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Good samaritans, first responders lift spirits after two-car crash
Wareham resident Jillian Yates was less than a mile from home when she and another car collided on Sandwich Road outside Nessralla Farmstand and Greenhouse on the morning of Friday, July 26. Yates, 27, said she drives up Sandwich Road, “nearly every...
Delivery truck lodged in woods after high-speed crash
A delivery driver was hospitalized after he drove down a dead end road, hit a trailer and continued into the woods on Friday, July 26. The driver, identified as Josh Medina, is an Amazon employee who was scheduled to deliver packages when the truck...
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New gift shop looks to make waves in Onset
Joseph P. Kenney, 59
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Classic cars come to the Elks
State regulations threaten town control of solar projects
A playground parlay: Captain Jack Sparrow sets sail for Swifts Beach
Town goes dot-gov with cybersecurity grant
A ‘fresh’ flavor of leadership at Damien’s Food Pantry
Marilyn A. Johnson (Hallquist), 89
Pauline “Polly” (Bibbo) Leonard
‘Puppy Doe’ passes away following emergency surgery
An abandoned puppy which attracted an outpouring of support from the Wareham community has passed away following an emergency lifesaving surgery. The French Bulldog, nicknamed ‘Puppy Doe,’ was allegedly found in a box along a wooded walking trail...
Injured woman from head-on crash identified as Wareham resident
Jocelyn Maniglia, 47, has been identified as the woman injured in a head-on collision on Minot Avenue on Monday, July 8. A gray Toyota Highlander traveling east on Minot Avenue, driven by Wareham native Matthew Goodchild, collided head-on with a...
Wareham man dead after Minot Avenue car crash
Wareham native Matthew Goodchild, 38, has died in a Minot Avenue car crash on Monday, July 8 . A gray Toyota Highlander traveling east on Minot Avenue, driven by Goodchild, collided head-on with a black GMC Sierra traveling west, according to the...
Mystery puppy found with note: ‘Please save her’
On Monday, July 8th, Wareham Natural Resources responded to the Wareham Fire Department for a reported seven week old female French Bulldog puppy. The puppy was was dropped off after being allegedly found in a box along a wooded hiking foot trail...
Two injured in crash outside Wareham Elementary School
Two people were brought to the hospital after a head-on collision outside Wareham Elementary School on Monday, July 8. The crash involved a silver Toyota Highlander and a black GMC Sierra. A Massachusetts State Police Trooper on site said that,...
Man allegedly injures police officer with car while evading arrest
A Sandwich man with two active warrants was arrested and charged with 10 counts including assault and battery on a police officer after allegedly driving his SUV 30 feet with a police officer in tow on Friday, June 28. According to a police report,...
Report of persons in distress triggered Thursday’s rest stop search
On Thursday, June 27, first responders gathered at the I-195 rest area between exits 35 and 39, searching for a missing person. The Wareham Fire Department has reported the search was triggered by a report of people possibly in the water in distress...
Garage fire, fuel spill keep firefighters busy
Wareham and Onset first responders had an eventful morning on Friday, June 28, responding to multiple calls. At around 10:50 a.m., the Wareham Fire Department responded to Tobey Road for a spill of over 100 gallons of diesel fuel. Assistant Chief...
Route 6 crash slows traffic outside Shaw’s
A car crash on Marion Road outside Shaw’s slowed traffic on the afternoon of Friday, June 28. The vehicles involved in the original crash are unknown. A light gray Toyota RAV4 was stopped in the center of Route 6 with minor damage as police vehicles...
Updated: Missing person found in Wareham rest stop search
Multiple police helicopters circled Wareham the morning of Thursday, June 27 as the I-195 rest area between exits 35 and 39 swarmed with first responders searching for a missing person. “The search area consisted of woods, beaches, and water ways,”...
Community rallies to support family of dirt bike crash victim
A 14-year-old boy killed in a Wareham dirt-bike crash on Saturday, June 15 has been identified as Sandwich resident Colby Lippincott. The crash took place at the Diamond MX Motocross Facility at 131 Atwood Farm Way in East Wareham. Emergency...
Updated: Wareham 911 restored after statewide outage
911 service has been restored across the state, according to Massachusetts State Police.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 18, emergency services sent out a notification that Wareham’s 911 emergency call service is down...
Quick thinking saves East Wareham home from fire
The decisive action of East Wareham residents led to a happy ending for what could have been a devastating house fire. The Wareham Fire Department received a call for a fire at 39 Puritan Avenue the morning of Monday, June 17, said Assistant Chief...
Updated: 14-year-old killed at motocross track, police cruiser crashes while responding
A dirt bike crash at a Wareham motorcross track resulted in the death of a 14-year-old boy on Saturday, June 15. A Wareham Police Department cruiser was involved in an accident while responding. The dirt bike crash took place at the Diamond MX...
Police cruiser involved in Onset collision
Early Saturday afternoon, a Wareham Police Department cruiser was involved in a crash while responding to another call. The cruiser had lights and sirens activated and was involved in a crash with a minivan at approximately 12:30. The crash took...
Police prepare region’s first responders for the worst
With guns drawn, police officers burst through the doors of the Decas School towards the sound of gunfire and calls for help on Friday, June 14. While the techniques used by first responders were real, the calls for help came from actors and the...
Electrical fire closes East Wareham Dunkin’
The Onset Fire Department’s “prompt response” to an electrical fire at a Dunkin’ Donuts on Cranberry Highway in East Wareham on Thursday, June 13 was thanks to the quick actions of store employees, said Deputy Onset Fire Chief Jeffrey Dias. “Through...
Woman sought in connection with Ulta theft
Wareham police are currently investigating a recent theft from Ulta Beauty and are looking for assistance in identifying the woman in the attached photograph. The police request that people contact the Wareham Police Department's Criminal...
Ceremony honors Barnett, one of Wareham’s own
A ceremony held at the Onset VFW on Saturday, June 8 honored Colonel Paul A. Barnett for his dedicated service to the classroom, the community and the country. Barnett has decades of military service starting in 1989, including combat tours in 1991...
Former Onset pizzeria owner convicted of forced labor charges
The owner of Stash’s Pizza, a pizzeria chain in Massachusetts which had a location in Onset, was convicted on Friday, June 9 following a nine-day trial on forced labor charges. The owner, Stavros a.k.a. “Steve” Papantoniadis, 48 of Westwood, was...
State funding promotes fire safety awareness
The Wareham Fire District has received a total of $8,100 in state grant funding to teach seniors and school children about fire safety. 3rd Bristol and Plymouth Senator Marc Pacheco announced the funding, which comes from the Massachusetts...
Donor boosts D.A.R.E program
The Wareham Police Department will sponsor 20 Wareham youth to attend D.A.R.E camp this summer after receiving a donation. Myrna Amado, organizer of Ashley Faye Family Fun Day, donated $1,500 to the Wareham Police Department on Monday, May 20. The D...
Wareham man one of two charged with conspiracy to commit murder
BOSTON — Two men have been charged with allegedly conspiring to murder a witness in a federal trial as well as rivals: Elijah Melton, 26, of Middleborough, and Kareem Pires, 25, of Wareham. In December 2023, Melton was arrested and charged in a two-...
Car strikes police cruiser during traffic stop
A Plymouth resident was arraigned at Wareham District Court on Monday, May 20 after allegedly rear-ending a Wareham Police Department cruiser during a traffic stop. Cameron McPhee, 24, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol,...
Suspected fentanyl leads to arrest
Wareham resident Alexander Lugo, 42, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class A controlled substance following an investigation by the Wareham Police Department. On May 8, 2024, the Wareham Police Criminal Investigation...
Pedestrian injured on Onset Avenue
Early Saturday morning, a pedestrian was reportedly injured on Onset Avenue. Photos of the incident show a person on a stretcher being transferred to a medical evacuation flight. According to Onset Fire Department Deputy Jeffrey Dias, the department...
Car fire extinguished on Route 25
On Tuesday, May 7, Wareham Fire Department responded to a car fire on Route 25. “The fire was started by a mechanical issue, and the driver pulled over and all occupants were able to safely exit the vehicle,” said Fire Chief John Kelley. Wareham...
Grant helps Wareham Fire Department replace equipment
The Wareham Fire Department has received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to help replace aging equipment. As a result of the award, the Department was able to replace all aging nozzles,...
Two charged in connection with Ulta, TJMaxx thefts
On Wednesday, May 8 in Wareham District Court, Bianca L. Cruz, 35, of Lowell and Jeremy Menendez, 34 of Nashua, New Hampshire were charged with organized retail crime and with larceny over $1,200, announced Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy...
Onset man indicted for 2022 death of toddler
BROCKTON — An Onset man, Donald Humes, has been indicted on one count of manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child, following a police investigation into the overdose death of his two-and-a-half year old son, Cameron Humes ,...
No injuries reported in Fearing Street house fire
Fearing Street resident Barbara Hathaway went outside of her house after hearing a loud noise and saw that her neighbor’s building at 85 Fearing Street was ablaze, she said. “All I saw was the whole top of the roof in flames.” The house fire was put...
Former Selectman to stand trial for child rape, battery
A trial date has been set for former Wareham Select Board member James Potter, who was arrested in 2022 on charges that include three counts of rape, two counts of rape of a child between twelve and sixteen and three counts of indecent assault and...
East Wareham man charged with impaired driving in Whitman crash
WHITMAN — An East Wareham man will be charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs after crashing an SUV into an apartment building in Whitman on Monday, April 15. The 42-year-old Wareham man whose name has not been released by the...
Onset Fire District testing horn
The Onset Fire District is testing the horn at its headquarters on Wednesday, April 3. “Please don’t be alarmed with the noise. We apologize for any inconvenience or concern it may cause,” the department said in a Facebook post.
Man charged with theft from vehicles in Onset
Daryll Scott Green, 52, was charged with two counts of felony nighttime breaking and entering of a vehicle in the area of Ellis Avenue in Onset. Green was charged with two counts of felony breaking and entering of a vehicle or boat in the nighttime...
Wareham man arrested for outstanding warrants after pursuit
A Wareham man, Geoffrey Chandler, age 37, has been arrested following a low-speed pursuit by the Plymouth Police Department, having outstanding warrants for charges including threats, strangulation and assault. The Plymouth Police Department...
Bleeding for a cause
The Wareham Police Association hosted a blood drive on Tuesday, March 19 to benefit the Boston Children’s Hospital. The association holds the blood drive twice a year, in March and October, said Judith Holleran. “We think it’s very important,” she...
Robert Gomes III indicted on charge of murder against father
Robert Gomes III has been indicted on charges that he shot his father to death, announced Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. On Friday, March 15, a Plymouth County grand jury indicted 26-year-old Robert Gomes III on one count each of...
Police Department welcomes comfort dog
The Wareham Police Department has announced Lexi, a specially trained comfort dog, as the newest addition to its team. “Lexi’s role is to provide emotional support and comfort to the citizens of Wareham, particularly to our students,” read a Police...
Ice impacts car windshield on Bourne Bridge
Snow and ice on the road is an obvious hazard in the wintertime. Less obvious? The threat of ice falling from overhanging beams. Jake Ramey, a 26-year-old Bourne resident, experienced that latter threat on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Jake was driving across...
Sterling Alavache killed in Florida bank robbery
A man with ties to the South Coast of Massachusetts and to Wareham, Sterling Ramon Alavache, was killed by a police sniper in Fort Myers, Florida, during an attempted bank robbery and hostage situation. According to Lee County Sheriff Carmine...
Updated: Two arrested for Ulta theft, pleaded not guilty to organized retail crime
Two individuals pleaded not guilty to charges related to running an organized theft ring and stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Ulta Beauty in Wareham, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. Amalia Cinca, 35,...
Former state trooper from Wareham among six arrested for alleged CDL bribery conspiracy
Four Massachusetts state troopers, two current and two former, including one from Wareham, and two private individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy, announced acting U.S. Attorney for the District of...
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