Government & development in Wareham

Select Board Passes on Buying Three Agricultural Properties

Oct 8 · Wareham Week →

Animal Control Officer Proposes Dog Licensing Changes

Oct 8 · Wareham Week →

Vote-by-Mail Ballots Expected to Arrive by Mid-October

Oct 8 · Town of Wareham →

Redevelopment Authority Meets Today at 9 a.m.

Oct 8 · Town of Wareham →

Sewer Commissioners Meet Today at 2 p.m.

Oct 8 · Town of Wareham →

Onset Prudential Committee Meets Today at 4 p.m.

Oct 8 · Town of Wareham →

Fire District Committee Meets Tonight at 5:30

Oct 8 · Town of Wareham →

Conservation Commission Meets Tonight at 6

Oct 7 · Town of Wareham →

Plymouth Avenue Milling Today and Thursday

Oct 7 · Town of Wareham →

Lopes Playground Closed for Construction

Oct 7 · Town of Wareham →

Wareham Emergency Management Gets High-Water Rescue Vehicle

Oct 7 · Wareham Week →

Buzzards Bay Coalition buys 100 acres of Wareham bog land

Oct 6 · Wareham Week →

Board of Assessors meets tonight at Town Hall

Oct 6 · Town of Wareham →

Coalition urges residents to back conserving 340 acres at tonight's Select Board meeting

Oct 6 · Community Land & Water Coalition →

Hathaway Street milling continues through Tuesday

Oct 6 · Town of Wareham →

Town offices closed Oct. 12 for Columbus Day holiday

Oct 6 · Town of Wareham →

428 Cyclists Ride Through Wareham in Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride

Oct 5 · Wareham Week →

Select Board Hears Request to Expand Fuel Storage on Cranberry Highway Tuesday

Oct 5 · Town of Wareham →

Land Trust 'Blaze Days' Urges Orange Gear on Trails Through Dec. 31

Oct 4 · Wareham Week →

Tuesday: Historic District Commission meets at Town Hall

Oct 4 · Town of Wareham →

Tuesday: Select Board meets, fuel storage license hearing

Oct 4 · Town of Wareham →

Route 6 bridge project: water-main work continues near Wareham Road

Oct 3 · Wareham Week →

Police license plate camera searches often lack a stated reason

Oct 3 · Wareham Week →

Brush pile open extra hours today after storm

Oct 3 · Town of Wareham →

Open house today at Parkwood Beach home on Elmwood Street

Oct 3 · Wareham Week →

Fire District Board of Engineers meets Friday

The Fire District Board of Engineers is scheduled to meet Friday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. at 273 Main St. in Wareham.

Oct 2 · Town of Wareham →

Wareham posts 2026 annual report

The Town of Wareham posted its 2026 Town Report on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Oct 2 · Town of Wareham →

Wareham hires Chris Carchia as building commissioner

Wareham hired Chris Carchia as building commissioner following Paul Turner's departure, Plimoth Today reported Thursday, Oct. 1. Carchia is a carpenter and chair of the Scituate Zoning Board of Appeals.

Oct 2 · Plimoth Today →

Some Wareham-area shellfish areas reopen at sunrise Friday

Shellfish areas BB37, BB38-39, BB43-44 and BB49-50 in Wareham, Bourne and Falmouth are set to reopen at sunrise Friday, Oct. 2, after a rain-related closure. Prohibited areas remain closed to harvest for direct human consumption.

Oct 2 · Mass.gov →

Milling scheduled for Charlotte Furnace Road Friday

Milling on Charlotte Furnace Road is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2. Drivers should expect possible delays, lane restrictions and construction activity during October road projects.

Oct 2 · Town of Wareham →

Historic District Commission to discuss expansion study Tuesday

The Historic District Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. at 54 Marion Road. The agenda includes a historic-district expansion study, a proposed Center Park peace vigil and a park-tree matter.

Oct 2 · Wareham Times →

Select Board posts agenda for Oct. 6 meeting

The Select Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Multi Service Center. The town has posted remote-participation details in the agenda.

Oct 2 · Town of Wareham →

Wareham, Marion and Mattapoisett to receive $14.71 million for I-195 work

Officials announced Sept. 29 that Wareham, Marion and Mattapoisett will receive $14.71 million in federal transportation funding for I-195 resurfacing and pavement-preservation work.

Oct 2 · Sippican Week →

Council on Aging meets Thursday at the Multi Service Center

The Wareham Council on Aging meets Thursday, October 1, at 10 a.m. at the Multi Service Center, 48 Marion Road.

Oct 1 · Town of Wareham →

Board of Health to hear proposed portable-toilet rules

The Wareham Board of Health holds a public hearing Wednesday, October 7, at 5 p.m. on proposed portable-toilet regulations, including a possible standard of one toilet per 100 people and $100 penalties.

Oct 1 · Town of Wareham →

Board of Health agenda includes tobacco and septic issues

The revised agenda for the October 7 Board of Health meeting includes a possible vote on an Anchor Liquors tobacco violation, discussion of the Layered Soil Treatment Area pilot and an executive session on Seven-Eleven litigation.

Oct 1 · Town of Wareham →

Finance Committee to review fall Town Meeting articles

The Finance Committee meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. to discuss and vote on fall Town Meeting articles, including Article 10 on surplus property. The meeting is at Town Hall or by Zoom.

Oct 1 · Town of Wareham →

Water commissioners to review grant and Well 3 work

The Board of Water Commissioners meets Monday, October 5, at 5:30 p.m. Its agenda includes a hazard-mitigation grant option, the Well 3 replacement, a Maple Springs treatment-plant chlorine tank and a new-main capital plan.

Oct 1 · Town of Wareham →

Sewer project brings odor complaints near Wareham treatment plant

Residents near the Wastewater Pollution Control Facility continue to report odors and smoke during a two-year construction project, Wareham Week reported Monday. The work is expected to finish in early spring 2027, when officials expect odors to decrease significantly.

Sep 30 · Wareham Week →

Library hosts wildlife talk with Brad Timm tonight

Author Brad Timm will discuss backyard and neighborhood wildlife tonight, September 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. The free program requires no registration and is sponsored by the Friends of the Wareham Free Library.

Sep 30 · Wareham Free Library →

Regional refuse district committee meets virtually today

The Carver Marion Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District Committee is scheduled to meet virtually today, September 30, at 5 p.m. The town’s event page includes the agenda and Zoom information for public participation.

Sep 30 · Town of Wareham →

Dangerousness hearing set for New Bedford man charged after Swifts Beach incident

A judge scheduled an October 1 dangerousness hearing for Shawn Michael Ferguson, who faces four charges after an alleged assault and axe incident at Swifts Beach, Wareham Week reported Monday. He has been held without bail since September 19.

Sep 30 · Wareham Week →