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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 Highway, The Liquor Locker, and that officers arrived to find what appeared to be a smoke condition...

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 275 under contract. What will be built there? The company claims to have no real idea, but says they a...

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 Administration's 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 Administration's decision, we have been informed that Southcoast is no longer accepting new appointments, and is awaiti...

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 number, she said. Three seniors told her today, though, they had persisted and were able to get throug...

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 Teitelbaum. “Or whether it should simply be another corporate bailout and maybe ‘let’s mail some peopl...