School Committee adopts ICE encounter policy

From Wareham News

• School Committee adopts policy on ICE encounters. Wareham School Committee took up a new PROTECT Act policy for responding if federal immigration agents enter school buildings, following an October 9 DESE webinar, and split 3-2 on a state 'Safe Zone' resolution. A gender-identity nondiscrimination policy was tabled to October 29.Wareham News
• Sewer board tables disputed Bourne billing charge. The Wareham Board of Sewer Commissioners weighed billing Bourne for shared treatment costs while a separate charge went unexplained, and considered rebasing sewer rates by bedroom count after finding smaller homes have long subsidized larger ones.Wareham News
• Conservation board approves Eversource line upgrade. The Wareham Conservation Commission took up Eversource's plan to replace aging wooden poles with steel along a two-mile line from the Tremont Substation to Farm to Market Road, with work set to begin in December, while continuing two contested hearings to October 21.Wareham News

Happening Tue, Oct 20

• 9:00 a.m.: Trail day set at Douglas Westgate conservation area. Volunteers can join a trail workday Tuesday, October 20, at 9 a.m. at the Douglas S. Westgate Conservation Area on Papermill Road in West Wareham.Town of Wareham
• 10:00 a.m.: Words by the Water walk set along Red Brook. A guided walk and reading program, Words by the Water, happens Tuesday, October 20, at 10 a.m. along the Red Brook Trail Network near Head of the Bay and Red Brook roads.Town of Wareham

Wareham on Mon, Oct 19

• Sample ballot posted for Nov. 3 election. The town posted the sample ballot for the November 3, 2026 election, letting voters preview the races and questions before casting their ballots.Town of Wareham

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 22: Friends of the library hold fall book sale. The Friends of the Wareham Free Library hold their book sale Thursday, October 22, through Saturday, October 24, at the library on Marion Road.Wareham Free Library
• Fri, Oct 23, 2:15 p.m.: Library plans Halloween Crafternoon for teens. The Wareham Free Library hosts a Halloween-themed Crafternoon for teens and tweens Friday, October 23, at 2:15 p.m.Wareham Free Library
• Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 p.m.: Free golf offered for Wareham Appreciation Day. The town's Free Golf, Wareham Appreciation Day, runs Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25, at noon at Little Harbor Country Club.Town of Wareham
• Mon, Oct 26: Fall Town Meeting convenes Monday. Wareham holds its Fall Town Meeting Monday, October 26, where voters will act on the warrant posted online this week.Town of Wareham

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