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Sun, flowers, herbs - spring is here!

Despite the warmth, sunny days and blooming trees, the town residents know the spring has truly arrived after the Wareham...

Casino Night rolls the dice for senior services

Wareham residents with a knack for casino games were able to gamble without breaking the bank, or the law while helping the...

Things to do: Shop for plants, take a walk, support DECA

There’s a lot going on in Wareham on any given week. For your complete itinerary, go to www.WarehamWeekToday.com . ...

Onset boil order lifted

Onset water customers no longer need to boil water before consuming it, according to a release by the District. The district...

Wareham Recycling Center runs low on funding

At the 2018 Spring Town meeting, the town awarded Wareham Recycling Center with $25,000. Nevertheless, the center is facing...

Decas presents annual Talent show

Complicated gymnastics routines, songs by soloists and duets, lively dances, piano pieces, thought-provoking poetry, and a...

Onset Water Dept. distributes bottled water

Superman doesn't exist, but thankfully, firemen do. This time, they are helping the community withstand an unsafe water...

Changes to bottled water distribution in Onset

The Onset Water Department is making the following time changes for bottled water distribution at the Onset Fire Station, 5...

Onset water customers must boil water before drinking

Editor’s note: The boil order was lifted on May 15. The Onset Water Department has announced that all customers should boil...

School committee honors teachers, staff

The School Committee began its May 9 meeting by celebrating some of the district’s longest serving staff members and...

Fire Department begins flushing out brown water

In an effort to get rid of the brown water surfacing in various homes and businesses, Onset Fire Department will begin...

Two dogs ruled to be dangerous

The Board of Selectmen deemed two dogs who attacked a Wareham resident dangerous on Tuesday night. On Wednesday, April 10,...

Albanese allowed access to grand jury testimony

Domenic Albanese will be allowed to have copies of grand jury testimony, a judge ruled on May 6. The prosecutor had asked...

Wareham walkers participate in 10th annual Walk for Hunger

At the tenth Annual Walk for Hunger, light rain didn’t dampen the mood of the participants who had cheerfully gathered to...

Wareham Garden Club will award scholarships

The Wareham Garden Club will be awarding $3,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors headed to college or current college...

Student art fair returns to Wareham

If art is an imitation of life, one might conclude that the students at Wareham schools lead lives that are diverse,...

New uses considered for Merchants Way Train Depot

The Wareham Redevelopment Authority is considering the potential of the old train station on Merchant’s Way. The station,...

Selectmen announce their plans for the upcoming year

On Tuesday the Board of Selectmen presented a list of projects that they would like to pursue this year. Selectman and a...

Board of Selectmen appoints committee members

On Tuesday, Board of Selectmen appointed multiple members for the Open Space Committee, Board of Health, Community...

Pet owners attend low-cost rabies clinic

Pet owners came out in force for a low-cost rabies clinic in Onset, eager to get their animals vaccinated for only $14 a...

Developers propose new gas station in place of Maxi Fuel

Maxi Fuel’s distinctive checkerboard facade could soon be replaced with a much larger gas station and convenience store...

Hazardous waste day

The Carver, Marion, and Wareham Waste Disposal District will be holding a hazardous waste collection day from 9 a.m. to noon...

Mysteries of osprey migration

Over the last month, ospreys have completed their long migration, returning from South America to Cape Cod and, for many, to...

Town: Remove personal items from cemeteries

Wareham is asking people to remove personal objects from the town’s cemeteries by Friday, May 3, ahead of the spring clean-...

Help the Cultural Council determine priorities

Help the Wareham Cultural Council set its priorities with a brief survey. The council, which funds arts, cultural, and...

Sun's out, trash bags out

After another long New England winter, birds are chirping, daffodils are blooming, the last of the snow has melted, and vast...

A.D. Makepeace awarded $50,000 grant

Sen. Marc R. Pacheco announced on Wednesday that A.D. Makepeace received a $50,000 grant through the Agricultural Climate...

Town meeting voters consider charter

On Tuesday, Town Meeting moved the dates that warrant articles need to be finalized for Town Meeting along with the date of...

Voters to approve Track and Field repairs

Voters unanimously voted for Article 19 to approve $200,000 of Community Preservation funds to resurface the track and...

Harbormaster to propose new aquaculture regulations

Those hoping to operate an aquaculture business in Wareham could soon have new rules and regulations to follow — but not...

Town meeting to continue on Tuesday night

Town meeting will stretch to a second night after a relatively smooth evening, during which voters made decisions on all but...

Representative Gifford to hold open office hours

State Representative Susan Gifford and her legislative aide are holding office hours in her office in Wareham from 12 to 1 p...

Verilife customers to park on Main Street

As of April 22, Verilife, the marijuana retailer on Main Street, is ending its off-site parking lot and shuttle service...

Stop & Shop strike over

The Stop and Shop strike is over, as the company and unions have reached a tentative agreement. Each union will have to...

Dive in to raise cash for a good cause

The positive energy in the pool at the Gleason Family YMCA was palpable as athletes, children and the members of the Wareham...

Kids learn about rare turtle species

Spring is in the air, and the animal kingdom is on the move. As the nesting season for turtles approaches, the New England...

Egg hunt with a twist

The fun began as the sun went down and nearly 200 children scrambled through the dark to collect the plastic eggs scattered...

Onset man wins a lucky million dollar ticket

The chances of winning millions are astronomical, though Michael Gullbrants of Onset became the 49th $1 million prize winner...

St. Patrick’s to reopen in time for Easter

St. Patrick’s Church will re-open to the public this weekend, having been fully repaired following a fire in late September...

Storage, housing, funding up for votes at Town Meeting on April 22

Using marijuana revenue to fund a new police station, limits on front yard storage, tax agreements with four new solar farms...

Stop & Shop donates unsold food to local pantries

Stop & Shop workers, including those of Wareham Local 328, are still on strike and have no intention of letting down...

Wareham’s summer schedule comes together

Wareham’s summer schedule is coming together as the Board of Selectmen approved several requests for the use of town...

Board of Selectmen approves shellfish hatchery

The Board of Selectmen approved Daniel Ward of Ward Aquafarms’ application for a Shellfish Grant, which enables him to...

Wareham Emblem Club helps disabled veterans

A check for $3000.00 was presented to the veterans at the Brockton VA Hospital Spinal Unit and will assist them in their...

Former Waste District director Pickles indicted

Former executive director of the Carver Marion Wareham Regional Waste District Ray Pickles pled not guilty to six charges of...

VFW Fish Fry cancelled

The Dudley L. Brown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Onset has cancelled its Good Friday Fish Fry, which was scheduled for...

Swimming into spring

Although Sunday was an unexpectedly warm day for April, it was far from what most people consider beach weather. Two brave...

Easter egg dash kicks off spring

Hundreds of children collected 8,000 eggs in about one minute on Sunday at the Onset Bay Association’s Annual Easter Egg...

Reading the unseen: Holistic Psychic Faire

Amid the tarot cards, spirit mediums and aura readers, more than 300 people sought to reconnect with their deceased loved...

Rabies clinic set for April 30

If you live in Wareham and your pet hasn’t been microchipped or rabies vaccinated, here is your chance. The Wareham...

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