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Wareham High’s Grace Brogioli shines in statewide competition Wicked Local WAREHAM – Soft-spoken Wareham High senior Grace Brogioli said she was “shocked” to learn she had won the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association 2021 Scholar Athlete Essay Award. She is one of only two winners statewide, and is now eligible for the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholar/Essay Competition. “I was shocked when I got the email saying I won it be...

Wareham High senior Cecilia Bottino’s accomplishments inspire proclamation Wicked Local WAREHAM – Wareham Selectmen issued a proclamation in honor of Wareham High School senior Cecilia Bottino during the board’s March 30 meeting, which noted she was an “exceptionally well-rounded student.” Select board member Judith Whiteside read the proclamation into the record, and it clearly illustrated that the board’s characterization was no exaggeration. Her accomplishments include being in t...

Chloe Shelford Mar 9, 2021 The ballot is set for the Tuesday, May 4, Town Election, including competitive races for the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee. School Committee Four candidates will be running for two seats on the School Committee. Geoff Swett, who has served on the committee for 12 years in the past, said that he decided to run in part because his responsibilities as chair of the School Building Committee would be coming to an end this fall, and because he had be...

Wareham High’s Cecilia Bottino part of prestigious summit Wicked Local WAREHAM - Wareham High senior Cecilia Bottino recently completed a prestigious four-day international youth summit during the February school vacation. According to its website, Knovva Academys G20 Virtual Summit on Climate Change and the Future of Humanity builds a global community by combining proven approaches to learning with cutting-edge technology, gamified simulations, immersive learning experiences, and innovativ...

Chloe Shelford Jan 25, 2021 Nomination papers are now available for the upcoming Town Election, and a race for a seat on the Board of Selectmen is on the horizon. The Town Election will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4. Board of Selectmen He will be facing one challenger: Glenn Lawrence, a current member of the Finance Committee. Slavin was first elected to the Board of Selectman in 2012, and is a longtime member of the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Developm...

Bill Jenkins wins New England Key Club District-wide award Wicked Local WAREHAM – While it was a surprise to Bill Jenkins, it was no surprise to those familiar with his work for the Wareham and Bourne High School Key Clubs that he had been awarded a prestigious New England Key Club District-wide award. The award, called the George Whitney Leader of Leaders Award, was presented to Jenkins during the Bourne-Wareham Kiwanis Club’s Zoom meeting Monday. Jenkins was definitely surprised. In fact,...