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Wareham’s finances got a boost today, as officials were given a check for $432,930.86 in co

Madison Czopek Apr 27, 2021 The Wareham Boys and Girls Club will close at the end of this week, following a decision by the organization’s parent company, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford. The Wareham Boys and Girls Club provides a variety of community programs, including after-school programs and homework help, that many of the town’s parents and guardians — especially those whose jobs keep them at work after school lets out — rely on. Officials expressed dismay at the news, and preliminary plans for alternatives to the Boys and Girls Club’s programs were di...

Vials of a vaccine for covid-19. As the state loosens coronavirus restrictions, programming at the Gleason Family YMCA is beginning to ramp up. While that’s good news for gym-goers, it means that the rooms Southcoast Health has been using for vaccine clinics will no longer be available. At the April 27 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan said the town has been working with Southcoast to find a new location for the clinics: likely either the Town Hall Auditorium or the Multiservice Center. Sullivan said those new clinics could open as soon as May 6. “We will b...

Renderings of Bentley Companies’ proposed Tremont Nail Factory development. Images courtesy: Bentley Companies After minimal additional discussion during the board’s April 27 meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to approve awarding Bentley Companies the title of master developer for the Tremont Nail Factory property. Bentley Companies, a Rhode Island-based operation, presented its vision for the Tremont site to the Wareham Redevelopment Authority and to the Board of Selectmen earlier this year. In mid-March, the Redevelopment Authority recommended that the selectmen choose Bentley Compan...

Walter Correia Jr. was unanimously appointed Wareham’s new chief of police by Selectmen Tuesday.