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From bogs to buffer zones: Water department plans to purchase property
The undeveloped land in Wareham does a good job in keeping the town’s drinking water clean and the Wareham Water Department is looking to upgrade this protection further with the purchase of 77 acres of cranberry bogs. The pending $1.15 million sale...
Wareham receives tidal flow grant funding
The Town of Wareham will receive $70,000 as part of a series of grants from the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program. The grant will fund feasibility and conceptual design work to support the replacement of a tidally restrictive culvert on Indian...
Things to do: Carve out your story and a spectacular spring
Saturday, March 16 Tell your story The Wareham Free Library will host the program “Carving Out Your Story: An Oral History Workshop”. It will take place at 1 p.m. at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. Award-winning facilitators and...
Weekly headlines on WCTV March 14
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 Liam Mayo...
Dr. Gleason scholarship now accepting applications
The Dr. Thomas Gleason Scholarship Committee will be accepting applications for its 2024 scholarships. The two scholarships will be awarded in the amounts of $1000 and $500 respectively. Scholarships are available to Wareham residents who must be...
Three candidates round out Select Board race
The race for Select Board has become crowded in recent weeks, with first-time candidates Amanda Frost, Russel Kriehn and Deneen Rose joining the race. Frost, Kriehn and Rose join three other candidates who have taken out nomination papers for the...
Varied results for school choice across Wareham schools
The School Committee voted at a meeting on Thursday, March 7 to leave Wareham open for school choice students. However, it did so after hearing from elementary and high school principals that they could not accept school choice students at this time...
Lisa Johnson to serve as interim Town Clerk
The Town of Wareham has a new face sitting behind the Town Clerk’s desk. Lisa Johnson became interim Town Clerk on Feb. 12 after former Town Clerk Debra Gremo retired in January due to “unforeseen personal circumstances,” said Gremo. Johnson has...
The Emerald Isle comes to Wareham
The meeting hall of the Wareham-New Bedford Elks underwent an emerald makeover for a Council of Aging St. Patrick’s Day lunch held Wednesday, March 6. Green filled the hall: green tablecloths, green napkins, green outfits and, of course, green...
School Committee faces $2.4 million services cut
According to Superintendent Matthew D’Andrea, budget negotiations between Wareham Public Schools and the Town of Wareham have led to a budget proposal where the town increases its funding of the school by $1 million, but leaves the school $2.4...
Weekly headlines on WCTV March 7
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 Liam Mayo...
Biden, Trump win Wareham
The national front-runners of the 2024 presidential race, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, won the Wareham portion of Tuesday's primaries with high margins, according to preliminary figures. Biden earned 1763 votes from Wareham residents. "No preference...
Sleepless at Shenanigans: Business to address repeated noise complaints
Shenanigans Bar and Grill, a business at 2691 Cranberry Highway, sits only a few hundred feet away from the Greyfield condominium complex. The nearness of the bar and grill to the condos, according to condominium residents, can easily be heard. The...
Barnacle Bill's scrapes by, retains licenses
Barnacle Bill's Seafood, a restaurant at 3126 Cranberry Highway, East Wareham, went before the Select Board on Tuesday, March 5 to resolve a non-payment of license fees and a failure to prove insurance. By the end of the hearing, the Select Board...
Southcoast YMCA celebrates impact, kicks off fundraising campaign
YMCA Southcoast kicked off the 2024 installment of its annual fundraising campaign by recognizing the breadth of Y's impact. One speaker at the kick-off breakfast held Tuesday, March 5 talked about the way the Fall River YMCA helped her family when...
The Spring Town Meeting citizen petitions may have complications
While many of the items on the April 22 Town Meeting’s warrant are typical of the spring session, such as the election of officers, the capital plan and budgets, two citizen petitions were also included. However, there is a chance neither can be...
MassDOT bridges the information gap on Marion-Wareham project
Resident concerns pertaining to the causeway, tidal flushing and traffic at the Marion-Wareham Bridge were addressed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials who are in charge of the Weweantic River bridge’s replacement at a...
Vote in today’s presidential primary
On Tuesday, March 5, voters can cast ballots for the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian primaries in Massachusetts. The Democratic presidential primary ballot lists Dean Phillips, Joseph R. Biden and Marianne Williamson. The Republican ballot...
A meat-cute at Redmen Hall
The meat raffles held monthly by the Wareham Council of the Order of Redmen offer participants a chance to win big. Pork chops, roast beef, linguica, eggs, bacon, hot dogs and a whole chicken were among the many options available at the raffle held...
Tobey Hospital named to worldwide ‘best hospitals’ list
Southcoast Hospitals Group, consisting of Charlton Memorial, St. Luke’s and Tobey Hospitals, has earned global recognition on Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals 2024. This is the sixth consecutive year Southcoast Health has been...
Wareham Week on WCTV Feb. 29
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...
Vote in the March 5 presidential primary
The presidential primary is coming soon to Wareham. On Tuesday, March 5, voters can cast ballots for the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian primaries in Massachusetts. Early voting has begun and can be completed in person at the Memorial Town...
Wareham Week on WCTV Feb. 22
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...
Former Select Board member joins multiple races
Election season in Wareham is heating up, as nearly all races are now contested. The majority of races became contested after one person took out nomination papers: former Select Board member Brenda Eckstrom. Eckstrom took out papers for both the...
Onset Summer Vendor Event opens registrations
The Onset Summer Vendor Event, formerly held in 2023, is returning on August 24, 2024. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Onset Foursquare Church parking lot, 301 Onset Avenue. The event is a private event utilizing the church property,...
Serving beyond the Senate: Pacheco’s work to continue after departure
The state Senate’s longest, continuously serving member will not be running for re-election. After decades of dedication in the public sector, 1st Plymouth and Bristol district Sen. Marc Pacheco will end his reign as dean of the Senate in January...
Where town taxes go
When Town Administrator Derek Sullivan presented the Fiscal Year 2025 budget to the Select Board at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, he used a variety of charts and diagrams to make meaning out of the numbers. Among them was a dollar bill, overlaid...
Nonprofit reels in funding for veteran mental health services
Every day, 22 veterans lose their battle with mental health and take their own lives. Harold Skelton, the founder and president of Fishing for the Mission 22, a nonprofit aimed at using fishing as a therapeutic service and raising awareness about...
Funding year may change for Route 6 / Swifts Beach Road intersection project
The funding for an intersection improvement project where Swifts Beach Road and Route 6 meet may be moved out of Fiscal Year 2024 to a later date. The project would include a left turn lane to be placed at the intersection, the installation of a...
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity seeks ramp donations
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity is seeking metal wheelchair ramp donations for its recently introduced Ramp Donation Program. The ramps will be loaned to homeowners needing accessible access into their homes. When a family no longer requires...
Community Events Committee now accepting funding applications
Applications are now being accepted by the Wareham Community Events Committee (CEC) for events in Wareham and Onset for the 2024 season. Funding requests are due by Monday, April 15 and will be then reviewed by the committee. Submitting applications...
Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron to hold boat safety course, seminars
Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron, a local boating organization part of United States Power Squadron (America’s Boating Club), is offering a boating safety course and a series of seminars. America’s Boating Course begins Feb. 27 and is a NASBLA...
Damien’s Food Pantry officially opens in new space
A year and a half after announcing its plans to move , Damien’s Food Pantry has opened its brand new doors to clients for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 15. Warehouse Manager Jennifer Polito said the pantry saw approximately 175 clients on the...
Wareham Week on WCTV Feb. 15
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...
Wareham’s State Senator will not run for election
State Senator Marc Pacheco, who represents Taunton, Carver, Marion, Middleborough and Wareham, as well as five Bristol County towns, in the Massachusetts State Senate, has announced his decision not to run for reelection. Pacheco said that the...
Funding available from Wareham Community Events Committee
Applications are now being accepted by the Wareham Community Events Committee for events in Wareham and Onset for the 2024 season. All funding requests received by Monday, April 15 will be reviewed at the Committee’s April meeting. Submitting...
Wareham weathers winter winds
Coming as it did after a spate of sunny days, a snowstorm on Tuesday, Feb. 13 reminded the residents of Wareham that it was, in fact, still winter. Schools and town offices shut down for the day, but in the end, Wareham weathered the storm without...
Housing Authority project gets Sewer Commission OK
The Wareham Sewer Commission gave sewer-connection approval for four units of affordable housing from the Wareham Housing Authority in a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8. The Commission previously denied the project approval due to the moratorium in...
Royal Crest keeps rents down and spirits up
It's been just under two years since the mobile home park Royal Crest became resident owned and the Residents Association has been hard at work to keep lot rents down and to still provide a satisfying community experience. "We're doing some great...
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...
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