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Planning Board denies two ANRs on incomplete applications and access issues.

Planning Board denies two ANRs over access and completeness deficiencies. Chair Jane Gleason and the full five-member board voted unanimously to reject an AD Makepeace Company application off Maple Spring Road, citing incomplete submissions that failed to address January 7 engineering consultant

School Committee approves Wareham-England student exchange program.

Wareham School Committee approves student exchange with Wareham, England. The unanimous vote greenlights an April 2028 trip for current Grade 5 students through EF Tours at $4,000 per student and $5,000 per staff member, with a minimum six-student participation threshold. Clare Smith, former Town

Council on Aging board defers January minutes, discusses AARP initiative.

Wareham Council on Aging board defers January minutes, invites outside review. Chair David McClure and six board members postponed approval of the January 8 meeting minutes due to formatting errors and also held off voting on an AARP Age Friendly Community membership proposal. Board member

Commission Opens Coastal Hearings on Duplex and Retaining Wall

Conservation Commission approves duplex at 307 Onset Avenue, clears coastal development. Chair Sandy Slavin oversaw approval of David Andrade's two-unit dwelling on a slab at 11 feet elevation to comply with flood zone requirements, while the commission tabled a retaining wall replacement and

District approves financial reports, plans attorney search for closure and property sale.

The Carver-Marion Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District Committee unanimously approved November and December financial statements and authorized Executive Director Jeffrey Osuch to solicit attorney proposals. The district's PARS/OPEB portfolio stands at $1,124,361.89 as of December 31, 2025,