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Chloe Shelford May 4, 2021 Community members logged on to the Board of Selectmen’s meeting to discuss future plans for kids' programming. Top, from left: Patrick Tropeano, Alan Slavin, Jim Munise and Peter Teitelbaum; Middle row: Judith Whiteside, Richard Bowen, Derek Sullivan, and Jowaun Gamble of CYE; Bottom row: Jared Chadwick, Dave Ferrari, and Shayla Tavares. The Boys and Girls Club operated out of the Hammond School in Onset. Photo by: Madison Czopek Various officials and community members are working hard to come up for a replacement for the programs offered by the Boys and...

Madison Czopek Feb 23, 2021 The Board of Selectmen discussed adjustments to the town’s procedure for negotiating host community agreements with marijuana businesses that plan to operate in Wareham, before approving two such agreements during their Feb. 23 meeting. Following concerns from some members of the board that the town does not collect enough information from business owners who plan to operate cannabis-based businesses in Wareham, a new procedure was discussed. Ken Buckland, director of planning and community development, explained that currently, people who wish to start...

Chloe Shelford Feb 16, 2021 The Board of Selectmen approved two avenues for people to save money on town trash disposal: A senior discount and an opt-out form for those with other means of disposing of trash. Discounts for seasonal residents were discussed but not finalized at the Feb. 16 meeting. Senior discount Low-income seniors can reduce their curbside fee from $365 to $245 or a transfer station sticker from $125 to $62.50.  To qualify, applicants must show proof of fixed income that doesn’t exceed $33,320 for an individual or $38,080 for a couple. Proof could be a copy of a...

Chloe Shelford Jan 6, 2021 The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night denied the request for a second special Town Meeting before the planned April Town Meeting. Because all non-financial articles from the previous two Town Meetings have been pushed off, some of those petitioners were hoping their articles could be voted on before what could be a many night spring Town Meeting, selectman Peter Teitelbaum reported.  The selectman denied that request, and said they expected that the April meeting might be postponed as well.  Teitelbaum said that Town Moderator Claire Smith told him her...