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Sewer Board charts $26 million Narrows Force Main project strategy

Wareham Sewer Commissioners advance $26 million Narrows force main funding plan. The five-member board unanimously approved a $245,218 contract with Chadwick Barras for a camera truck and agreed to request Town Meeting approval for a single article rescinding a prior $6 million authorization and

School Committee approves new course offerings and accepts grants.

Wareham School Committee backs nine new courses and accepts grants. Chair Geoff Swett led the five-member committee in unanimously approving course additions including American Sign Language, Advanced Chemistry Lab, and a capstone portfolio program for the 2026-27 school year. The board also

Recycling Committee approves prior minutes, surveys grant balances and programs.

Wareham Recycling Committee approved prior minutes and surveyed grant balances totaling over $31,000. Treasurer Amanda Cobb reported the 2023 grant at $3,028, the 2024 grant at $5,390, the newly received 2025 grant at $6,160, and a revolving account of $17,450; all require verification by town

Board approves December minutes; plans library's 35th-anniversary celebration.

Wareham library trustees approved December minutes and launched planning for the library's 35th anniversary. Library Director Patrick Marshall reported December attendance exceeding 500 at Onset Christmas in the Village and over 200 at a noon New Year's Eve event. Trustees Jared Frederickson and

Trust amends prior minutes, clarifies West Street project position

Wareham Affordable Housing Trust clarifies West Street project position. Chairperson Jim Munise directed a clarifying letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals after determining that developer Dean Harris misrepresented the Trust's September 2025 endorsement; the Trust had backed only the "concept" of