeting

Topics such as how to manage solar development, adopting new housing bylaws, banning rat poison and more will be voted on Monday, April 28 at Wareham High School beginning at 7 p.m. for spring Town Meeting. The meeting will begin with voters...

Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Matt D’Andrea to retire in 2026

Superintendent of Wareham Public Schools Matt D’Andrea is retiring at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, said School Committee Chair Kevin Brogioli. D’Andrea’s contract ends next school year and he has spent three years in Wareham as the...

Easter Sunday sunrise service moved to Bourne

The Wareham Area Clergy Association which has long held a sunrise service on Easter Sunday but will be doing so in a different location this year. The tradition has been going on for 25 years in Onset according to Reverend Ginny Doran and this year...

Wareham land trust proposes $1.325 million land purchase

The Wareham Land Trust is proposing a $1.3 million land purchase for the April, 28 Town Meeting that will provide a mile of walking trails and preserve endangered species. Land Trust executive Director Alexandra Zollo presented the project to the...

Meet the candidates: Three run for one, two year seat on Select Board

As the May 6 town election approaches three Select Board candidates are vying for one, two-year unexpired term left vacant by the resignation of current board member Sherry Quirk. This year there is a second Select Board race with three other...

Why did the turkey cross the road?

Lynda Ames spotted this rare white wild turkey off of Cromessett Road. She said the bird is likely leucistic, meaning the turkey has a genetic mutation causing a loss of pigmentation in the bird’s skin.

Town offers internship for high school students

For high school students looking to learn about how to make an impact in their community, the Wareham Redevelopment Authority is looking for students to apply to their internship program. The internship gives participants experience in municipal...

A.D. Makepeace sued for alleged involvement in defamatory Facebook page

Environmental lawyer Meg Sheehan is suing the A.D. Makepeace company for allegedly violating her constitutional rights and causing her emotional distress through their involvement in a Facebook page that "ridiculed" her for over a year. Sheehan has...

Color Guard honors the nation at Fenway Park

The Wareham High School Color Guard got an opportunity to present the colors at the Red Sox game Tuesday, April 8. JROTC Director Colonel Matthew Stanton said a cadet has a family member who works for the Red Sox and they gave the students the...

Wareham Recycling center moves to single stream recycling

To help make recycling easier for everyone, the Wareham Recycling Center has moved to single stream recycling. Now users can put plastic, paper, tin, and glass items into one of the center's large roll-off containers without needing to separate the...

Town budget comes in at $85.1 million, state aid for education reduced

Town Administrator Derek Sullivan highlighted the potential negative impact of several federal policies as well as a reduction in state aid for education during a presentation of the roughly $85.1 million 2026 budget. Last year’s budget was about $...

Wareham joins in nationwide protest against Trump

On Saturday, April 5, opponents of President Donald Trump gathered in over 1,200 locations across the country to protest the administration's policies on immigration, economics, human rights, international relations and other issues. Wareham was no...

Federal cuts cost Damien’s Food Pantry

Roughly 3,500 pounds of food — that's the amount Damien's Food Pantry won’t receive from the Greater Boston Food Bank due to cuts to the Department of Agriculture under the administration of President Donald Trump. Damien’s receives 7,000 pounds of...

New program in town aims to keep residents safe

To help keep Wareham residents safe and to help first responders work more efficiently, the Council on Aging and the Wareham Police Department Community Service Division have announced the start of a new program. The Silver Alert Program is a new...

Wareham candidates to make their case ahead of town election

With town elections approaching, get to know the candidates for Select Board and School committee at candidates night being held April, 30 at 6 p.m. in the Multi-Service Center room 520 located at 54 Marion Road. The six Select Board hopefuls and...

New Town of Wareham website goes live

The Select Board announced that the new website for the Town of Wareham is now live at the board’s Tuesday, April 1 meeting. For the past several weeks both the old website and the new website have been searchable on the internet as construction on...

State requests beach cleaning restriction in Wareham

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has requested that the use of mechanical beach groomers be restricted on all Wareham beaches from May 1 through June 30 to protect horseshoe crab spawning habitats. The Town of Wareham and its residents...

Town Hall protestors oppose Trump: ‘I’m afraid for my country’

Protestors gathered in windy weather in front of Town Hall on Monday, March 31 in opposition to the policies of President Donald Trump. A group of about a dozen Wareham residents held signs with slogans like: “Support court independence," and “honk...

New home for Turning Point

Turning Point of Wareham officially opened the doors of its new location, 777 Main Street, on March 28. For the last three years the organization, which assists homeless people and those facing homelessness, has been headquartered near Wareham...

A seriously sophisticated sand sculpting competition makes waves in Onset

March madness is normally a time to see which college basketball team is the best in the nation but in Onset, March madness is a tournament of who can make the best sand sculpture. Around 10 contestants lined up on Onset Beach Sunday, March 30 to...

Wareham Elks to honor Students of the Month

Help the Wareham-New Bedford Elks Lodge recognize a number of Wareham students who have earned the title of Student of the Month during this past school year. The lodge will be hosting a dinner to recognize the students May 14 with a dinner and...

Meet the candidates: Three run for two seats on Select Board

Three candidates are vying for two available three-year terms on the Wareham Select Board as the Tuesday, May 6 town election approaches. This year there is a second Select Board race with three other candidates competing for one two-year unexpired...

Wareham Democrats to elect delegates to Democratic State Convention

On Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10 a.m., registered Wareham Democrats will convene at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road, to elect 11 delegates and four alternates, to represent Wareham at the 2025 State Democratic Convention The convention will...

‘Significant puncture’: Select Board rules ‘not dangerous’ for dog that bit man

The Select Board found a dog that bit a Wareham man not dangerous and declined a request to euthanize it at a hearing on Tuesday, March 25. Mathew Hernon called for the hearing after the dog, named Smokey, owned by his relative, Erin Bagen, bit him...

Planning Board recommends voters pass solar, housing zoning bylaws

At the Jan. 13 Special Town Meeting voters decided two proposed zoning bylaw changes needed more study. On March 24 the Planning Board recommended voters approve new versions of the bylaws at the April 28 Town Meeting. Both bylaws propose extensive...

Candidates for town election finalized

The ballot for the May 6 town election is set after two candidates dropped out and a new one joined before the March 18 nomination deadline. Six candidates are competing for two Select Board races, one candidate is running unopposed for the School...

Sailing for success: Wareham resident climbs the ranks in youth military program

Wareham resident Zachary Travis is no stranger to the water. The 18-year-old high school senior captains the Old Rochester Regional High School swim team and has recently Chief Petty Officer in the Navy Sea Cadet Corps, the highest title the corps...

Pushing through the pain: People pedal for a purpose

As music bumped through the air and heart rates began to rise, participants of an annual fundraiser sped off to nowhere. Pedal for a purpose is an annual fundraiser YMCA South Coast, the parent company of the Gleason Family YMCA and the money raised...

Construction at Lopes Playground is underway

In about two months time, the new playground, accessible walking path and revamped basketball court at Lopes Playground will be done, transforming the recreational area into Lopes Park. Construction of the new playground and walking path began last...

Rep. Bill Keating addresses national crisis, federal cuts at Town Hall

During what Rep. Bill Keating called “the greatest crisis of democracy since the civil war,” hundreds filled the Wareham High School auditorium to share frustrations and fears over the controversial actions of the Trump Administration. Keating, a...

Swans seen swimming soundly

Two swans seen swimming together in the Parker Mills Pond across from the Mill Pond Diner. The swans were looking for some breakfast before taking a moment to embrace one another. If you have any photos you’d like to submit, email editor@warehamweek...

Select Board finalizes Little Harbor golf course conservation restriction

Three years after the property’s purchase, the Select Board finalized the conservation restriction of Little Harbor Country Club at the board’s March 18 meeting. In 2022 Wareham voters approved spending $2.3 million in community preservation funds...

Community weighs in on future of North Water Street seawall and beach

“We’re not proposing wholesale change, but what do we want the future to look like?” Woods Hole Project Manager Adam Finkle asked stakeholders at a hearing on the North Water Street seawall and beach on March 13. Finkle and representatives from the...

Shipping up to Wareham: Bagpiping resident brings the Saint Patrick's Day spirit

"Sweet Caroline" and "Don't Stop Believing" might not be traditional Saint Patrick's Day songs but when played on the bagpipes, the songs fit right in with the holiday. Wareham resident Beth Butts, otherwise known as Beth the Bagpiper performed the...

Kids get a jump start on healthy living

As classic tunes like the "Macarena" and "The Cupid Shuffle" filled the Wareham Elementary School gymnasium, kids and faculty alike jumped rope and danced to endorse healthy living. Every year for the last 40 years, Wareham Elementary School spends...

Deadly consequences: Onset woman proposes rat poison ban

Onset resident Jessica Bell, 36, said she often finds dead squirrels, birds and rats in her yard, once a coyote she regularly saw died beneath her neighbor's porch. Determined to find the cause, Bell and her husband, Mohammed Marzuq, traced the...

Tremont Nail Factory could be the next home for a local business

The Tremont Nail Factory, which has sat vacant for nearly 20 years and has seen many plans come and go, has yet another suitor. In a Redevelopment Authority meeting held Thursday, March 13, town officials said two unnamed local businesses have...

Wareham resident gets certified as an expert technician

Wareham resident Nick Sabatino recently earned his Daimler Truck North America expert certification for the Freightliner Cascadia truck. The certification grants Sabatino expert level technician skills that he can use to work on large transportation...

Aw shucks: Oyster Festival to return for ninth year

With spring weather around the corner, Wareham residents can look forward to a usual shell-ebration. For the ninth consecutive year, the Oyster Festival will return to Wareham, this time with a new organizer and a fresh location. On May 24 from 2 p...

Application for students studying medicine now open

The Dr. Thomas Gleason scholarship is now accepting applications. Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 and $500 respectively will be awarded to Wareham residents who have been accepted into or enrolled at an accredited college, university, or...

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