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Wareham Town Meeting bans nips, restricts solar arrays

Voters gathered for a previous Town Meeting at Spillane Field on April 10. Photo by: Madison Czopek The Town Meeting scheduled for May 8 has been postponed to June 12 because there is a chance of rain on Saturday.  Town Moderator Claire Smith said that she agonized over the decision, but ultimately decided that, with the chance of rain, it was best to cancel. Because of the irrigation system under Spillane Field, it isn’t possible to put tents up on the field. Smith, Town Counsel Richard Bow...

Wicked Local Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette said it was somewhat slow going through the morning.

Madison Czopek Feb 9, 2021 Because residents completed the 2020 U.S. Census just last year, Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette is a little worried people in Wareham might be confused about this year’s town census. “The federal census, that’s every 10 years,” Bissonnette said. “That is run by the federal government and it’s totally different than ours.” She explained that the town census is performed to fulfill the Massachusetts state legislature’s mandate that local govern...