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Wareham Sets Voting Equipment Test Ahead of Primary Close

Wareham election officials will publicly test ballot voting equipment this week as the state primary's early voting period wraps up. The Aug. 26 test, posted on the town's calendar, comes as poll workers close out six days of early voting that began Aug. 22. Elsewhere, the town's cultur…

Wareham Launches Silver Alert Program to Locate Missing Seniors

Wareham launched a new Silver Alert Program this week to help locate missing older residents. The town described the effort, aimed at seniors who go missing, as a collaborative initiative, though it did not name a lead department or provide operational details. The announcement came alo…

Nine Property Transfers Recorded in Wareham as Top Sale Reaches $650

Nine property transfers were recorded in Wareham between July 24 and Aug. 22, per Plymouth County Registry of Deeds records. Six of the nine deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $320 to $650, with a median of $493. The period's highest-priced transaction was 4 12th St., which sold for $650 to

Rotting Tree Falls on Car, Injures Driver in Wareham

A rotting tree fell on a moving car in Wareham Friday morning, injuring the driver, according to WCVB. The Boston station's report, headlined "Driver injured after rotting tree falls on car in Wareham," quoted the driver saying she feels lucky to be alive after the storm-weakened tree c…

Wareham Library Announces Fall Concert, Storytime Lineup

Wareham Free Library announced a slate of fall programming this week, headlined by a Sept. 28 concert from singer-songwriter Meghan Cary. The library will also launch Fall Family Storytime on Tuesdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 17, and host a Cara Bean Comics and Mindful Doodling Worksh…