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    Maresco passed over for Wareham job  Nov 19, 2009
    The Wareham Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to start negotiations with Mark Andrews for the position of town administrator. Andrews, of Haverhill, was one of three finalists for the job interviewed by the board board in October. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    TOURNEY UPDATE-Feehan girls' volleyball 3, OA 0  Nov 14, 2009
    The defending Division 2 South champion Bishop Feehan girls' volleyball team will get a shot at defending their title Saturday in Wareham after beating Oliver Ames, 3-0, Thursday night at Oliver Ames. The Tigers end the season with an 18-4 record. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Memorable season ends for OA girls' volleyball team  Nov 14, 2009
    The Tigers finished 18-4 overall while Bishop Feehan has a date with Bourne for the South title on Saturday at Wareham High in a 3 p.m. match. We re going back to defend our title, said Shamrocks head coach Joe Reardon. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Hanover Rec. department, youth benefit from Old Navys donation  Nov 12, 2009
    Last year campers visited places like Six Flags, Water Whiz, a water park in East Wareham and played paintball. Last year we sold out that camp in nine days, he said. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    4-H collects for food pantries  Nov 11, 2009
    4-H members Sydney Abele (Wareham), Jacob Deane (Carver), Austin Deane (Carver), Nicholas Deane (Carver) and Gina Zadrozny (Pembroke) participate in delivering donated food to the South Shore Community Action Council Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse in Plymouth as part of the Plymouth County Extension 4-H Cares About Community Food Drive. 4-H collects for food pantries. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Fontbonne next for No. 1 seeded Bourne volleyball team  Nov 11, 2009
    14 Bourne 3, Wareham 0 ... 7 Bourne 3, Wareham 1. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Brockton area Veterans Day events  Nov 10, 2009
    The time for formation will be 10 a.m. with a start time of 10:30 a.m. The parade will follow along Main Street through the center of Wareham to Marion Road, left on Marion Road or Route 6 to Memorial Town Hall. In case of rain, ceremony will be held in the Town Hall. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    TOURNEY UPDATE-OA volleyball 3, Somerset 0  Nov 10, 2009
    The winner of Thursday's match will be the winner of the Fontbonne-Bourne game for the South title Saturday in Wareham in a time to be announced. In beating Somerset, the Tigers received strong play from Lauren Battista and Tessa Dern. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Breaks at night continue;thieves grow bolder  Nov 7, 2009
    A Buzzards Bay man and Wareham resident were arrested on a traffic stop in Head of the Bay. One of the men had $205 in cash folded separately three ways in his wallet. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Descent from Edward Bompasse of Dux...  Nov 7, 2009
    They had nine children and lived at Rochester and Wareham, MA.. James Bump married Jedidah Lothrop. (Suite101.com)

    South Shore Community Action Council Inc.s fuel assistance  Nov 6, 2009
    172; Wareham COA, 508-291-3100; For further information, call SSCAC Fuel Assistance at 508-746-6707. Loading commenting interface. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Nov. 5 letters to the editor  Nov 5, 2009
    I realize there are other priorities in the state, but one must raise the question why all the accent on the Sagamore by-pass in Wareham for people who are using the bridge primarily for recreation, and after Oct. 1, the Sagamore traffic dwindles down to nothing. Interestingly enough, I served in WW II in Europe under Patton s 3rd Army. (Littleton Independent, MA)

    They grow on the family tree  Nov 4, 2009
    Cranberry season is underway and on a bog in Wareham, Keith Mann, 41, a fourth-generation grower (pictured above) and his crew of five are dry picking organic cranberries on roughly four acres ... Mann grows both conventional and organic cranberries on several tracts spread over 150 acres in Buzzards Bay and Wareham. (Boston Globe)

    Popular energy: Change  Nov 1, 2009
    And now we read about the volunteers who, in cooperation with state agencies and the Trustees of Reservations and Trout, are cleaning up Red Brook, the 5-mile stream that marks part of the boundary between Wareham and Plymouth. That includes little old dams that once supported other mills. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Dreaming up a new way to build dream cars  Nov 1, 2009
    The car that Wareham-based Local Motors Inc. is trucking to Las Vegas this weekend is a pulse-quickening sight: a curvaceous and coiled off-road vehicle called the Rally Fighter, with an image of Teddy Roosevelt on one door and Pancho Villa on the other, and a 3-liter BMW diesel engine under the hood that squeezes 30 miles from a gallon of gas ... While the first Rally Fighter was assembled in a small garage in Wareham, Rogers is now raising money to build an 80,000-square-foot microfactory... (Boston Globe)

    Medford Police Log: Oct. 19-Oct. 25, 2009  Oct 30, 2009
    5:10 p.m., Wareham Street, ID fraud. 6:35 p.m., Prescott Street, breaking and entering. (Medford Transcript, MA)

    Marshfields Maresco in contention for Wareham job  Oct 24, 2009
    Marshfields Maresco in contention for Wareham job - Marshfield, MA - Marshfield Mariner ... Marshfields Maresco in contention for Wareham job ... Maresco is among three finalists for the position of town administrator in Wareham. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Bay Players to perform Plaza Suite  Oct 23, 2009
    The South Shore ensemble will include Judy McGoodwin of Kingston, Jean Cohen of Plympton, Sarah Wall of Braintree, Jimmy Doucette of Abington, Bern Budd of Wareham, Angel Garcia of Hyde Park, Phil Markella of Duxbury, Michael Bradley of Marshfield and Cathy Larson of Milton. Bay Players have been around for more than 50 years in a variety of locations in Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth and Marshfield. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Once-beaten Mashpee next for Bourne gridders  Oct 23, 2009
    The field hockey team (6-2-2) needed just two points in its final two games Tuesday against Sturgis and Wednesday at Fairhaven to qualify for the state tournament after blanking Wareham, 1-0 Monday. And despite consecutive losses to Fairhaven and Case earlier this month, the volleyball team (10-2) is expected to earn a high seed once again. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Editor's notes: Got slippers?  Oct 22, 2009
    Hey, my friend says it s snowing in Wareham. . (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Bird sightings  Oct 21, 2009
    Also just off Cape, 5 sandhill cranes have been at some cranberry bogs off Tihonet Road in Wareham. Another Pacific loon was seen in Provincetown this week, and other seabirds noted from the outer beaches between Chatham and Provincetown were 1 northern fulmar, 99 Cory s shearwaters, 3,100 greater shearwaters, 50 sooty shearwaters, 98 Manx shearwaters, 3 black-legged kittiwakes, 330 laughing gulls, 2 Forster s terns, 75 common terns, 7 parasitic jaegers, and 1 long-tailed jaeger. (Boston Globe)

    Governor lists OpenCape as priority for federal broadband funds  Oct 20, 2009
    OpenCape is a broadband expansion program that will expand broadband infrastructure across the Cape, out to Martha s Vineyard, and along the south coast serving Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham up to Kingston, Plymouth and Brockton. For more information on the project and its benefits to the Southeastern Massachusetts region and Cape Cod, please visit www. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    PHOTO GALLERY: Welcome to Cranberry Country  Oct 19, 2009
    Enjoy this photographic tour of the season from Kingston and Plymouth, through Plympton and Carver to Wareham and Rochester. Loading commenting interface. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Restoration of Red Brook in Wareham, Plymouth nearly complete  Oct 18, 2009
    WAREHAM - Where the salt water of Buttermilk Bay meets the cold water springs that feed Red Brook, sea-run trout find the right conditions to lay their eggs, burying them under the stream-bed s gravel to hide them from predators. But man-made alterations of Red Brook, a 5-mile cold water stream that divides Wareham and Plymouth, have made survival hard for the trout. (Boston Globe)

    Soldiers, families have emotional reunion in Taunton  Oct 18, 2009
    It was a different kind of reunion for Erina Ferreria, 28, of Wareham. Ferreira, a staff sergeant with the 772nd, was medically evacuated from Iraq in May after falling ill and was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    'V for Vendetta' teen faces disorderly charge  Oct 17, 2009
    Derek Lindsay pleaded guilty Thursday in Wareham District Court to assault and battery, disorderly conduct and threats to commit a crime. Police said the 36-year-old Lindsay spat in a woman's face in downtown Middleborough in June. (Fresno Bee)

    Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide  Oct 17, 2009
    WAREHAM Man pleads guilty to spitting on woman A Taunton man who has pleaded guilty to three charges relating to spitting in a woman s face now has 72 criminal convictions as an adult. Derek Lindsay pleaded guilty Thursday in Wareham District Court to assault and battery, disorderly conduct, and threats to commit a crime. (Boston Globe)

    PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Go with the flow  Oct 15, 2009
    Sisters Cindi von Kahle and Shari Aussant pose with their mom, Sandi Assad, at the Old Company Store in Wareham ... VonKahle is part of the trio of ladies who own and operate the Old Company Store in Wareham. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Hollywood East Outlaws live to play another game  Oct 14, 2009
    Brian Rezendes and Plymouth linebacker Peter Kane were credited with six tackles each and Plymouth s Taylor Fernandes and Wareham s Chris McCarthy each wrapped up the Spartans for five tackles. For further information and directions log on to outlawsfootball. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Elders needing home care urged to apply  Oct 14, 2009
    OCES offers a number of programs to serve seniors, families and caregivers in Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman. The agency has 140 employees and operates more than 12 programs. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Easton crash victim remembered as gentle giant  Oct 13, 2009
    Gaultier, 52, the owner of Hiway Motors on Turnpike Street in South Easton, died shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday when the flatbed tow truck he was driving struck a vehicle parked in the breakdown lane of Interstate 495 in Wareham ... The driver of the car stopped in the breakdown lane, identified as Stephanie E. Boosahda, 55, of Bass River, was taken to Tobey Hospital in Wareham with minor injuries, police said. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Easton man killed in 495 crash  Oct 10, 2009
    An Easton man was killed Thursday night when the tow truck he was driving struck a car in the breakdown lane on Route 495 south in Wareham ... The driver of the stopped vehicle, Stephanie E. Boosahda, 55, of Bass River, was taken to Toby Hospital in Wareham by Wareham EMS with minor injuries ... State police were assisted at the scene by the Wareham Police Department, the Wareham Fire Department and the Massachusetts Highway Department. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Inmate who died had a heart condition  Oct 10, 2009
    WAREHAM Tow truck driver killed in crash on I-495 A tow truck driver was killed in a wreck Thursday night on Interstate 495 in Wareham after being ejected from the truck, State Police said. The driver apparently was not wearing a seat belt when he lost control of the tow truck, hit a vehicle stopped in the breakdown lane, rolled over, and rammed a bridge, State Police said. (Boston Globe)

    MARSHFIELD AROUND TOWN: Get granite for playground  Oct 8, 2009
    Sardinha, 19, of Wareham, is a media and communications major entering her sophomore year at Massasoit Community College of Brockton. The foundation funds pancreatic cancer research and supports the education of those whose lives have been affected by the disease. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Expectations high for Bourne boys soccer  Oct 8, 2009
    The Canalmen continue their quest for a tournament berth Wednesday with a road contest against South Coast Conference rival Wareham. With a win, Bourne would assure its third straight tournament appearance by beating Falmouth Friday. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Holywood East loses final game but still in postseason mix  Oct 5, 2009
    Wareham s Chris McCarthy managed to get a hand on the ball on the point-after attempt keeping it from going through the upright and 6-0 for the Gamblers. The kickoff put the Outlaws on their own 35-yard-line but four failed running plays turned the ball over on downs and giving the Gamblers possession at the Outlaws 44. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    With cranberry festivals in Wareham, Carver, a region celebrates its ocean of red  Oct 4, 2009
    This is also the time of year when the area will be inundated with visitors, many of whom will be here next weekend for the 6th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival in Wareham, hosted by the A.D. Makepeace Co. and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association - and the competing National Cranberry Festival at Edaville Railroad in Carver. The festival at the Makepeace property on Tihonet Road in Wareham will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday and feature crafters, cooking... (Boston Globe)

    Medford Police Log: Sept. 21-Sept. 27, 2009  Oct 2, 2009
    10:42 a.m., Wareham Street, vandalism. 10:45 a.m., Exchange Avenue, ID fraud. (Medford Transcript, MA)

    Sports update for Monday, Sept 28  Oct 2, 2009
    Wicked Local photo/David Wolcott Kayla Souza will lead the Old Rochester field hockey team against Wareham Wednesday ... Field hockey vs. Wareham, 3:30 p.m.. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Canalmen aim to make their Case at Homecoming  Oct 1, 2009
    Wicked Local photo by David Colantuono. Bourne football coach Karl Armstrong sees brighter days ahead for his 0-3 team, starting Friday against Case. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Field hockey on the rise for Bourne Canalmen  Oct 1, 2009
    Highlighted by a 4-1 win against rival Wareham and a 5-0 drubbing of Sturgis, the Canalmen have score at a rapid pace. Dunn and Goward have led the way. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Southcoast Hospitals features digital mammography  Oct 1, 2009
    Digital mammography allows radiologists to enlarge images, change the contrast and zoom in on small details to aid in the detection of small breast cancers. Wed Sep 30, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Williams memory lives on through scholarship  Sep 26, 2009
    Sardinha, 19, of Wareham, is a media and communications major entering her sophomore year at Massasoit Community College of Brockton. Both Nancy Williams and David Boyajian were SHS alums. (Scituate Mariner, MA)

    Health officials south of Boston urge caution over EEE, West Nile risks  Sep 24, 2009
    The agency has also detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples from Freetown, Lakeville, Quincy, Walpole, and Wareham. Last Friday, after the agency raised the alert level for mosquitoes in southeastern Massachusetts, the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School canceled its sporting activities that weekend, and Freetown-Lakeville school officials suspended all evening outdoor activities. (Boston Globe)

    Sagamore Bridge work to include more warning signs for drivers  Sep 18, 2009
    The idea is to continually get more information about the project, said Marie Oliva, head of the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce that services businesses in Bourne, Wareham and Sandwich. The signs will advise motorists to avoid canal crossings in Sagamore at peak drive times. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Second look not a pretty one for Armstrong  Sep 18, 2009
    Thu Sep 17, 2009, 02:54 PM EDT. Karl Armstrong didn t know the whole story until he saw the movie version. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Flu symptoms showing up on campus  Sep 15, 2009
    In the past week, insects infected with West Nile virus have been detected in New Bedford and Wareham. Mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis have been found in parts of the state identified as hot spots for the virus: Mattapoisett, Plympton, and Rochester in Southeastern Massachusetts, and Amesbury and Methuen near the New Hampshire border. (Boston Globe)

    Old Rochester golfers get off to a fast start  Sep 11, 2009
    They re not in the mood for sharing this time around and things could not have started any better for the ORR duffers after opening up the season last week by sweeping all 12 matches in wins over SCC rivals Case (39 - 15) and Wareham (41 ... Santos mixed up the order the next day against Wareham at the Bay Pointe Country Club, but got the same results with an easy win. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Improved Canalmen in tough opener against D-Y  Sep 11, 2009
    Wicked Local photo by David Colantuono. Head coach Karl Armstrong reviews a play with the Canalmen offense. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Dear Michael: Its all in and out of the family  Sep 6, 2009
    Dear Michael: Its all in and out of the family - Kingston, MA - Kingston Reporter. Dear Michael: Its all in and out of the family. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Thanks for the memories  Sep 6, 2009
    Edward Lodi said plans are in the works for the book contributors to meet at the Tihonet Village Market in Wareham later this month ... Wareham: Borders (Wareham Crossing), Tihonet Village Market ... The couple will also host a book signing at Borders in Wareham from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Three people injured in shooting outside Hyannis club  Sep 6, 2009
    A 27-year-old woman and her 23-year-old boyfriend, both from Wareham, were hit when the shooter fired a semiautomatic handgun into the crowd milling outside after closing time at Pufferbellies, a nightclub near Route 28. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and the man was also shot in the abdomen, said Detective Sergeant John Murphy. (Boston Globe)

    Wareham man dies in Kingston crash  Sep 4, 2009
    A Wareham man died at a Boston hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on Summer Street Wednesday evening at about 6. Thomas McNevin, 26, was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth then air-lifted to Brigham and Women s Hospital with serious injuries. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Medford Police Log: Aug. 24-Aug. 30, 2009  Sep 4, 2009
    6:29 p.m., Wareham Street, larceny. 7:15 p.m., Lyman Avenue, vandalism. (Medford Transcript, MA)

    Motocross riders kick up dirt at Marshfield Fair  Sep 2, 2009
    Once I made that pass for second, he came in and hit me on the corner and put me to the ground, said Ainsworth of his longtime nemesis, a rider named Jake Morrison out of Wareham who had come out of nowhere. He s known as probably the dirtiest ricer in the Northeast. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    Skaters head back on the ice  Sep 2, 2009
    He got his first assistant coaching job at Wareham High, but came back closer to home when an assistant coach s job opened up at Plymouth South in the late 80s. He accepted the Panthers head coaching position in 1994 but resigned that position after the birth of his first child in 2000. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Landing wall cleanup to be celebrated.  Sep 1, 2009
    The sign was purchased from John McGowan Sign Carving, a firm in Wareham, with funds collected from a yard sale at Donelan s home ... The sign was purchased from John McGowan Sign Carving, a firm in Wareham, with funds collected from a yard sale at Donelan s home. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Growers hopeful on the future of Cape cranberries  Aug 25, 2009
    The industry spread to Carver, Wareham, Middleboro and Plymouth in the latter part of the 1800s, after that region s iron mining industry collapsed with the discovery of higher-grade minerals in the Midwest. The wetlands that had been mined out in Plymouth County found a second life as cranberry bogs. (Harwich Oracle, MA)

    Upper Cape Tech Bus Routes  Aug 22, 2009
    BUS NO. 5 SWIFTS BEACH / CROMESSETT / MARION CENTER WAREHAM CENTER Contractor: First Student ... 1 Route 6 and Shaws Plaza 6:15 am 2 Swifts Beach Road and Woods of Wareham 6:16 am 3 Swifts Beach Road and Eunice (at Fork) 6:17 am 4 Swifts Beach and Route 6 6:18 am 5 Cromessett Road and Terry 6:22 am 6 Route 6 and Melwood 6:24 am 7 Route 6 (51 Wareham Road) 6:25 am 8 Point Road and Bullivant Farms Road (turn around) 6:28 am 9 Point Road and Sherman s Way 6:29 am 10 Route 6 and Briggs Lane 6:31 am... (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Up and down season continues  Aug 21, 2009
    Wareham s Chris McCarthy topped the list for tackles with five, including one solo and four assists. The defense held the Fury offense to just nine points and no third or fourth down conversions, but fumbles and sacks continue to plague the offense. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Mayflower Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings and Payment of Dividend  Aug 21, 2009
    The Company currently serves southeastern Massachusetts from its Main Office in Middleboro and maintains additional full-service offices in Bridgewater, Lakeville, Plymouth, Rochester, Wareham, and West Wareham, Massachusetts. All of the Company's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to applicable limits. (PR Newswire)

    Police release sketch of lewdness suspect  Aug 20, 2009
    Richard J. Perry, 26, is accused of robbing a Wareham, Mass. bank on Aug. 6 and a Hyannis bank exactly a week later. (Boston Globe)

    South of Boston, retirees line up for tax work-off deals  Aug 16, 2009
    In Wareham, some participants say they re getting more than a tax voucher for their efforts: Eileen Morrissey, who works as an attendant at the town s public beach, said she also gets a tan in the bargain ... The tax work-off program is very popular, says Wareham Council on Aging director Marcia Griswold ... WAREHAM: Minimum age for participation is 60. (Boston Globe)

    Throngs mourn Shriver, a champion of the disabled  Aug 14, 2009
    Inside, though, there was just one uniformed officer, a member of the Wareham Police Department s honor guard, standing watch not over the casket but a Special Olympics torch that glowed nearby. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who has been suffering from a brain tumor over the past year, went to a private family Mass at the Shriver home Tuesday, but did not attend the wake and, said a spokesman for the senator, he does not plan to go to the private funeral today at St. Xavier Church in Hyannis. (Boston Globe)

    Hollywood East Outlaws win at the wire  Aug 14, 2009
    6 yards per carry on 13 carries for a total of 86 yards, eight tackles by Rezendes including the two aforementioned score savers and six assists, six tackles by linebacker Peter Kane including two solos and four assists, and five by Wareham s Chris McCarthy (two solo/three assists). The Outlaws travel out of town next week as their next game is August 15 against the Massachusetts Fury (2-1) at Leicester Community Field in Leicester, MA.. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Small actions bring individual fulfillment  Aug 13, 2009
    Kerri Cattabriga, of Wareham, was laid off in May from her environmental monitoring job at Otis Air Force Base. She holds bachelor degrees in chemistry and engineering but decided to challenge herself by taking an eight-week film workshop in Plymouth through the New England Institute of Art. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Tips for elders: Stay cool this summer  Aug 13, 2009
    OCES serves elders, their families and caregivers in the towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman. For more information about services for seniors or if you know an elderly person you think might need assistance, call OCES at 508-584-1561. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Many concerns as state plans to rebuild Cohasset Narrows Bridge  Aug 7, 2009
    Bourne officials are preparing for the Aug. 12 hearing in Wareham on the design features and reconstruction options for the Cohasset Narrows Bridge ... Businesses that might be adversely affected by bridge repair work include Maco s bait and tackle store in Wareham and East Wind Lobster in Buzzards Bay, as well as restaurants and the Cranberry Plaza in East Wareham. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Job seekers focused on future  Aug 7, 2009
    At 11 a.m. in a brick classroom painted a perky sky blue, Chris Mello, 43, of Rochester, is attending an unemployment overview seminar at the Wareham Career Center introducing him to the services available at the 32 career centers throughout the state ... Tim Nelson, manager of New Directions Southcoast, the federally funded nonprofit program that partners with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) at the Wareham Career Center, says it s important for job seekers to be... (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Editors notes: Something wicked local this way comes  Aug 7, 2009
    A Wareham man is arrested for breaking into a home in Plymouth ... Conversely, folks in South Plymouth might be more interested to know of a new store opening in Cranberry Plaza in East Wareham than at the Independence Mall in Kingston ... I mainly got to thinking about the whole subject because of an e-mail I received from a Wareham resident who was shocked and appalled that I ran an editorial cartoon in the Wareham Courier last week that poked fun at Sarah Palin. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Gatemen go for the gusto  Aug 6, 2009
    The win last Sunday at Spillane Field moved Wareham (19-17-6) into a tie for second in the West with rival Bourne (21-17-2) ... We want to win both of these next two and see if we can t finish in first place and get that bye, Wareham Head Coach Farris said after the win over the Commodores last Sunday at Spillane Field ... Wareham had a return engagement scheduled with Falmouth Tuesday and then prepared to do battle with Bourne Wednesday after the paper went to press. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Gatemen all stars honored by the Sox  Aug 6, 2009
    Wareham Gatemen All-Stars Jack Armstrong, Derek Dietrich and Eric Pfisterer meet Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson, a former Wareham Gateman ... Wareham s four Cape Cod Baseball League 2009 All-Star selections shortstop Derek Dietrich and pitchers Brandon Workman, Eric Pfisterer and Jack Armstrong proudly represented the Gatemen at All-Star Player Recognition Day last Thursday at Fenway Park ... Wareham Head Coach Cooper Farris and GM Tom Gay also attended the special event held prior to the... (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Editors notes: When WASPs sting  Aug 1, 2009
    Plymouth resident David R. Smith is editor of the Wareham Courier and Carver Reporter. He may be a polite man, but even he can get riled. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Jobseekers may have cause for optimism  Jul 31, 2009
    Every Tuesday morning at 10:30, a handful of people meet for a networking seminar at the Multi-Service Center on Main Street in Wareham. Tim Nelson, director of New Directions Southcoast, the federally funded nonprofit program that partners with the state of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development at the Wareham Career Center, typically runs the hour-long meetings, but on this day his office is short staffed and he is needed elsewhere ... Kerri Cattabriga, of Wareham,... (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Woman fished from canal by Gray Gables resident  Jul 30, 2009
    The woman was transported to Tobey Hospital in Wareham for an evaluation of injuries that were reported to be non-life-threatening. She was not identified, but she told authorities she had been standing by the canal when she slipped into the canal at the railroad bridge. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Future stars shine bright at Fenway Park  Jul 30, 2009
    The West squad, led in part by a scoreless inning each by three Wareham Gatemen pitchers, was ahead 3-1 in the middle of the fifth when the game was halted by rain ... Wareham s lone positional player on the team, shortstop Derek Dietrich (Georgia Tech), flied out in his only time at bat ... The people of Wareham have been great, making us feel at home right from the start, Dietrich said. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Pitching helps Wareham Gatemen stay afloat  Jul 30, 2009
    Wareham (17-14-5) managed fewer than a dozen total hits and runs over its last six games but still found a way to go 3-2-1 and take sole possession of second place behind rival Bourne in the Western Division standings ... But two losses to Bourne (18-13-2), including an 8-0 drubbing last weekend, ended the week on a sour note and dropped Wareham into second place with just eight games remaining on the schedule ... The Braves are now 5-0 versus Wareham this season and have outscored the Gatemen... (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Stevens awarded $200,000 for two-year 'conch' study  Jul 29, 2009
    Dr. Stevens lives in Wareham, MA.. Name. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    Gov. Patrick coming to Wareham  Jul 28, 2009
    Gov. Deval Patrick will host a Town Hall meeting in Wareham at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, in Memorial Park, at 55 Marion Road, to talk directly with residents about issues of concern. The event is scheduled to run until 8 p.m. This event is free and open to all. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Post 387 coach eyes high player retention as key for 2010  Jul 24, 2009
    Taylor LeClair, a 2009 Carver High graduate headed to Curry College to play football, was sensational going the distance in a late season, 1-0, win over Wareham and could also vie for a spot in the starter s rotation next summer. Kingston s Matt Burgess, who will enter his senior year at Silver Lake this fall, is one of the premiere hitters in Zone 10, and could also compete for regular mound duty in 2010. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Good start for the Hollywood East Outlaws  Jul 23, 2009
    But after recruiting new players, many of them from Wareham, others from Middleborough and Plymouth, and securing the use of the field at Plymouth North High School to begin the season, Rezendes said he was relieved the team would go on. Perhaps the influx of new players was exactly what the Outlaws needed as they opened the season with strong play and a 24 - 0 win over the Metro West Colonials. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Second arrest in Sunday night Stabbing  Jul 23, 2009
    Bourne police responded to two home invasions in Buzzards Bay, linked to a group of five from Marion, East Wareham, Brockton, Fairhaven and Rehoboth who were searching for Greeson. Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O Keefe s office said motives for the fight at the Shell station are still being explored by investigators. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    Motive elusive in Bourne stabbing: Man charged with murder  Jul 22, 2009
    Officers Joshua Connors, Jared MacDonald, Tim Derby and Steve LaCerda responded and determined the group had left the home in a 1992 Cadillac registered to a West Wareham man ... The following face unarmed burglary and malicious destruction of property counts related to the Buzzards Bay home invasion: Samantha L. Victorino, 21, of Rehoboth, Michael E. Almeida, 29, of Fairhaven, Kenneth W. Lightfoot, 29, of Brockton, Michael J. Pina, 24, of Marion and Robert F. Cardoza Jr., 39, of East Wareham,... (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

    As summer's first Eastern equine encephalitis case reported, official says mosquito population 10 times larger than last year  Jul 22, 2009
    Last year, EEE did not surface until Aug. 14 in Wareham, but West Nile virus was first confirmed in Worcester on July 2. While a bit early, the findings came as no surprise to Wayne Andrews, superintendent of Bristol County Mosquito Control Project. (Easton Journal, MA)

    Motive sought in Bourne fatal stabbing: Man charged with murder  Jul 21, 2009
    They are: Samantha L. Victorino of Rehoboth; Michael E. Almeida of Fairhaven; Michael J. Pina of Marion; Kenneth W. Lightfoot Jr. of Brockton and Robert F.Cardoza Jr. of East Wareham. Another person believed connected to the incident remains at large. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)

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