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Chloe Shelford May 20, 2021 The Smithers Laboratory, which has operated out of a location next door to the Decas School since 2002, has expressed interest in purchasing the school after it closes, officials reported at the May 20 Redevelopment Authority Meeting. The lab is requesting a zoning change at the June 12 Town Meeting that would allow the company to begin testing cannabis at its current location, which is less than 500 feet from the school. And they may be expanding further. The Decas School is set to close in January 2022, once students have moved to the new school being b...

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 Bowen, and Town Clerk Michele Bissonnette all have various commitments that made rescheduling the Town ...

Chloe Shelford May 3, 2021 A drone photo of the new school, taken in early April. Photo courtesy: Dean Decas/Wareham Elementary School Building Project Facebook Page Voters will decide the name for the new elementary school being built on Minot Avenue at Town Meeting on May 8. A citizens petition article, led by School Committee member Mike Flaherty and School Building Committee member Rhonda Veugen, would name the building “The Wareham Elementary School” if the article passes. According to the Board of Selectmen and Town Counsel Richard Bowen, the school already has a name: “...

An aerial view of Main Street. Photo courtesy: Town of Wareham A number of zoning changes are on the warrant for the Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 8. The Planning Board held public hearings about the bulk of those changes on April 12, but no members of the public participated. Rezoning Wareham Village The proposed changes to the Wareham Village zoning district, which stretches along Main Street from Tremont Nail to the Zecco Marina, are meant to foster redevelopment of the village while preserving its character and especially encouraging small business uses through mixed-use zoning...

• Two full-size gymnasiums for indoor sports to use during the colder months  • Three full-size sports fields The plans also detailed a project with three phases that would be completed in 10 years. “With your vote in favor of Articles 2 and 3, we will be able to continue moving forward in providing a safe and high level of sports and education the youth deserve here in Wareham,” the Tigers said in the statement. In November 2020, Jared Chadwick, the president of the Wareham Tigers Athletic Association, told Wareham Week that much of the land would be for the three sports fields: a m...