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Residents in Onset, Massachusetts reached out to the NBC10 Investigators to help get the streetlights back on. According to town records, some of them have been...

Wareham Public Schools will adhere to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’

A tobacco sting nets $1,000 fine under tough state laws.

Education: 5-year Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Roger Williams University Public service: Bourne Board of Selectmen, 2018-present; Bourne School Building Committee, 2015-present; Wareham Board of Selectmen 2006-2009. Public service and giving back to the community is a passion of mine and one I have been proud to be involved with for over 25 years. How long have you served on the Board of Selectmen? Why are you running again? I have served on the board for the last three...

COVID cases up since last Wareham Board of Health meeting WAREHAM – COVID cases have gone up markedly since the previous Board of Health meeting last month. Health Director Bob Ethier said during Wednesdays meeting that the latest weekly tally was 77 confirmed cases and seven probable cases, which represented an uptick. That’s 31 more cases than the last weekly tally presented to the board on March 17. There have been 1,616 confirmed cases in Wareham since March 2020. On the positive side, ...

Onset Firefighters quickly knock down Liquor Locker fire, though inventory takes a hit Wicked Local WAREHAM – Onset Firefighters were able to bring a fire at Liquor Locker, 3021 Cranberry Highway, under control within 45 minutes early Friday morning, April 2, though there was a significant loss of stock. Firefighters said that at approximately 11:51 p.m. Thursday, April 1, the Onset Fire Dept. received notification from Wareham Police that they had received a security alarm for 3021 Cranberry...

The Notos Group held a question and answer webinar for citizens last night in an attempt to dispel “rumors” and make sure everyone had the facts, according to company spokespeople. In addition to Notos Group members Will and Mackenzie O’Connell and Attorney Jeffery Tocchio, two members of the Wareham Board of Selectmen were on the call: Judith Whiteside and Alan Slavin.  The meeting largely covered well-worn territory: What is the size of the district? It’s 756 acres, and Notos has 27...

Dear Governor Baker: I hope this letter finds you well.  Having been unanimously authorized by the Wareham Board of Selectmen, I write on behalf of the people of the Town of Wareham to ask you to reconsider your Administrations recent decision to stop issuing COVID-19 vaccine through the Southcoast Health System and other operators of community hospitals statewide, and instead to issue vaccines only through state-run sites and, eventually, pharmacies.  In response to your Administrations deci...

Wicked Local WAREHAM – Council on Aging Director Missy Dziczek said her office has been deluged with calls from seniors trying to navigate the state’s pathway to a vaccination appointment. She said they’d received 124 calls this week alone. She had 24 messages awaiting her when she arrived to work today that had accrued since yesterday afternoon. They all were regarding where to get vaccinated. She said many of the seniors don’t have a computer or access to one. They need a telephone nu...

Frustrated with what appears to be a refusal from the federal government to include money for municipalities in the upcoming coronavirus relief package, the Wareham Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to send a letter to Massachusetts’ members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. “As Congress wrangles over this stimulus bill, there seems to be quite a bit of fighting over whether there should be aid to states and municipalities included with it,” said Selectman Peter Teitelba...