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Meghan Parks: From Marion to Madison for the CrossFit Games

It’s 6:04 a.m. on a misty Tuesday morning in June at Seaside CrossFit in Wareham, and Marion’s Meghan Parks is already halfway through her workout. She’s about to start a 24-minute act of attrition: Deadlifts, a 400-meter run, kettlebell swings,...

Candidate profile: Geoff Swett for School Committee

Geoff Swett has served a total of 12 years on the School Committee, and he’s hoping for another term on the board. Swett has been involved with Wareham town government and schools for years. He first served on the Finance Committee for six years...
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Candidate profile: Brennan McKiernan for School Committee

Brennan McKiernan grew up in Wareham, and said he cares deeply about the town and the schools. If elected, he hopes to strengthen the community as a whole, and get kids invested in their education and in the town. McKiernan said that many of his...

Candidate profile: Ronald Besse for School Committee

Ronald Besse has quite a stake in the Wareham School District. As a parent to five kids, who range in age from seven months to 13 years old, Besse — in his own words — “is going to be in the school system for a very long time.” This long-term...

Candidate profile: Alan Slavin for Selectman

Alan Slavin, an incumbent Selectman who has been on the board for nine years, is running for another term because he hopes to see some major projects through. Slavin has had a focus on transportation and infrastructure during his time in town...

Candidate profile: Tricia Wurts for Selectman

Tricia Wurts grew up spending her summers on Briarwood Beach, and for years, spent as much time as she could in town while working for a number of technology and strategic consulting firms that required extensive travel. In 2018, she retired full-...

Candidate profile: Apryl Rossi for School Committee

When Apryl Rossi was in school, budget cuts were a constant threat to the programs she and her peers enjoyed. The music budget was slashed; teachers were laid off. One year, her school’s football program was cut, she recalled. Looking back, Rossi...

Candidate profile: Glenn Lawrence for Selectman

At its heart, Glenn Lawrence says his campaign for the open Board of Selectmen seats is truly about giving back to the community in a “civic” sense. “I just want to put myself forward as somebody volunteering and willing to serve the community,”...

Artist brightens Onset VFW with murals honoring military service

Wareham veterans who frequent the Dudley Brown VFW in Onset might have noticed a new, eye-catching tribute to their service on the walls — and it’s all thanks to a young artist with ties to the organization. Shaez Gomes has spent months volunteering...

Annual polar plunge kicks off the New Year

A small, socially-distanced group of Wareham residents entered 2021 with a splash by participating in the third annual New Year’s Day Sandy Beach Plunge. Guy Hemond, who said he was one of three 2021 participants who also attended the Polar Plunge...

A class act: Student stars in new, locally-filmed TV show

Wareham native Charlie Tacker was bitten by the acting bug — or radioactive spider, perhaps — after he watched all of the Spider-Man movies when he was around age 4 or 5. “I was really fascinated with it. My mom thought I was going to end up jumping...