Besse Park remembrance tree sponsorships open. Also in today's brief (7 items): Besse Park remembrance tree sponsorships open; Early ballot processing begins at Town Hall; Trick-or-treat set for Main Street; Library hosts Sarah McQuaid fall concert.
Wareham Free Library will host a talk on the power of social influence on Nov. 18. Also in today's brief (5 items): Early ballot processing begins Friday; Main Street trick-or-treat set for Friday; Library's fall concert features Sarah McQuaid; Mystery book club discusses 'Wicked Autumn'.
Town schedules ballot tabulator testing. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town schedules ballot tabulator testing; Early ballot processing begins Oct. 30; Main Street trick-or-treat returns Friday; Sarah McQuaid plays library fall concert.
Wareham's Finance Committee worked through a lengthy slate of Fall 2026 Town Meeting warrant articles, including a contested proposal to lease town land for a sludge-to-char facility that could erase a $600,000 annual cost.
Finance Committee splits over sludge-conversion warrant tied to $600,000 disposal cost. From our own coverage: Finance panel splits over sludge-conversion warrant article; Middle school girls attend STEM4Girls event.
Fall Town Meeting convenes Monday night with the full warrant up for a vote. From our own coverage: School Committee adopts policy on ICE building access; Middle school girls take STEM day trip to UMass.
Twenty Wareham Middle School students explored STEM careers at a UMass Dartmouth event. From our own coverage: School Committee tackles immigration policy, budget timeline; Middle schoolers attend STEM4Girls event at UMass.
Wareham's fiscal 2027 second-quarter real estate and personal property tax bills are due November 2. From our own coverage: Conservation board takes up Eversource line, two disputes; Sewer board examines Bourne billing, bedroom rate plan.