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Jumping the pond: Sister city guests from Wareham, UK hit the town

The visitors from Wareham, England. From left: Jennie Sharp, Caroline Riddle, Angela Nock and Judith Holmes. Not pictures is Jennie's husband, John. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni

It’s not quite home, but our Wareham is still their cup of tea. The town, with its flowing river and Onset Village, is reminiscent of its namesake, a town founded in the…

Girl Scout earns Bronze Award for emergency responder stuffed animal drive

Ainslee Manduca brought stuffed animals to Wareham EMS over a month ago, which EMS Director Brad Allen said the staff received well. Submitted photos

Ainslee Manduca broke her first bone at 11 months old. She and many of her family members suffer from osteogenesis imperfecta, or OI, which weakens…

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Long awaited Harvest Moon takes over Onset

Children pet one of the rescue animals from Little Patch of Heaven animal sanctuary at the Harvest Moon festival Oct. 11. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni

The long awaited Harvest Moon festival brought thousands to Onset on Oct. 11, with an antique car show, petting zoo and plenty of food trucks and vendors. The vendors set up shop along Buzzards Bay with everything from handmade wreaths and crocheted...

This girl is on fire: Onset’s first female career firefighter joins ranks

Jenna Klemp, 22, from Onset, is the first female full-time firefighter at Onset Fire Department. Photos source: Jenna Klemp

Jenna Klemp is on fire this year after becoming the first female career firefighter at Onset Fire Department. The 22-year-old is a first-generation college graduate from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where she worked as a cadet with the Onset...

Wareham sips and strolls the afternoon away

Beth Kelly from Art on the Spot paints a Spiderman design on a young girl's face. She has been facepainting for 15 years. Photos by Tanvi Kulkarni

Thousands of children, families and furry friends gathered at Besse Park on Oct. 3 for the Sip & Stroll Harvest Fair. Attendants got glitter tattoos and facepaint, shopped from artisan vendors and feasted on autumn foods. The first Sip & Stroll...

Wareham graduates win Cape Verdean culture center's scholarships

Gabreilla Perry is studying psychology at Salem State University.

Gabriella Perry and Drayson Andrade won the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultrual Center's Mary V. Rose scholarship this year. The scholarship will help ease monetary obligations for the town's high school graduates as they strive toward academic goals....

Lodge of Elks donates to Veterans Day Parade

Col. Matt Stanton and JRTOC cadets Aaron Legg and Emily Morais accept a donation toward the town's Veterans Day Parade. Photo source: Nora Bicki

The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73 donated $2,500 to support the town's Veterans Day Parade. The check was accepted by JROTC teacher and VeteransDay Parade Committee member Col. Matt Stanton and JROTC cadets Aaron Legg and Emily Morais, who...

‘Integrity’: Jim Brogioli, coach, teacher, mentor, community pillar

Jim Brogioli coaching the Wareham Vikings basketball team on the sidelines of the court that would later be named in his honor. Photos submitted by Kevin Brogioli

Jim Brogioli skied until he was 83 years old. He and a few former teachers he was close with would sometimes rent a house in New Hampshire a few times to ski for a week. Wareham High School Principal Scott Palladino said that the one time he joined...

Students and staff fill Wareham schools for first day

Second grader Navya Patel's favorite sport is soccer, and she's looking forward to playing games in physical education this year. Photo by Tanvi Kulkarni

The end of August also meant the end of summer for Wareham schools as students and staff filled the halls once again. Aug. 27 was the first day of school for Wareham students first grade and older. Many kids were excited to come back to school,...

‘Their hearts are so beautiful’: community champions 8-year-old’s cancer fundraiser

Although Mia is undergoing chemotherapy, mom Briana Lunetta said she is still a happy-go-lucky, dancing light at the hospital. “We’ve actually been told by the charge nurse that you can sign up for what kids you want to have that day,” Lunetta said, “and there’s usually a battle on who gets to have Mia that day because everyone loves her.” Photo source: Briana Lunetta

There is a house in Wareham that is being built brick by brick—not by developers and contractors, but by the people of this town. Eight-year-old Mia Johnson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in June, sending her family’s lives “into a...

Wareham native graduates from West Point

Lavina Burman. Photo source: West Point

Cadet Lavina Anastacia Burman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burman of Wareham, Massachusetts, will gradautae from the U.S. Military Academy Saturday, May 23, 2026. Burman was a 2022 graduate from Bishop Stang High School. At West Point, she...

Acting Fire Chief Mark Rogers to retire after 49 years

Mark Rogers, third from left, and his crew. Photos by Brandy Muz

With nearly 50 years of firefighting behind him, acting Fire Chief Mark Rogers is preparing to respond to his last call. Rogers, a third-generation Wareham firefighter, will retire from the department Sunday, June 7. Though he has moved up the...

A spotlight on Atlantic Boats' very own master technician, Brandon Doze

Doze working on one of many boats within the shop. Photos by Brandy Muz

What began as scrubbing down recreational and fishing vessels has turned into 18 years of boat technician service for Wareham resident Brandon Doze. A veteran with the United States Marine Corps and long-time mechanic, Doze has been in town for...