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Selectmen voted to OK negotiations between the town and a marijuana business on a host community agreement.

Madison Czopek Apr 20, 2021 Aaron and Janelle Goines (second row, far right) asked the Board of Selectmen to speed up the host community agreement negotiation process. Following impassioned pleas to expedite the approval process from Aaron and Janelle Goines, who aspire to launch a cannabis business referred to as The Emerald Turtle, the Board of Selectmen voted to authorize the negotiation of a marijuana host community agreement. With plans to operate out of a location at 10 Little B...

Madison Czopek Apr 20, 2021 New Police Chief Walter Correia (left) and retired former Chief John Walcek (right). Photos courtesy: Wareham Police Department and Meghan Neely Out with the old guard and in with the new: Wareham officially has its next chief of police.  The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved hiring Walter Correia — who has served in the department for years, most recently as a lieutenant — to replace former Chief John Walcek, who retired April 17. During the Ap...

Secret ballot to be proposed at contentious Wareham Town Meeting Saturday Wicked Local WAREHAM – Selectmen Chairman Peter Teitelbaum said he will motion for a secret ballot at Saturday’s special town meeting to consider the proposed zoning change to create the Hospitality, Recreation and Entertainment overlay district. Teitelbaum said during Tuesday’s Selectmen’s meeting that Town Moderator Claire Smith and her staff would be able to provide for a secret ballot if Town Meeting voters ...

A letter in support of the proposed Hospitality, Recreation, and Entertainment District was mailed to every registered voter in town this week with a few notable signatories, including four Selectmen and various business owners. The letter was mailed by the Notos Group, the developers behind the rezoning proposal, in what a spokesperson described as an attempt to “clear up rumors and misconceptions about the zoning change.” The Notos Group proposed building a horse racing track and casino o...

This story has been updated to reflect that “Sewer Superintendent” is the accurate title for that position.  The overarching theme when the Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday, March 9, was Town Meeting business.  With a Special Town Meeting scheduled for April 10 and the annual Spring Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, the Selectmen had plenty to consider — and that was even before the board voted to call another Special Town Meeting within the Special Town Meeting on April 10.  As o...

Mar 3, 2021 The Board of Selectmen approved a request from the Jug Shop’s owners on March 3 to relocate their liquor license to the Stop & Shop plaza on Cranberry Highway, after hearing two petitions and one witness against the move. Store owner Dipenkumar Patel said that he wanted to move, in part, to be able to expand the size of his store and offer a greater variety of products to his customers. The Jug Shop’s owners have not yet decided whether to keep the Jug Shop name at th...

Following significant pushback from Wareham residents about the cost of the town’s mandator

The Decas School property could have a bright future as office and lab space, according to

The Decas School property could have a bright future as office and lab space, according to