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Marion gets $4.74 million for the first phase of a shared-use path; $14.71 million goes to resurfacing I-195. MassDOT lists both as out to bid, with work listed for this fall.
Status as of Oct. 4. We recheck the sources before each update.
Listings from official town pages, checked by our desk. Each one links to its source.
The third annual Fall Craft Fair and Bake Sale is Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Wareham New Bedford Elks. Trick or Treat on Main Street is Friday, Oct. 30, 3 to 5 p.m.
Early voting for all precincts is at Town Hall, 54 Marion Rd., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Saturday and weekday dates in the headline. The flyer does not list Fridays Oct. 23 or Oct. 30.
The flyer gives Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. as the registration deadline (in person or online) and Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. for vote-by-mail applications. The flyer does not name a location for either; Town Hall, 54 Marion Road is the early voting site. The town's alert says mail ballots begin arriving by mid-October and are two pages; return both pages by 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
From the townMass State Election 2026 InformationAlert Center | Wareham, MA
The warrant has 18 articles, including the FY27 capital plan, transfers of available funds, union contracts and several bylaw and zoning changes. It is held at Wareham High School, 7 Viking Drive.
From the townNews Flash: 2026 Fall Town Meeting Warrant (posted Sept. 16)
Precincts 1 and 6 vote at Wareham Town Hall, 54 Marion Rd.; Precincts 4 and 5 at Redman Hall, 745 Main St.; Precincts 2 and 3 at Ethel E. Hammond School, 13 Highland Ave. All polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. No ID is required, though the town says showing one speeds check-in.
On Plymouth Avenue from number 41 to the Plymouth town line, castings work is set for Oct. 15 and 16 and paving for Oct. 21. Milling was Oct. 7 and 8.
The town's October road work list shows paving on Charlotte Furnace Road, from Route 28 to about house number 29, on Oct. 19. Milling was set for Oct. 2. Dates change with weather. Expect delays.
The town lists milling Oct. 9, castings Oct. 19 (spelled 'casings' in the notice) and paving Oct. 22 for Highland Avenue, Cameron Street and Storer Street.
Municipal Maintenance asks snow plow contractors to submit completed 2026-27 contracts no later than Nov. 1 to allow processing time. Office is at 95 Charge Pond Rd.; phone 508-295-5300.
On Hathaway Street from Tim's Point Road to US Route 6, the town lists castings work Oct. 13 and 14 and paving Oct. 20. Milling was Oct. 5 and 6. Dates are subject to weather.
A free concert, a tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John, is Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at the library. Wareham's town calendar lists it as part of the Fall Concert Series.
The Friends' monthly book sale runs Thursday, Oct. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Board of Library Trustees' monthly meetings are listed for Tuesday, Oct. 27 and Tuesday, Nov. 10, both at 6 p.m. at the library.
A talk by a paranormal investigator on the U.S.S. Salem is Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. A concert by a singer-songwriter is Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
A photo-organizing workshop is Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. (registration listed). A storytelling program for children is Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m., and a spooky doodles workshop for teens is at 11 a.m. that day.
The COA is at the Multi-Service Center on Marion Road. Its monthly newsletter is posted on a separate site that could not be read.
The Wareham School Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 15 in Room 520 at the Multi-Service Center. The agenda includes an elementary school principal report, a special education update, a Protect Act policy vote, a vote on a revised committee meeting calendar and policy reviews.
The district calendar lists a Budget Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Time and place were not stated. The School Committee meeting-date sheet lists its budget workshop on Nov. 12 at 8:30 a.m., so the date needs confirming.
From the districtFY26/27 School Committee Meeting Dates (linked from warehamps.org)
The Wareham Public Schools calendar lists no school Monday, Oct. 12 and an early release day on Thursday, Oct. 29 (grades not specified). A School Committee meeting is also listed Oct. 29.
Article 17 seeks $1 million, $400,000 from the Community Preservation open space reserve and $600,000 from CPA funds, to buy a permanent conservation restriction on about 348 acres, to be called the Lower Agawam River Conservation Project.
Article 6 would move $105,635 from harbor permit receipts into the Harbormaster's maintenance and improvements account. Article 16 would use $75,000 from the Community Preservation affordable housing reserve to update the 2022 to 2027 Housing Production Plan.
Article 13 would bar dogs on public beaches and marshes while allowing service animals. Article 14 would set a $10 late fee for dog licenses not obtained by April 1 and a $50 fine for licenses not renewed by May 1.
Article 15 would extend the WV-1R zoning subdistrict map to lots along Main Street and nearby streets in Wareham Village. It adds parcels but does not change district requirements. Article 11 would confirm Select Board custody of the former Decas Elementary School property.
The School Committee's 2026-27 meeting-date sheet lists an FY28 budget workshop Nov. 12 (8:30 a.m., Superintendent's Conference Room, with the School Board and Finance Committee), the budget presentation Nov. 19, a joint public hearing with the Select Board and Finance Committee Dec. 3 and the budget vote Dec. 17. The committee votes Oct. 15 on a revised meeting calendar, so dates may change.
Wareham is in Plymouth County. Its top elected body is the Select Board.
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