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Seniors celebrate the season of love
Patience, tolerance and a good sense of humor — that’s what it takes to find and sustain love, according to the seniors celebrating Valentine’s Day with the Council on Aging Monday, Feb. 12. Inside the Multi-Service Center, there was a sea of red...
Town Meeting may vote on change to budget due date
The Select Board will be proposing a later due date, Feb. 28, for the town budget at the Spring Town Meeting on Monday, April 22 . The budget is currently due on Jan. 25, but Board members, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan as well as the the...
Feb. 13 snowstorm cancels town activities, schools
Locations are closings, events are canceling and everyone is being encouraged to stay home due to the inclement weather anticipated for Tuesday, Feb. 13. Town Administrator Derek Sullivan has canceled all non-essential services in town for Tuesday,...
Almost 100 jump in to help a good cause
There were almost 100 people gathered at Onset Beach on Sunday, Feb. 4, ready to plunge into the icy waters of Buzzards Bay. Participants took the leap not just for fun or personal health, but also in support of the National Marine Life Center in...
Degree of Pocahontas warms hearts and stomachs with Valentine brunch
Love was in the air on Sunday, Feb. 11, as the Wareham council of the Degree of Pocahontas held its annual Valentine brunch. The Degree of Pocahontas has held the event annually for the past 25 to 30 years, said member Patti Zimmerman. Zimmerman...
Wareham Week on WCTV Feb. 9
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, reporter Liam Mayo...
Precision Design Engineering Corporation featured on radio
Precision Design Engineering Corporation, a manufacturing facility for industries such as military, marine and medicine, located at 10 Kendrick Road, was featured on the Radio Entrepreneurs broadcast recently. Jeffrey Davis, CEO of Mage USA and a...
Swift Beach sewer repairs completed
The the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Swifts Beach sewer pipe that collapsed in 2016 is now complete, with the final cleanup set to take place next week, according to local businessman and bid holder Danny Warren. “It was terrible, but it’s...
And they're off: Candidates take out nomination papers
A handful of candidates have taken out nomination papers for Wareham's 2024 local elections as of Tuesday, Feb. 6. Taking out nomination papers is the first step for a candidate to get on the ballot. Sherry Quirk and Sarah Corbitt have taken out...
Southcoast Health Urgent Care earns reaccreditation
Wareham’s Southcoast Urgent Care, located at 2421 Cranberry Highway, is named among six nonprofit Southcoast Health locations to receive reaccreditation, the company announced Friday, Feb. 2. The accreditation process is aimed at thoroughly...
Town Administrator presents Fiscal Year 2025 town budget
Town Administrator Derek Sullivan offered the Finance Committee a first look at a proposed budget for the town of Wareham in Fiscal Year 2025. The budget all told comes in at $81.6 million, with school funding a major topic of discussion. "We've had...
Wareham Week on WCTV Feb. 1
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Leighah...
Second half of Swifts Beach sewer repairs underway
The second and final phase of the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Swifts Beach sewer pipe that collapsed in 2016 is underway and the construction team has successfully implemented the first use of the asbestos pipe scribing and encapsulation tool...
Legislators push for manufactured homes to provide housing relief
A solution for Massachusetts’ housing crisis could come from an unexpected place: manufactured homes. That’s what some legislators at the state house have believed in recent years. Wareham, like all municipalities in the state, is required by law to...
Trinity Christian Church participates in Lenten Bible study series
A group of local churches is marking its 17th year of offering glimpese into how to keep a Holy Lent. This year, on Wednesday nights running from Feb. 21 through Mar. 20, they will hold sessions to study what the Scriptures have to say about the...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 25
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, reporter Liam Mayo...
Tattoo studio denied entertainment license, for now
During a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Select Board denied applications from Dusk Till Dawn tattoo studio for an entertainment license and a one-day alcohol license, citing safety concerns with the property. It expressed a willingness to have the...
Southcoast Health gets new EVP and chief physician officer
FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD and WAREHAM — Southcoast Health physician, Dennis LaRock, MD, has accepted the position of executive vice president and chief physician officer effective March 1, announced Southcoast Health. The chief physician officer is...
Watch out for upcoming virtual programs with the Wareham Free Library
The Wareham Free Library is "Zooming" into February with nearly two dozen virtual programs scheduled. Looking to travel in February? Look no further than "Historic Cities & Alpine Vistas: Armchair Travel to Switzerland" being held on Feb. 27...
Homeless find shelter through frigid weekend
When the weather got cold this past weekend, the homeless of Wareham had the opportunity for comfort and warmth. This winter, the Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless set up an emergency response plan to shelter the homeless during cold stretches...
GATRA to implement Sunday bus service
The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority announced it will be offering Sunday Service across all of its fixed-route buses starting Monday, Feb. 5. Sunday Service will mirror the existing Saturday Service and will be implemented on...
Ha-ha-namaste: Laughter yoga at First Congregational Church
Laughter truly is the best medicine. Doug Savage will hold classes in laughter yoga, the practice of using controlled laughter to improve physical and mental wellness, at the First Congregational Church of Wareham, 11 Gibbs Ave. on Wednesday, Feb. 7...
Town gears up for elections
Prospective candidates will soon have the green light to begin their campaigns for local office. Nomination papers will be available on Thursday, Feb. 1. The last day for nomination papers to be filed with the Board of Elections is Tuesday, March 19...
Helping the helpers: Social groups request grants
The Select Board approved funding from the Community Development Block Grant program for six social services groups in Wareham during a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Community Development Block Grant program provides federal funding for...
Select Board advances roundabout for Onset Avenue intersection
Five options have been whittled down to one for an intersection outside Onset Village where four roads meet — Onset Avenue, Minot Avenue. Great Neck Road and Depot Street. The Select Board voted in favor of a roundabout at that intersection during a...
Swifts Beach sewer repairs to be completed on schedule despite obstacles
The rehabilitation of the Swifts Beach sewer pipe that collapsed in 2016 is projected to be completed by the end of February despite the pipes being falsely identified as completely made from asbestos, according to local businessman and bid holder...
Eight businesses disciplined for underage tobacco sales
Eight businesses in Wareham were found to be in violation of state law for selling tobacco products to minors after a compliance check was conducted in November. The Board of Health convened Wednesday, Jan. 17 to hold disciplinary hearings for each...
Tobey Hospital volunteer recognized for service
Southcoast Health named Wareham’s Cathie Markow among the four selected for the annual Volunteer of the Year Award for service in 2023. This recognition honors individuals who have donated their time to the health system and its patients at Tobey...
All about squirrels: What's gray, red and found all over?
The common gray isn't the only type of squirrel to be found in Wareham. Of the 278 species of squirrels worldwide, five call Southeastern Massachusetts home: the gray squirrel, the red squirrel, the groundhog, the chipmunk and the Southern flying...
Salerno’s donates to the Council on Aging
Joe Salerno of Salerno’s Function Hall has presented the Wareham Council on Aging with a donation of $2,340. Salerno’s organized a Sock Hop to benefit the Council on Aging, held November 11, 2023. “The entire Salerno family is very supportive of the...
Sprinkler malfunction causes Red Robin evacuation
In the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 19, the Red Robin in Wareham Crossing was evacuated due to a malfunction in its fire sprinkler system. The Wareham Fire Department responded to the scene after a sprinkler broke and spilled water in the foyer of the...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 18
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, editor Leighah...
Onset Bay from Point Independence Bridge
Reader Peter Baum sent us this photo of the Monday, Jan. 1 sunset over Onset Bay on the Point Independence Bridge. He said it was captured on a Samsung S21 Ultra looking Southwest at around 3:40 p.m. If you have a photo you would like to share with...
Updated: Town clerk to retire
Town Clerk Debra Gremo plans to retire from her position. While it is unclear when she will leave the post, Gremo has agreed to help in the transition for her replacement, said Select Board Chair Judith Whiteside. Gremo said, "I was looking forward...
Covid numbers hit seasonal peak
A seasonal surge in respiratory illnesses has seen Covid numbers spike at the start of this year. Southcoast Health sent out a message the first week of January informing the South Coast community that it is "seeing rising levels of respiratory...
Appointing Authority makes conflict of interest ruling
The Wareham Appointing Authority, a group of officials empowered by the town charter to place members on municipal boards, made a conflict of interest ruling on Thursday, Jan. 11. It determined Sam Corbitt, Planning Board member and a realtor with...
Home prices start their long Covid recovery
While some effects of the Covid pandemic have faded, home prices remain higher than they were in the before times. The median sales price of a single-family home in Wareham rose from $279,000 in 2019 to $420,000 in 2022, according to data from the...
It's all in the family for Girl Scout Brownies — and cookies
It's fun being in Girl Scouts, said Ainslee, a member of Troop 64968, "because you get to sell cookies and say which ones are your favorite." When asked which cookies were her favorite, Ainslee gestured at a table full of brightly-colored boxes,...
Sewer moratorium stymies Housing Authority project
An affordable housing project from the Wareham Housing Authority has so far failed to overcome the hurdle of Wareham's sewer moratorium. The Sewer Commission refused to grant the Housing Authority an exception from the moratorium, which prohibits...
Wareham Week on WCTV Jan. 11
Wareham Week has partnered with Wareham Community Television to create a short weekly show touching on some of the previous week’s top stories and introducing the public to the faces behind Wareham Week. In this week’s episode, reporter Liam Mayo...
Ken Buckland to ‘leap’ into retirement this Feb. 29
After almost eight years of service to the town, Director of Planning and Community Development Ken Buckland is set to retire on Thursday, Feb 29, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan announced at the Tuesday, Jan. 9 Select Board meeting. Buckland came...
Spring Town Meeting to be held April 22
The Select Board announced the 2024 Spring Town Meeting will be held April 22. The warrant for the meet will open Friday, Feb. 16 and will close Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Town election to take place May 7
The annual town election is set to take place Tuesday, May 7.
No special election will be held to fill Select Board seat
The Select Board at its Tuesday, Jan. 9 meeting voted to not hold a special election to fill its vacancy. One of the five positions on the board has been vacant since Monday, Nov. 27, when Tricia Wurts resigned from her role stating, “It was not...
The ‘connoissewer’: New director talks goals for sewer plant
The Water Pollution Control Facility, located at 6 Tony’s Lane, processes 1.56 million gallons per day, which is brought in by 61 miles of piping. It is also currently only running at half staff, according to Sewer Director Scott Kraihanzel. Not too...
Plans for Main Street marina remain at full sail
A round of changes to the plans for a marina at 93 Main Street , proposed by local resident and businessman Danny Warren, have received approval from the Wareham Planning Board. The project's plans received a series of minor changes since the last...
Cornhole community competitors gather at Redmen Hall
Amid this weekend’s chilly weather, many residents opted for some warm and exciting indoor activities. One activity many folks have been drawn toward recently is cornhole — an unexpected community that continues to grow in Wareham. On Saturday, Jan...
Pedestrian safety key for complete streets
Cars, trucks and other motorized vehicles may be the most frequent users of public roads, but they aren't the only ones. A statewide program called Complete Streets aims to consider other types of users in infrastructure planning. Wareham has the...
Charge Pond Road bridge inspection to alter traffic
Everyday until Jan. 9, from the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., traffic on Route 25 will be affected while an inspection is completed of the Charge Pond Road bridge, according to a municipality work notification on the town’s website. Police detail will...
GLO Barbeque brightens the community’s holiday
It was Christmas Day and many of those who celebrate gathered with friends and family for dinner in the warmth of their homes. But not everyone has a place to go for the holidays or the ability to access a hot meal. However, one Onset resident was...
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