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Hop in it’s time for a rowing challenge

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Row, row, row the boat in Onset Bay during the Buzzards Bay Rowing Club’s annual Onset Rowing Challenge Saturday, Oct. 25. The challenge will be held at Onset Beach, 186 Onset Avenue and the 3-mile row will take participants out and around Wickets...

Harvest Moon Festival celebrates community in end of summer hurrah

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As the summer winds to an end and “busy season” in Onset comes to a close, the Onset Bay Association had one more event to keep the village lively. As the association’s annual Harvest Moon Festival saw hundreds of classic cars fill Onset Pier, over...

Transfer station purchase up for vote at Town Meeting

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After years of land agreements with neighboring towns, the transfer station at King's Highway and Cranberry Highway may be in Wareham's hands. Town Administrator, Derek Sullivan said at the Tuesday, Sept. 23 Select Board meeting that the town of...

Buzzards Bay Coalition watershed ride to cruise through town

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Each year, cyclists hop on their bike to ride through cranberry bogs, coast by sandy beaches and raise money for environmental conservation in the Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride. The ride is taking place Sunday, Oct. 5 which will have riders...

Interested in learning a trade? Head to the Upper Cape Tech open house

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School is inviting interested eighth graders and their families to an open house of the school Saturday Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The school is located at 220 Sandwich Road in Bourne and is open to kids...

We're looking for the next generation

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Wanted: Students to help Wareham Week -- in any one of many ways. We aim to constantly provide news about people, events and issues in Wareham. That’s local people of all ages. Events of interest to everyone from toddlers to regulars at the senior...

As the bell tolls once again: Church of the Good Shepherd's bell tower restored

Time has stood still in more ways than one in the historic building Church of the Good Shepherd calls home. Ten years ago, the clocks at the top of the church's bell tower stopped working. As time ticked on in other ways, the bell began to see...

Share some thoughts on the search for a new superintendent of schools

The Wareham Public Schools superintendent search committee is seeking public opinion on what they are looking for in a new superintendent. Current Superintendent Matt D’Andrea is retiring at the end of this school and the search committee is...

Small boat catches fire in Buttermilk Bay

The boat when brought to shore. Photos source: Wareham Department of Natural Resources

At approximately 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 Onset Fire Rescue and Wareham Department of Natural Resources were dispatched to Buttermilk Bay for a boat fire. First responders reported that a small vessel 150 feet from the shore was fully engulfed in...

Lifelong resident joins Cultural Council

When he's not delivering packages around town for UPS, lifelong Warehamite Jordan Gomes now will be serving as a member on the Cultural Council. Appointed at the Tuesday, Sept. 23 Select Board meeting, Jordan said he was inspired by member Marcus...

Plymouth County District Attorney’s office confirms identification of Amy Nadolny, death remains under investigation

Amy Nadolny, 41, of Middleboro had been missing for two weeks until her body was identified near the train tracks behind Main Street Friday, Sept. 19, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. Nadolny was found in a wooded area...

Hear Ye Hear Ye: Wareham artisans celebrate 30 years of making jewelry

Adorned in handcrafted stainless steel jewelry, two Wareham residents take on the role of travelling merchants looking for people interested in their wares. Wareham residents Chirs and Kelly Christopulos are the owners of Mardigan’s Maile, a...

Town Meeting voters to consider allocating nearly $1.3 million for community preservation projects

Renovations for two historic buildings and replacing the lights at Spillane Field using $1.3 million of the Community Preservation fund will be up for consideration at Town Meeting, Monday, Oct. 27. Voters will be asked to consider allocating the...