https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Wareham, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-09https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-09Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Wareham Faith in Action holds its first peace vigil Saturday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. at Center Park, between Main Street and Gibbs Avenue. The interfaith group has held three peace walks since April and chose a single visible spot so more people can take part. Attendees can bring their own chairs, organizers will provide candles, leashed dogs are welcome, and Henry St. Julien, the Falmouth School District's director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, will speak.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-08https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-08Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Select Board voted not to use the town's Chapter 61A right of first refusal on three agricultural properties: two A.D. Makepeace Company parcels off Maple Springs Road, intended for solar installation, and the Bartholomew Family Bogs off Pierceville Road, intended for a subdivision. Board member Judith Whiteside said the town has no funds to buy the land. Chair Sarah Corbitt raised Community Preservation funds, but Whiteside said they could not be approved before the Chapter 61A deadline.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-07https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-07Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Wareham's Emergency Management Department has a new high-water rescue vehicle for flooding, severe storms, coastal emergencies, evacuations and other incidents unfit for normal emergency vehicles. The vehicle carries an automated external defibrillator, and an Eversource grant program helped pay for equipment for its emergency response work. The department called it "an investment in preparedness, resiliency, interoperability and the safety of Wareham's citizens and emergency responders."https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-06https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-06Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Buzzards Bay Coalition has bought 100 acres of cranberry bog along Route 6 near Kool Kone for about $1 million, below the $1.4 million appraised value, to restore Beaver Dam Creek, a tributary of the Weweantic River. The town's $700,000 in Community Preservation funding, approved at April Town Meeting, will buy a conservation restriction that ensures the land's permanent protection and public access. The current owner may keep harvesting cranberries for several years before full restoration work begins.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-05https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-05Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Select Board will hold a public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, on an amended flammable storage license for Christina's Gas & Service at 3037 Cranberry Highway in East Wareham. The business proposes replacing three tanks with one and raising gasoline storage from 18,000 to 26,000 gallons. Written comments are due today, October 5, at noon.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-04https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-04Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Wareham Land Trust's 'Blaze Days' safety initiative runs through Dec. 31, during deer hunting season, and urges hikers to wear at least 500 square inches of blaze orange covering the chest, back and head. A full blaze orange vest provides about 210 square inches each on the front and back, and a blaze orange hat makes up the rest. Citing MassWildlife, the Land Trust also recommends an orange vest or bandana for pets.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-03https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-03Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Audit data from a public-records request shows that 49 of 100 Wareham police searches of license plate camera data between Aug. 10 and Sept. 10 listed no stated reason, and others gave minimal or vague ones. The department says it uses the cameras to track stolen vehicles, investigate crimes and find missing people. Seven license plate readers operate in town, three of them run by police, and Wareham shares camera data with nearly 500 agencies.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-02https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-02Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Wareham hired Chris Carchia as building commissioner after Paul Turner’s departure. Carchia is a carpenter and chairs the Scituate Zoning Board of Appeals.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-01https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-10-01Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Wareham Board of Health will hold a public hearing Wednesday, October 7, at 5 p.m. on proposed portable-toilet regulations. The proposal may include one toilet per 100 people and a $100 penalty for each offense.https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-09-30https://nanopress.net/wareham-ma/briefs/2026-09-30Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Residents near the wastewater treatment plant continue to report odors and smoke during a two-year construction project. The work is expected to finish in early spring 2027, when officials expect odors to decrease significantly.