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The Norris City Village Board held their regular monthly meeting Monday night at the Village Hall.  Scott Mareing was there and has this report… Ed Oliver, representing the Sons of the American Revolution, along with their Treasurer Dr. Patrick Haskell, presented the board with a […]

Kelley was sworn in by Wareham Fire District Clerk/Treasurer Wendy Lemieux, and his son Cameron pinned on his new badge.

Submitted courtesy of Randy Adams for the Carmi Rotary Club The Carmi Rotary Club had a very relaxing meeting on Thursday, as Rotarian Patty Mills led the group in a session of Tai Chi. Patty is an instructor in this ancient Chinese art, and is […]

More details are now emerging as to how the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) investigation into the illegal dumping of contaminated material at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) 6/10 project was derailed.

Wareham Firefighters break in new brush breaker WAREHAM – You could say Wareham Firefighters were breaking in the new brush breaker truck. The sparkling new five-ton brush breaker hasn’t even had its service numbers painted on its sides yet. It was carrying its full load of 750 gallons of water, and 25 gallons of foam. Along with the firefighters it was also carrying 230 or so pounds of journalist who had been invited along for the training drill Saturday. The training exercise involved loc...

Authorities Identify Man Found Dead Under Ice in Mass. Reservoir © Provided by New England Cable News Authorities have identified the man whose body they recovered from an icy reservoir in Wareham, Massachusetts, after a search that spanned two days. Thomas Bartholomew, 44, of Wareham, was declared dead Monday after his body was recovered from the water around 12:45 p.m., according to Plymouth Country District Attorney Timothy Cruz. The search for Bartholomew began around 4:30 p.m. Sunday whe...

Wareham police and fire were unsuccessful in their attempts to locate the man, so additional assistance was requested including the Wareham Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Police. The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team (PCTRT) was also activated and multiple departments and members of PCTRT responded to the scene, including the regional dive team. Emergency personnel performed search operations in difficult conditions until 11:45 p.m. Sunday when the search was postponed d...

Authorities have identified the man whose body they recovered from an icy reservoir in Wareham, Massachusetts, after a search that spanned two days. Thomas Bartholomew, 44, of Wareham, was declared dead Monday after his body was recovered from the water around 12:45 p.m., according to Plymouth Country District Attorney Timothy Cruz. The search for Bartholomew began around 4:30 p.m. Sunday...

The circumstances surrounding the man’s death remain under investigation.

  And, RI Department of Environmental officials blocked the contaminated soil in Olneyville from being disposed of at the Tiverton landfill due to the volume and amount of contamination.  Robert Smith, a supervising engineer for RIDEM wrote in an October 22 letter blocking the use of the Tiverton landfill: • The Landfill is unlined and is the source of contamination that has created documented exceedances of groundwater and surface water quality criteria. • The Landfill is surrounded by w...