Wareham News

As part of Bourne's July Fourth parade, the original 6- by 5-foot portrait of Marion artist Alexander Byron's painting "We Must Never Forget" will be displayed.

You've got a dirty little secret. During long lunch breaks, or after work when everyone else heads home to their families, you're sneaking out to a secret rendezvous.

A 21-year-old Bourne resident was killed in an early morning car accident yesterday that left three of her friends seriously injured.

Four people were injured in a single vehicle accident on County Road in Bourne, Massachusetts Monday morning around 1:30 AM after the Porsche in which they were traveling struck a tree head-on. It is believed that at least two people were critically injured in the accident.

The Gleason Family YMCA and the Onset Band Shell will be the sites of the Summer Food Service Program, according to a statement from the YMCA.

This Fourth of July weekend could have less sparkle than past years. While many area communities are going ahead with their fireworks displays, New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang said the city will not have fireworks next weekend because it is still raising the necessary money.

Ever since the beginning, many hot rods have led a double life. As the years moved on and the Flathead V-8 went into production, hot rods continued to evolve.

Falmouth Academy's Summer Programs are offering more than 50 courses this year. For five weeks, children ages 4 and up and adults will kick balls, throw ceramic pots, eat Chinese dumplings, create puppets, learn fencing, search for geocache treasures and speak in Belgian or Indian dialects.

A one-woman comedy show will come to town on Father's Day to close Community Arts in Action's first season.

Open House: Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details Convenient location Built in 2004 Nearly 1.5 acres of land Two-car garage Three bedrooms Master suite Two and a half bathrooms Spacious bonus room above the garage First-floor laundry There are a number of things you can expect when you walk into a Colonial-style house, and our Home of the ...

A Duxbury man who was hit by a car while riding his motorized scooter last week has died.

The Board of Selectmen has instructed the town's consultant to set up a meeting with town administrator candidate John I. Lebeaux to begin contract negotiations Monday in executive session.

Steve Holmes lives in the Onset area of Wareham. June 17, 2009 6:00 AM As I sat at dinner on Friday night, I brought up the happenings in Wareham.

"I feel very, very strongly that companies, particularly those that have been involved with corruption in the Big Dig, should be prohibited from ever doing business in Massachusetts again ... Every part of the Commonwealth, particularly the SouthCoast, has lost because of corruption with the Big Dig." - Sen.

A near catastrophe is over for a 6-week-old kitten. The pint-sized orange tabby cat was discovered by Wareham, Massachusetts resident Myra Amado after she heard crying sounds coming from her back yard.

A six-minute audio clip from a June 2 executive session of the Board of Selectmen indicates employees posting comments on blog sites are a target of the townwide computer audit being conducted by the town administrator.

Not even a week ago, she was a forlorn little creature, hopelessly stuck inside a PVC pipe.

Wareham Senior Gabrielle Brooks' decision to skip the beach and spend her summers helping children with special needs paid off for her .

The summer school program will run July 6 to Aug. 6. Classes are held Monday through Thursday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Registration for students who must attend summer school will be held at Wareham High School, Room 115, on June 29 and 30 and July 1. No registration will be held on the first day of school.

On Saturday, June 20, the Gleason Family YMCA is sponsoring a collection day. For a small fee, the public can responsibly dispose of old computers, air conditioners, microwaves, hot-water heaters, refrigerators, scrap metals and televisions.