Wareham Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Select Board to bid out Decas property

Yesterday in Wareham (Mon, Oct 26)

• Obituary posted for Wareham's Julia Asselin An obituary for Julia Irene Asselin of Wareham was posted by Chapman Funerals and Cremations, according to Legacy.com.Legacy.com
• Select board to bid out former Decas School property The Select Board will put the former Decas School property out to bid, The Wareham Week reports, with no price or timeline given in the preview.Wareham Week
• Police chief can serve past retirement age Police Chief Walter Correia, Jr. has been cleared to continue serving past the state's mandatory retirement age, The Wareham Week reports.Wareham Week
• Lower Agawam River to be conserved, opened to public A stretch of the Lower Agawam River will be preserved and made more accessible to the public, according to The Wareham Week, which did not detail funding or location.Wareham Week
• Wareham Village boundaries will be expanded Wareham Village's boundaries will be enlarged, The Wareham Week reports, though the preview did not specify the size of the change or a timeline.Wareham Week
• Sewer department to lease unused land for revenue Wareham's Sewer Department plans to lease out unused land to bring in additional revenue, The Wareham Week reports, with no lease terms specified.Wareham Week
• Returning citizen's parking petition fails at town meeting A parking-related petition brought by a returning citizen failed to pass at Fall Town Meeting, The Wareham Week reports.Wareham Week
• Dog license deadline moves to April 1 Wareham dog owners must now complete licensing before April 1, The Wareham Week reports, though the prior deadline was not stated in the preview.Wareham Week
• Trunk-or-treat afternoon delights Wareham families Families gathered for an afternoon of trunk-or-treating as part of a local Halloween event, The Wareham Week reports.Wareham Week

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 28, 10:00 a.m.: Ballot tabulator testing scheduled for Oct. 28 The town will test ballot tabulator machines Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. ahead of the November election, according to the town calendar.Town of Wareham
• Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 a.m.: Early ballot processing starts Oct. 30 Early ballot processing for the November election will take place Oct. 30 at 10 a.m., per the town calendar.Town of Wareham
• Fri, Oct 30, 3:00 p.m.: Trick-or-treat set for Main Street Oct. 30 Main Street merchants will host trick-or-treating Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. for Halloween, according to the town calendar.Town of Wareham
• Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 p.m.: Library hosts singer Sarah McQuaid Nov. 2 Singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid performs in the Wareham Free Library's fall concert series Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.Wareham Free Library
• Fri, Nov 6, 2:15 p.m.: Library teens craft book-page pumpkins Nov. 6 Teens and tweens can make DIY book-page pumpkins and acorns at the library's Crafternoon program Nov. 6 at 2:15 p.m.Wareham Free Library
• Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 p.m.: Mystery book club discusses 'Wicked Autumn' Nov. 17 The library's Mystery Book Club meets Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. to discuss 'Wicked Autumn' by G.M. Malliet.Wareham Free Library

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