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Sewer board approves $195,200 design contract amendment for pump station work.

Wareham sewer board approves $195,200 Weston & Sampson amendment for Narrows pump station design. Chair Jim Giberti and commissioners voted unanimously to expand engineering scope for Phases II and III covering a new force main in Narrows Road from the Indian Neck pump station and

Board of Assessors completes abatement session, approves two Town Meeting articles.

Board of Assessors approves real estate tax abatements and denies four applications. Chairman Steven F. Curry and members David Halberstadt and Priscilla Porter voted unanimously to abate six real estate applications and deny applications 34, 42 through 44 during an April 23 executive session.

Zoning board approves three special permits, continues two variances.

Wareham Zoning Board approves three special permits while continuing two major applications. Chair Nazih Elkallassi's board unanimously approved special permits for residential additions at 2 Wareham Lake Shores Drive and 13 Seventh Street, and granted a use variance for a doggy daycare and café at

Select Board reappoints four constables; adopts Purple Heart designation

Wareham Select Board unanimously reappoints four constables and declares Purple Heart Community. Chair Judith Whiteside, Clerk Sarah Corbitt, and member Joseph Still voted unanimously to reappoint Karen Blair, George Morse, Joel Thomas, and Richard Coletti to three-year terms expiring June 30,

School Committee approves six prior meeting minutes, wage increases, preschool fee hike.

Wareham School Committee clears six-month approval backlog and raises hourly wages. The committee unanimously approved meeting minutes from July through October 2025 after Chair Geoff Swett acknowledged workload delays, then voted unanimously on athletic support increases from $50 to $60 per event