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Smithers Lab seeks to add cannabis testing to services

Smithers, the environmental testing lab near the John W. Decas School on Station Street, is making a bid to add cannabis testing to its line-up of testing services. During a community outreach hearing held virtually on Tuesday afternoon, Smithers...

Library adds ‘Hoopla’ database to collection

The Wareham Free Library has added Hoopla, an on-demand digital content service, to its collection. Patrons can use their library card to borrow over 750,000 titles including audiobooks, e-books, comics, music, movies and TV. Additionally, content...
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Car crashes through building at Main, Chapel Street intersection

At about 1:40 p.m., a car seems to have driven down the hill on Chapel Street, continuing at speed straight through the Main Street intersection, and driving on until reaching a stop well inside the white building at 367 Main Street, just behind...

Still digging to be done at Minot Avenue site

If the town wants to build a new Public Safety Complex on Minot Avenue, the site would need to be further explored and excavated by archaeologists before construction could begin. Archaeologist Craig Chartier, who first studied the site about 15...

Wareham Healthcare sent termination notice by MassHealth

Wareham Healthcare, the nursing home at 50 Indian Neck Road, was identified today by MassHealth as having failed to meet the standards and requirements set by the state during the pandemic and a historic record of poor performance. The facility has...

Harbormaster shuts Onset launch service ahead of storm

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources and the Harbormaster has closed the Onset launch service, which will remain shut until Wednesday, due to a Tropical Storm Warning. Tropical Storm Isaias is making its way up the east coast, and could cause...

Town outlines plans for fall state primary, presdential election

Voters are able to choose between three ways to vote in the fall state primary and presidential elections: voting by mail, voting early, and voting on Election Day. All registered voters can choose any of the three methods, and no application is...

Clam chowder, gnomes, and plants star at Wesley United Methodist Church summer fair

Crafters, chefs, and artists gathered at the Wesley United Methodist Church’s annual summer fair on Saturday, August 1 -- the first event of its kind in Wareham during the pandemic. A slow-but-steady crowd of masked visitors perused wares and...

Water Wizz to stay closed in 2020

Water Wizz will remain closed this year after working with the Selectmen in an unsuccessful bid for state permission to reopen. Per Governor Charlie Baker’s reopening plan, water parks and amusement parks will not be allowed to reopen until Phase 4...

Rezoning could revitalize Wareham Village

Empty storefronts and unkempt properties have plagued Main Street for years, despite the efforts of business owners in the area. On Thursday, Planning Board and Redevelopment Authority member Richard Swenson said that the current zoning for the...

UPDATE: Slavin has ‘no confidence’ in two selectmen

Selectman Alan Slavin said that he has “no confidence” in Chair Peter Teitelbaum and Clerk Judith Whiteside at the Board of Selectmen’s July 28 meeting. Slavin said that he has been disturbed by Teitelbaum and Whiteside’s apparent disregard for...

Waste district to have household hazardous product collection day

On Saturday, Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon, Wareham residents can dispose of hazardous household material at the Wareham Department of Public Works Building at 95 Charge Pond Road. All residents must wear a mask and stay in their vehicle. The transfer...

PASS grads celebrate at distanced ceremony

“Pomp and Circumstance” drifted on the breeze from a speaker at Spillane Field on Thursday afternoon as 12 of the 17 seniors graduating from Wareham’s PASS Program celebrated their graduation in a drive-by ceremony. The PASS (Pathways to Academic...

81-year-old woman dies in apparent drowning

An 81-year-old Buzzards Bay woman died from what appears to have been an accidental drowning in Wareham on Wednesday, July 29. Police received reports of an unresponsive woman being pulled out of the water at Indian Mound beach near the end of...

Marion may again look to exit waste district

Nine months after deciding to stay with the Carver Marion Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District if it ceased operations, it seems that Marion may again be looking to split off from the district. The waste district was formed in 1973 by an...

Selectmen boost parking fines

The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at its Tuesday night meeting to increase the fines for all parking infractions. Most of the fines were increased from $30 to $50, but some were raised even higher. The decision was prompted by the fact that...

Town solicits bids for curbside trash pick-up

Town-wide curbside pick-up of both refuse and recycling could be coming to Wareham and Carver as soon as January 1. The towns have issued a request for proposals for the project, and all bids are due by August 11. A new solution for the town’s waste...

Outdoor workouts for adults could come to the Hammond School

Adults in town may have a new place to workout next year, as an outdoor “Fitness Court” has been proposed for Hammond Playground in Onset. The courts are part of the National Fitness Campaign, which brings outdoor exercise equipment to cities and...

Aquatic adventures: Onset Bay Center offers summer programs

For those looking to get outdoors during the pandemic this summer, the Onset Bay Center has a variety of on-the-water programs for both kids and adults. The Onset Bay Center is the new name for the Onset Bathhouse, which was rented and rebuilt by...

Slight uptick in covid cases in town as state imposes new rules

Coronavirus cases in Wareham have begun to creep up again after a period with very few new cases. On July 22, the state reported 219 total cases in town, with 7 active cases over the past two weeks. The total number counts all the diagnosed cases...

‘Spider Apparel’ brings custom clothes, Cape Verdean culture to Onset

Wareham natives Larry Senna and Shannon Sylvia have teamed up to create a new business, bringing creative, custom clothing designs to Onset, while honoring their Cape Verdean heritage and culture. Located at 239 Onset Avenue, Spider Apparel has a...

Three sent to hospital after Swifts Beach Rd. crash

Three people were sent to the hospital for serious injuries after a car accident on Swifts Beach Road late Friday morning. At around 11:50 a.m., Wareham Police responded to the accident on Swifts Beach Road near Marion Road. CPR was performed on one...

Redevelopment Authority to gauge feedback on potential Wareham Village changes

Wareham Village may look significantly different in the future, As the Wareham Redevelopment Authority has proposed some zoning changes with the aim of making the village more attractive to businesses, and privately funded “mixed-use development.”...

Farmers market connects local vendors with customers

Each Thursday, the parking lot in front of the Rosebrook Apartments comes alive with farmers and artisans who bring locally made products to shoppers. On July 23 vendors sold a variety of products, including fresh produce, soap, flowers, and...

Wareham Library Foundation to host webinar with novelist

The Wareham Library Foundation will host a virtual webinar with novelist Hallie Ephron on August 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ephron will discuss her body of work, including her most recent book “Careful What You Wish For,” which is available at the...

Wareham, Carver explore curbside trash pick-up

The Town of Wareham is moving forward toward finding a solution for waste disposal, and has issued a request for proposals for curbside trash and recycling pick-up for both Wareham and Carver. Selectman Jim Munise reported at Tuesday night’s meeting...

Selectmen to increase beach parking fines

Parking illegally at the beach is about to get much more expensive, as the Board of Selectmen plans to raise the ticket price for those parked improperly at resident-only lots from $30 to $100. The current ticket price is cheap enough that it doesn’...

Two pitbulls ordered to be euthanized after killing smaller dog

The Board of Selectmen ordered two pitbulls that killed a smaller dog be euthanized on Tuesday night. The dangerous dog hearing began in April, but due to technical issues, two selectmen were unable to hear the proceedings of the remote meeting, so...

Schools, Council on Aging brought masks to those in need

Wareham Public Schools staff teamed up with the Council on Aging earlier this year to provide masks to kids and seniors in need. Using fabric donated to the Council on Aging, volunteers including bus drivers, senior citizens, paraprofessionals, and...

Camps back in session for a fun, safe summer

Summer camps are back in session in Wareham, and although there are many new rules and regulations, both kids and councillors have found new ways to stay safe and have fun. At both the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA’s Camp Nep-In-Nae, kids are...

Onset man arrested in Mattapoisett for selling drugs

MATTAPOISETT — Onset man Alberto “Berto” Velasquez was arrested June 20 in Mattapoisett for selling drugs out of a room at the Hillside Motel on Route Six. Velasquez was charged with possession of a Class A substance, resisting arrest, and...

Town to fix up old ‘train station’ on Merchants Way

The town will be fixing up the building known as the old train station on Merchants Way so it can serve as shared public space. The project has been funded by a $41,500 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The building actually...

Shellfishing now allowed in Onset Bay

Shellfishing is now allowed in Onset Bay and connecting waterways as of Saturday, July 18, announced the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Shellfishing was closed in those areas on July 5 following a sewage spill from the pump station at...

Bike shops cycle from surge in sales to shortage of bikes

There were about 40 bicycles at the Bike Den on July 13, but only one of them was for sale, thanks to an industry-wide bike shortage brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Employee Nathan Orie said that bike sales at his shop in Wareham, and others...

St. Patrick’s food pantry now open on Wednesdays

The St. Patrick’s Food Pantry is open on Wednesday’s from 3 to 7 p.m. The food pantry had previously closed due to coronavirus, but has since reopened. Patrons are asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing while at the pantry. The food...

The Book House: a little library for all

There’s a new venue for book lovers in Wareham, and although it’s small in stature, it’s already becoming a big success. When both libraries in town were closed due to the coronavirus, Jennifer Kearns decided she would partner with the non-profit...

Fresh fruits and vegetables given to families in need

Wareham families in need now have a new resource for getting fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to the efforts of Jowaun Gamble, The Marion Institute, and Sid Wainer & Sons. Sid Wainer & Sons is a local food distributor which received a...

Residents asked to respond to census

The Board of Selectmen again urged residents to fill out the US Census during the board’s Tuesday night meeting. The town currently has a very low rate of completion. Higher rates of census completion put the town in better position to receive...

Triple E has begun

During Tuesday night’s meeting, Selectman Peter Teitelbaum said that several mosquitos in Massachusetts have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). He urged everyone to wear mosquito repellent and long sleeves when outdoors at dawn...

Selectmen wrestle with power, procedure

The Board of Selectmen wrestled with their power during the Tuesday night meeting, from which Patrick Tropeano was absent. The Board was scheduled to make a number of appointments to various committees, including re-appointing Selectman Judith...

Onset Bay Association to host ‘Doors of Onset’ poster contest

Onset residents with decorative doors are asked to participate in the Onset Bay Association’s “Doors of Onset” contest for a chance to win a printed photo, or even a poster and set of notecards. A photographer from the Onset Bay Association will...

Former town accountant indicted for embezzlement in three other towns

Justin Cole, who briefly served as the Wareham town accountant along with his firm, has been indicted for embezzling more than $729,000 from Uxbridge, Monterey, and Millville. The embezzlement allegedly occurred between December 2012 and June 2018...

Wareham man pleads ‘not guilty’ to murdering wife

Danny Sherman, the Wareham man accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Mardiette Deboyes, in their Rose Point home in late March, pleaded “not guilty” to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Tuesday morning. In May, Bridgewater...

Zoning changes for casino considered for Fall Town Meeting

The Planning Board considered a proposed “entertainment and hospitality” district at its Monday night meeting. The district was proposed by the Notos Group, the developer of the proposed Wareham Park racetrack, and would encompass the project’s site...

A new look for Wareham Village?

On Monday night, the Planning Board discussed proposed zoning changes aimed at promoting development in Wareham Village -- including new uses, taller buildings, and even buildings using the air rights over Merchants Way. The most substantial...

Smithers requests zoning change to allow marijuana testing

The Smithers lab, located down the street from the John W. Decas School, has submitted a zoning change request. As discussed during Monday night’s Planning Board meeting, Smithers is considering expanding its business from environmental testing to...

Ramp closures planned on Rte. 25

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be closing the ramps to Exit 2 and Exit 3 off Route 25 for work this week. The detours could add about 15 to 20 minutes to travel time. The Exit 2 off-ramp and on-ramp will be closed from 8 p.m. to...

Oven explosion at Chatham Village Foods

Just before 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, there was an oven explosion at Chatham Village Foods at 15 Kendrick Road. The explosion caused heavy damage to the facility, and injured one of the 20 people in the building at the time. Two fire engines...

Treats for a good cause

Emma Kendrigan, 11, and her grandmother, Kathleen Moore of Onset, have a tradition: At the end of each school year, the pair take Moore’s change jar and cash it out, and Emma gets to spend that money on whatever she wants. This year, she decided to...

Pedestrian killed on Rte. 25 identified

The pedestrian who was killed by a vehicle on Rte. 25 East on Friday night has been identified by State Police as Lisa Sullivan, 58, of Sandwich. At about 9 p.m. on Route 25 East at the 495 North interchange, Sullivan entered the roadway and was...

Read the July 9 paper online

The July 9 eEdition of Wareham Week is now available on our website. It’s a PDF version of this week’s paper, and it looks just like it does in print. Physical copies of our paper are still available at the regular distribution sites that are open...

Reminder: shellfishing prohibited along Merchants Way

As more people are seeking outdoor activities this summer, the Wareham Department of Natural Resources has reminded residents and visitors to Wareham that shellfishing along Merchants Way is prohibited due to poor water quality. Harbormaster Garry...

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