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 * YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES AT LAND TRUST FIREFLY WALK


 * THIS SUMMER, GO UP AGAWAM MILL POND WITH A PADDLE


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 * YOUR DOGS WILL BE BARKING AFTER CANINE-FRIENDLY HIKE

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 * THREE BUILDINGS, THREE STORIES OF DEVELOPMENT ON MAIN STREET


 * FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO GAS LEAK, BRUSH FIRE AT THE SAME TIME


 * RED ROBIN MULCH FIRE CAUSES $30,000 IN DAMAGES


 * DOG OWNERS ASKED TO CONTROL THEIR ANIMALS AFTER STRING OF ATTACKS


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News


 * WAREHAM HIGH GRADUATE: ‘BLINDNESS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE’
   
   
   It was Katie Crocker’s time in Wareham that helped her “accept the role
   blindness plays” in her life. Crocker, born in...


 * HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHOSEN FOR IVY LEAGUE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
   
   
   Wareham High School junior Gisella Priestley has been given a full
   scholarship to attend the Telluride Association Summer...


 * GRADUATING SENIORS TAKE OVER THE STREETS FOR CAR PARADE
   
   
   Kristina Keaton was admittedly nervous to let her little brother Chris drive
   her cherry-colored Volkswagen convertible in...


 * AN UPSET IN ONSET WATER COMMISSIONERS RACE
   
   
   Challenger David Andrade defeated incumbent Onset Water Commissioner David
   Halberstadt 88-47 in the Onset Fire District’s...


 * ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLOORS WIN NATIONAL AWARD
   
   
   I guess you can say they were floored. Wareham Elementary School’s
   40,000-square-foot handcrafted terrazzo flooring...

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Schools


 * IT’S FULL STEAM AHEAD AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIR
   
   
   Nine-year-old Markus Gougeon has been interested in science and art from an
   early age. “When I was 5, I started watching...


 * HIGH SCHOOL BANDS, CHORUS SAY ALOHA TO SPRING
   
   
   Wareham High School senior James Houghton, who plays the saxophone in the
   school’s jazz ensemble and jazz workshop, is known...


 * SCHOOL COMMITTEE SEEKING SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI FOR PROJECT
   
   
   The Wareham School Committee’s Alumni Subcommittee is looking to profile
   Wareham Public Schools alumni who, thanks to their...

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Opinion


 * OPINION: POLICE TRULY ARE WAREHAM’S FINEST
   
   May 12, 2023 To the Editor: Today’s climate toward anyone in law enforcement
   is at times discouraging, and sometimes not...


 * OPINION: WHAT’S THE PLAN FOR CRANBERRY HIGHWAY?
   
   
   May 4, 2023 To the Editor: What is the Master Plan for Rt.6 in East Wareham?
   East Wareham just got a multi-million-dollar...


 * OPINION: MAIL-IN VOTES REQUIRED FOR FAIR ELECTION
   
   
   May 1, 2023 To the Editor: The bedrock of democracy is the right to vote. In
   February, the Select Board voted 2 to 1...


 * OPINION: REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN, VOTE YES ON REZONING
   
   April 17, 2023 To the Editor: I am writing to urge Wareham residents who want
   to improve our Town to show up and vote for...


 * OPINION: APPRECIATION FOR GOLD WORLD AND ITS LATE OWNER
   
   March 31, 2023 To the Editor: The family of Steve Fillion at Gold World,
   would like to thank the community for...

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Obituaries


 * PHYLLIS MARIE (COMBES) JAMIESON, 87
   
   
   WAREHAM – Phyllis Marie (Combes) Jamieson, 87, of Wareham, passed away May
   22, 2023, at Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of...


 * JOSEPH F. SORENTI, SR.
   
   
   Joseph F. Sorenti, Sr. (Joe), of Sagamore Beach, passed peacefully at home on
   May 10, 2023, with his loving wife holding his...


 * DANIEL JOSEPH MCASSEY, 65
   
   
   WAREHAM – Daniel Joseph McAssey, 65, of Wareham, died Sunday, May 7, 2023 at
   Boston Medical Center. He was the husband of...


 * DAVID M. FIORENTINO, 59
   
   
   WAREHAM- David M. Fiorentino, 59, of Raynham, formerly of Wareham, passed
   away unexpectedly on May 17, 2023. He was the...


 * MARYELLEN M. (MAVRIDES) FIELDING, 68
   
   
   WAREHAM – Maryellen M. (Mavrides) Fielding, 68, of Wareham passed away on May
   19, 2023, at home. She was the wife of the...

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 * Wareham High graduate: ‘Blindness is not a death sentence’
 * High school student chosen for Ivy League leadership program
 * Graduating seniors take over the streets for car parade
 * An upset in Onset Water Commissioners race
 * Consultants share revised floodproofing design at contentious meeting
 * Have a shell of a time at 7th annual Oyster Festival
 * Three buildings, three stories of development on Main Street
 * Rubber ducks float to victory in library race
 * Dog owners asked to control their animals after string of attacks
 * Garden Club plant sale is perennially popular

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Sports


 * REGISTER FOR GIRLS SOFTBALL TRAVEL LEAGUE
   
   
   Girl as young as 10 and as old as 18 are currently welcome to register for
   the Wareham Girls Summer Softball league. Unlike...


 * YOUTH SOCCER CLUB CREATES COMMUNITY EVERY SATURDAY
   
   
   The Wareham Youth Soccer Club doesn’t keep track of who wins or loses.
   According to Club President Bob Catarius, the club...


 * IT’S THE EYE OF THE TIGERS AT CHEERLEADING OPEN HOUSE
   
   
   Wareham Tigers Cheer Athletics will hold an open house for girls between the
   ages of 5 and 17 interested in joining the...


 * PLAY BALL! LITTLE LEAGUE CELEBRATES OPENING DAY
   
   
   Six-year-old Landyn Lucas has been on the Wareham Little League for two
   years, but to him, it felt like so much less than...

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Police, Fire & Courts


 * RED ROBIN MULCH FIRE CAUSES $30,000 IN DAMAGES
   
   The burgers weren’t the only things sizzling. A small mulch fire at the Red
   Robin restaurant at Wareham Crossing caused $30...


 * FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO GAS LEAK, BRUSH FIRE AT THE SAME TIME
   
   Firefighters called to the scene of a gas main break on Bay Point Drive in
   Onset on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 17 were...


 * CRANBERRY PLAZA RAPIST FOUND ‘SEXUALLY DANGEROUS’ BY JURY
   
   A jury found a Wareham man who attempted to rape a woman in Cranberry Plaza
   in 2010, and kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old...


 * PLAY GOLF FORE THE FIREFIGHTERS’ UNION
   
   The Wareham Fire Fighters Local 2810 is sounding the alarm for golfers to
   play in its third annual golf tournament at the...


 * FOWL PLAY: TURKEY REFUSES TO GET OFF OF POLICE CRUISER
   
   A local turkey wanted a ride-along with the Wareham Police Department, but
   Police Chief Water Correia and the bird had a...

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People


 * CANDIDATE PROFILE: JUDITH WHITESIDE FOR SELECT BOARD
   
   
   After 40 years of working and volunteering in Wareham, and four terms on the
   Select Board, current Select Board Chair Judith...


 * CANDIDATE PROFILE: TRICIA WURTS FOR SELECT BOARD
   
   
   Select Board member Tricia Wurts knows the value of listening to citizens’
   input. In order to learn more about what the...


 * CANDIDATE PROFILE: JIM MUNISE FOR SELECT BOARD
   
   
   Former Select Board member Jim Munise thinks that the Board has “a
   responsibility to listen” to the public, and is...

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Happenings


 * HELP THE ELKS LODGE DECORATE WITH STARS AND STRIPES
   
   
   The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73, 2855 Cranberry Highway, is looking
   for volunteers to help decorate the front of...


 * ELKS TO CELEBRATE FLAG DAY WITH ‘OLD GLORY’ PRESENTATION
   
   
   The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73, 2855 Cranberry Highway, will
   celebrate Flag Day with a presentation of flags...


 * WIGWAM OUT AT ONSET SPIRITUALIST FAIR
   
   
   In 1894, a group of spiritualists built the On-I-Set Wigwam at 9 Crescent
   Place in Onset, using it as a place to conduct...


 * HAVE A SHELL OF A TIME AT 7TH ANNUAL OYSTER FESTIVAL
   
   
   It will be a day of raw emotion. After a long pandemic absence, the Wareham
   Oyster Festival will return to Main Street for...


 * GET THE SIZZLE AND THE STEAK AT REDMEN HALL MEAT RAFFLE
   
   
   Redmen Hall, 745 Main St., will host its monthly meat raffle at 7 p.m. on
   Friday, June 2. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and a...

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Arts


 * ONSET CHALKFEST LOOKING FOR ARTISTS, VENDORS
   
   
   The Onset Bay Association’s Chalkfest, to be held on Saturday, August 19,
   will be chalk full of artists, music, food and...


 * SOLVE AN ENGLISH MYSTERY AT THE LIBRARY
   
   
   The Wareham Free Library’s Mystery Book Club will discuss the novel “The Long
   Call” by Ann Cleeves on Tuesday, June 20 at 6...


 * HEAR AMERICA SINGING AT THE LIBRARY
   
   
   Entertainers Tom and Sheila Monaghan will perform a medley of patriotic tunes
   during “Sing for America,” a free concert at ...


 * FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HOLDS BENEFIT CONCERT FOR OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT
   VICTIMS
   
   
   East Palestine, Ohio, a town with a population one-fifth the size of
   Wareham’s during the off-season, made headlines this...


 * FOLK BAND BRINGS SOUNDS OF SCOTLAND TO LIBRARY
   
   
   The rich, full voices of Scotland filled the Wareham Free Library on Sunday,
   May 14, as the folk band North Sea Gas...

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Business


 * NEW AGENTS JOIN JACK CONWAY’S WAREHAM TEAM
   
   
   Terri Smith-Pena and Ed Wise are the latest additions to Jack Conway’s team
   of Wareham real estate agents. Born in the...


 * JACK CONWAY REALTORS OPENS NEW OFFICE ON MAIN STREET
   
   
   Jack Conway Realtors has moved its Wareham office to 251 Main St., leaving
   behind its previous location at 2 East Blvd. in...


 * ‘IT’S ALL IN THE FAMILY,’ SAYS JUG SHOP’S NEW OWNER
   
   
   Blood is thicker than liquor. Ashish Patel, who took over ownership of Main
   Street’s iconic Jug Shop from his brother...

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FROM OUR MEMBERS


 * WHAT IS ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE (APR)?
   
   
   BankFive
   May 24
   If you’ve ever had a credit card, or taken out a loan, you’ve likely seen
   mention of “APR”, but do...


 * LOCAL AUTHOR VISITS SMITH MILLS PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN
   
   
   Smith Mills Preschool & Kindergarten
   May 22
   Smith Mills Preschool and Kindergarten had a very special guest reader visit
   the school last week...


 * WELCOMING BOHEMIA AESTHETICS MEDICAL SPA TO MIDDLEBORO
   
   
   Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce
   May 22
   On May 12, the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce welcomed Bohemia
   Aesthetics Medical Spa to the...


 * WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR LANAP LASER SURGERY?
   
   
   Southcoast Dental
   May 22
   Who is a candidate for LANAP laser surgery? ➡Patients with moderate to severe
   gum disease ➡Patients...


 * DUCK RACE SUNDAY
   
   
   Friends of the Wareham Free Library, Inc.
   May 20
   RUBBER DUCK RACE The race takes place on Sunday, May 21 at the Tihonet Pond
   Canal where they will...


 * FREE BUTTERFLY WALKS? MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
   
   
   Massachusetts Butterfly Club
   May 20
   Join the Massachusetts Butterfly Club on any of it’s FREE guided walks around
   the state including...


 * NBSO SEASON FINALE MAY 20
   
   
   New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
   May 19
   On Saturday, May 20, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents Korsantia
   Plays the “Emperor” at...


 * PIPING PLOVER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP WITH THE LLOYD CENTER
   
   
   Lloyd Center for the Environment
   May 18
   The Lloyd Center for the Environment has an opening for a seasonal research
   intern (1) for...


 * WE’RE NOW LANAP CERTIFIED
   
   
   Southcoast Dental
   May 18
   Congratulations Dr. Kiehl on becoming a certified LANAP clinician for the
   treatment of gum disease...


 * WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A CREDIT CARD
   
   
   BankFive
   May 17
   Before applying for a new credit card or continuing to use an existing one,
   you should be sure it's...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 * Today
 * 9:00 am to 10:15 am
   
   
   ONSET BEACH YOGA WITH LAURA

 * 11:00 am
   
   
   HELP THE ELKS LODGE DECORATE WITH STARS AND STRIPES

 * 5:00 pm
   
   
   EL MARIACHI TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR TOBEY ALFORD’S...

 * 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
   
   
   HA-HA-NAMASTE: LAUGHTER YOGA AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL...

 * 7:00 pm
   
   
   HEAR AMERICA SINGING AT THE LIBRARY

 * Thursday, May 25
 * 9:00 am to 10:15 am
   
   
   ONSET BEACH YOGA WITH LAURA

 * Saturday, May 27
 * 9:00 am to 10:15 am
   
   
   ONSET BEACH YOGA WITH LAURA

 * 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
   
   
   WIGWAM OUT AT ONSET SPIRITUALIST FAIR

 * 10:00 am
   
   
   SAY AHOY TO PIRATE-THEMED PLAYGROUND IN SWIFTS BEACH

 * 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
   
   
   CLAMS, SOUL FOOD AND MUSIC AT ONSET MEMORIAL DAY BASH

 * Sunday, May 28
 * 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
   
   
   HAVE A SHELL OF A TIME AT 7TH ANNUAL OYSTER FESTIVAL

 * Monday, May 29
 * 8:30 am
   
   
   VETERANS COUNCIL TO LAY WREATHS ACROSS TOWN FOR...

 * Tuesday, May 30
 * 10:00 am to 11:15 am
   
   
   RACE TO ONSET BAY CENTER FOR FUN IN THE SAND

 * 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
   
   
   IT’S THE EYE OF THE TIGERS AT CHEERLEADING OPEN HOUSE

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CLASSIFIEDS

 * Yard Sale
 * Don't Miss this Multi Family...
 * Huge Moving Sale
 * Seven Knights Cleaning
 * DUMP RUNS
 * Program Aide needed
 * Customer Service - Wines &...
 * Painting
 * HANDYMAN AND MORE!
 * Retired Licensed Plumber

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REAL ESTATE


 * 4 BEDROOM RANCH IN POCASSET, JUST MINUTES FROM BARLOWS LANDING BEACH!
   
    * Bourne
   
   529,000.00
   A Cape Cod lover’s dream! This spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch sits on a
   corner lot with an...
   
   Bernadette Kelly Group


 * COMMERCIAL LEASE - 2400 SQ. FT. FOR LEASE
   
    * Wareham
   
   3,000.00
   Cranberry Highway location offers great visibility, plenty of parking and on
   street signage...
   Upper Cape Realty


 * SOLD! 60 TWELFTH ST ONSET
   
    * Wareham
   
   359,900.00
   FULLY RENOVATED in 2018! Lovely Dutch Gambrel with 3 bedrooms & 1 bath
   located near Onset Beach...
   Ginny Lewis, Realtor ~ Divito Realty Inc


 * SOLD! WAREHAM
   
    * Wareham
   
   374,900.00
   RARE OPPORTUNITY to live in this BEACHFRONT COMMUNITY! Established families,
   growing generation...
   
   Upper Cape Realty


 * SOLD! 3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME
   
    * Wareham
   
   135,000.00
   Upper Cape Realty is excited to share that we have closed on 3030 Cranberry
   Highway Unit 35 in...
   Upper Cape Realty


 * SOLD! BY SUE ANN MURLEY DIVITO REALTY!
   
    * Wareham
   
   1,250,000.00
   SOLD>>>>Onset (Oniset Heights) - Direct Waterfront on Broad Cove! Amazing
   location with...
   Ginny Lewis, Realtor ~ Divito Realty Inc


 * SOLD ... JEFFERSON SHORES ON BUTTERMILK BAY
   
    * Wareham
   
   425,000.00
   Jefferson Shores overlooking Buttermilk Bay, this vintage 1925 Cape Cod
   Cottage style ranch is a...
   Upper Cape Realty


 * SOLD!! 25 ADMIRALS WAY. ONSET
   
    * Wareham
   
   1,900,000.00
   SOLD!! SueAnn Murley, Realtor. Onset Waterfront. Lovelingly restored and
   ready for your beach...
   Ginny Lewis, Realtor ~ Divito Realty Inc


 * SOLD! RANCH IN WEST WIND SHORES
   
    * Plymouth
   
   450,000.00
   Upper Cape Realty is excited to share that we have closed on 38 South Wind
   Drive in Plymouth!...
   Upper Cape Realty


 * SOLD! SWIFTS BEACH COTTAGE
   
    * Wareham
   
   189,000.00
   It's official - this home has SOLD! Listing agent Suzanne Burke from Upper
   Cape Realty and selling...
   Upper Cape Realty

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