Home sales lean family transfers as prices lag

From Wareham News

• Home sales mostly family transfers as prices lag. A look at this month's Wareham property deeds found family transfers outnumbering open-market sales, with recorded prices trailing for roughly half the transactions reviewed.Wareham News

Wareham on Mon, Oct 12

• Fall Town Meeting warrant posted online. Town Hall has posted the 2026 Fall Town Meeting warrant for residents to review ahead of the session.Town of Wareham
• Long-awaited Harvest Moon festival takes over Onset. Wareham Week reports Onset's Harvest Moon festival finally arrived this weekend, drawing residents and visitors into the village for the long-anticipated seasonal event.Wareham Week
• Girl Scout earns Bronze Award for stuffed-animal drive. Wareham Week reports a local Girl Scout completed a stuffed-animal collection drive for emergency responders to earn her Bronze Award.Wareham Week
• Cycling team rides for two causes. Wareham Week reports Team South Coast Bikeway is riding to raise money for two charitable causes through a community cycling fundraiser.Wareham Week

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 13, 5:00 p.m.: Campfire ghost stories set for BBC Boathouse. Onset's BBC Boathouse at 186 Onset Ave. hosts campfire ghost stories Tuesday at 5 p.m.Town of Wareham
• Wed, Oct 14: Capital Planning Committee meets Wednesday. Wareham's Capital Planning Committee meets Oct. 14 to work through its posted agenda on capital spending plans.Town of Wareham
• Wed, Oct 14, 6:30 p.m.: Library hosts photo organizing workshop Wednesday. Wareham Free Library welcomes Susan Baracchini for a personal photo organizing session Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m.Wareham Free Library
• Thu, Oct 15: School Committee meets Thursday. The Wareham School Committee holds its regular meeting Oct. 15 to take up its posted agenda.Town of Wareham
• Thu, Oct 15: Scarecrow Contest opens Thursday. Wareham's annual Scarecrow Contest kicks off Oct. 15 around town.Town of Wareham
• Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 a.m.: Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale set for Elks. The Wareham New Bedford Elks, 2855 Cranberry Hwy., hosts its third annual Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Town of Wareham
• Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 a.m.: Library hosts storytelling, comics workshop Saturday. Wareham Free Library hosts a comics and mindful doodling workshop with Cara Bean at 11 a.m. and storyteller Rona Leventhal's ghost stories at 1 p.m. Oct. 17.Wareham Free Library
• Mon, Oct 19, 7:00 p.m.: Library's Fall Concert Series features Piano Men tribute. Jay Daniels performs a Billy Joel and Elton John tribute Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. as part of Wareham Free Library's Fall Concert Series.Wareham Free Library
• Sat, Oct 24: Knights of Columbus feast planned for Oct. 24. Wareham Week reports the Knights of Columbus will host a community feast Oct. 24.Wareham Week
• Thu, Oct 29: Best Friends Learning Center plans trunk-or-treat. Wareham Week reports Best Friends Learning Center will hold a trunk-or-treat event Oct. 29.Wareham Week

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