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Professional Canine Services gives dogs, veterans a helping hand

Many people love dogs, but Wareham resident Charles Young turned that love into his life’s work. After retiring from a 20-year career as a K-9 officer and dog trainer with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department, Young took his decades of...

Job fair for election workers

The Human Resource’s Office, on behalf of the Town Clerk’s Office, is hold a Job Fair on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Auditorium at Town Hall at 54 Marion Road. During the fair the Town Clerk will be accepting applications for a part-time...
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Fearing Hill project pollution covered under insurance policy

The developers of the Fearing Hill solar field said they are prepared to cover the costs of pollution or other damage that may stem from the project’s construction. The project, discussed by the planning board at their Oct. 3 meeting, is a proposed...

Volunteers clean up YMCA campgrounds

On Sept. 29, 25 staff members from Blue Cross Blue Shield visited the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham to clean up campgrounds and trails and paint foursquare and hopscotch on the blacktop. This was part of a service project organized by Blue Cross...

Wareham Police Association hosts blood drive for Rochester child

WAREHAM – In honor of Rochester child Rylie Dion and her ongoing battle at the Boston Children’s Hospital, the Wareham Police Association is hosting a blood drive. The drive will take place at the police station at 2515 Cranberry Hwy on Oct. 26 from...

Wareham could acquire downtown properties with urban renewal plan

Art galleries, restaurants and even light industry could move into Wareham Village under a preliminary urban renewal plan that was presented to the Planning Board and Redevelopment Authority on Sept. 30. But to do that, said Emily Innes, a...

Turning Point seeks support in its effort to help those impacted by homelessness

Autumn has arrived and the nights are already longer and colder. At its new facility on 3 Viking Drive in Wareham, Turning Point is getting ready for winter and the struggles that accompany those who are either homeless or threatened with...

Harvest Moon Dinner dance to provide student scholarships

The Degree of Pocahontas will host its Annual Harvest Moon Dinner Dance Saturday, Oct. 15th. All proceeds are used to provide college scholarships for local students. The dinner dance will be held at the Redman Hall, 745 Main Street in from 5:00 p.m...

Next to New closed for winter restock

Next to New Thrift Shop will be closed from Sept. 25 through Oct. 5 to restock fall and winter clothes. Come in and visit them on Oct. 6, when they reopen with new selections. The shop is located at First Congregational Church Wareham on11 Gibbs Ave...

Solar parking lot planned for Rosebrook

The A.D. Makepeace Company has announced plans to install a series of solar power canopies above the parking lots at 100 Rosebrook Way. Working in conjunction with Renewable Energy Development Partners, LLC, of Hingham, ADM will install nine to 12...

Social consumption moratorium, window sign rules: Fall Town Meeting articles set

Wareham’s Select Board has voted to approve all articles that will appear at the Fall Town Meeting, where the public will have the final say. Notably, the town will vote on whether to extend a moratorium that places a ban on marijuana “social...

‘Not so scary’ stories with the Wareham Land Trust

Join the Wareham Land Trust and the Wareham Free Library for a fire pit story time with Big Ryan at Wareham Land Trust’s Whitlock’s Landing property, located at 150 Glen Charlie Road on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Make smores while listening to...

New plan aims to reduce erosion in Fearing Hill solar project

A new construction plan for the Fearing Hill solar project aims to cut down on erosion and stormwater runoff. The project, discussed by the planning board at their Sept. 26 meeting, is a proposed 20-acre solar field that would sit on 44 acres of...

Recycle your electronics

An Electronics Recycling Day will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Wareham High School parking lot at 7 Viking Drive. Donations of $35 are required for televisions, and donations of $20 each are required for all laptops,...

Harvest Moon Festival returns to Onset

Onset sent the summer off with a bang as the Harvest Moon Festival — complete with fireworks — returned for the first time in over two decades. Droves of people came out with friends and family on Sept. 24 to shop at local vendors, browse through...

Wareham resident keeps beaches clean

Visit Little Harbor Beach on any given morning, and you’ll find Wareham resident Jo-Ann Harper Finn pushing a stroller and picking up trash. Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Harper Finn has been walking around her neighborhood to the beach,...

Start your Christmas shopping at fall craft fair

Fill your shopping cart with goods from Swifts Beach local artists on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at Swifts Beach. There will also be a bake sale. If you are interested in donating a baked good, let Kathleen Norris of the Swifts Beach...

Early voting days announced

Early Voting will take place in the Town Hall Auditorium from Oct 22 thru Nov 3, 2022. Early Voting Hours are as follows: Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Oct. 24 through Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m...

Southcoast Health receives CARE act funding

Plymouth County officials presented Southcoast Health with a $1,006,207.22 check from CARES Act funds on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Tobey Hospital during a ceremony that honored nurses, providers, and staff of the not-for-profit community health system...

Wareham bikers ride to raise money for ALS treatment

Those driving around Wareham on Sunday, Sept. 18, might have had to pull over to make way for around 70 bikers driving through the streets. The riders were revving their engines for Wareham resident Donnie Lovell, who was recently diagnosed with ALS...

Swifts Beach playground begins construction

A construction crew has been hard at work digging holes and pouring cement to install equipment for a new playground at Swifts Beach . The playground will also include adult fitness equipment, a resurfaced basketball court and a pickleball court,...

Find hidden treasures at town-wide yard sale

Wareham is having a town wide yard sale on Oct. 1. The sale is all over the town of Wareham, where many families will be having sales on the same day, allowing shoppers to drive around town for new treasures. The rain date will be Oct 2. To...

Fall storytime at the Wareham library

The Wareham Free Library located at 59 Marion Rd. will host regular storytimes for children and toddlers this fall. Fall Family Storytime will take place every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. starting Sept. 20 and ending on Nov. 15. Each week, attendees will...

Paraprofessionals call for higher wages in contract negotiations

Outside the Wareham School Committee meeting on Sept. 15, the district’s paraprofessionals and their supporters held signs demanding higher wages and a fair contract with the district. “More paras, less admin,” read one sign. “Pay the people who...

Harvest Moon Festival to return with a bang

The Harvest Moon Festival is fast approaching, set to take place next weekend on Saturday, Sept. 24, with fireworks returning to light the skies. The fireworks show comes months after Wareham’s 4th of July fireworks celebration was postponed earlier...

Southcoast Health now offering updated covid boosters

Southcoast Health is now offering the updated COVID-19 booster vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages 12 years and older, as well as updated boosters from Moderna for people ages 18 years and older. As of September 1, 2022, both of the new...

Trivia night and scary stories at the Wareham Free Library

Scary stories and trivia are on the schedule for October at the Wareham Free Library. Join them on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. for Challenge Trivia. DJ Ooch and his brother Nick make this competition fun for everyone. Whether a team of 1 or a team of...

Residents give feedback on plans for Parker Mills Pond Dam

Eight years after the Parker Mills Pond Dam was classified as highly hazardous by the state, residents attended a public meeting at the Tremont Nail Factory on Thursday, Sept. 15 to discuss alternative plans for the dam. Engineering firm Fuss &...

Canal cruise supports Onset Cape Verdean Festival’s scholarship program

A successful Canal Cruise was hosted by the Onset Cape Verdean Festival Association and Scholarship Committee. The event was held on Sunday, August 28th and sailed on the Viking Ship from Onset Pier. A sold out group of 134 enjoyed the music of DJ...

Lobster Bowl comes down in Tuesday demolition

WAREHAM – A piece of Wareham history is set to be demolished on Tuesday, Sept. 13. For the younger generation of Wareham residents, the building at 3013 Cranberry Highway was formerly known as “the Wareham 99,” but an older generation would know...

Bible study classes in Onset

There will be a free 14 week, chapter by chapter Bible study on the Book of Hebrews beginning Friday, Sept. 16, at 11 a.m. at Onset Foursquare Church, located at 301 Onset Avenue. This class will be offered live and on zoom. Call the church office...

Oak Grove School progress meeting to be held

Join the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center Executive Board on Tuesday, Sept. 27 for a community meeting. This will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Onset Bay Center on 186 Onset Ave., at the renovated bath house at the pier next to the...

Make way for terrapins: Baby turtles released at Briarwood Beach

Paper cups of mimosas in hand, Briarwood Beach residents walked across the grass on Saturday morning to peer into a white bucket sitting on a table in one of the residents’ backyards. When they saw what was crawling inside, several gasped, mouths...

Police Building Study Committee members express frustration with recent town plans

Members of the Police Building Study Committee, long tasked with finding a new home for the police department in Wareham, were clear in their exasperation at the Board of Selectmen during the committee’s meeting Thursday. “They took a vote, and they...

Environmental activists protest A.D. Makepeace at political fundraiser

Advocates of the organization “Save the Pine Barrens” held signs across the street from a political fundraising event on Thursday evening as part of their ongoing protest of the A.D. Makepeace Company and its alleged strip-mining of local land. The...

Motorcycle ride to raise money for ALS treatment

One Wareham family is putting on a motorcycle ride from Middleboro to Wareham to help raise money for ALS treatment. The ride will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Middleboro VFW, 12 Station St. and end at Elks Lodge, 2855 Cranberry...

Wareham’s unofficial results are in: Maura Healey, Geoff Diehl win nominations for governor

The votes are in: Polls closed at 8 p.m. in Wareham and unofficial election results were released at 9:14 p.m. by the town clerk’s office. Out of 18,151 registered voters, just 18.54% cast a ballot, according to Wareham election data . Statewide,...

West Nile virus detected in Wareham mosquitos

Mosquitoes collected from Wareham tested positive for West Nile virus on Sept. 2, the state’s public health department announced last week. Residents have up until Sept. 9 to request free mosquito spraying at their home address from the Plymouth...

Seniors find joy, exercise in weekly chair volleyball

Chirps of laughter, heavy grunts and jesting calls of, “too much power, John!” echoed off the walls of the Council on Aging on Aug. 30, as seniors took part in a growing weekly tradition. Eighteen seniors settled in their chairs on Tuesday morning...

Polls open today for state primary

Polls are open today, Sept. 6, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the state primary election . Wareham voters can cast their ballots at one of three polling locations in town, depending on their precinct . Precincts one and six vote at Memorial Town Hall at...

Fundraiser at Stone Path Malt planned to help troops overseas

The organization Cape Cod Cares 4 the Troops will help host a fundraiser to send care packages to deployed troops from 1-6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at Stone Path Malt, 11 Kendrick Rd. The nonprofit organization is based in Harwich, and it organizes...

Wareham Garden Club meetings continue in September

The Wareham Garden Club will continue its next month of meetings starting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 at St. Patrick’s Church, 82 High St. Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month. Meetings generally start with an inform...

Listen, give feedback to alternative plans for Parker Mills Pond Dam project

A public meeting on alternative plans for future of the Parker Mills Pond Dam is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Tremont Nail Factory, 8 Elm St. The Parker Mills Pond Dam assessment project is an ongoing effort between the...

Residents share ideas for redevelopment of downtown Wareham

More greenspace, rooftop dining and kayak rentals — residents had all sorts of ideas for what they’d like to see in Wareham Village in the coming years, suggestions that were discussed at this week’s Wareham Redevelopment Authority meeting. On...

Local scout improves library garden for Eagle award

The Wareham Free Library’s public garden just got a lil’ spiffier, thanks to one local Boy Scout. Galen Lauer made improving the library’s Children’s Learning Garden his Eagle Scout project. About a year later, the project is complete, and the...

Cranberry forecast looks strong for Massachusetts

Even after a weekslong drought, this year’s state cranberry crop is projected to be up 19% from Massachusetts’ 2021 harvest, according to the 2022 U.S. cranberry crop forecast. The Cranberry Marketing Committee, a national agricultural organization...

Tobey Hospital earns award for its stroke care

Tobey Hospital has earned recognition from the American Heart Association for its stroke care, officials announced last week. The hospital was named a recipient of the “Get with The Guidelines: Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award” for...

Drought worsens wildfire risk across state

The state’s office of energy and environmental affairs is reminding residents of the increased risk of spreading wildland fires because of the ongoing drought. In an Aug. 24 announcement, the office said that there were more than 12 active wildfires...

Grant applications open for Wareham Cultural Council funds

Applications for the 2023 Massachusetts Cultural Council grant cycle will be accepted beginning Sept. 1 until their Oct. 17 deadline. Forms and more information can be found online at massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-...

Onset area beaches closed due to high bacteria

East Boulevard and North Boulevard beaches have been closed because of high bacteria levels, the town announced Thursday afternoon. Shell Point Beach was also closed for swimming on Thursday, but as of Friday was reopened for swimming.

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