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Wareham, situated at the head of Buzzards Bay, offers an exceptional location within easy travelling distance to the Boston and Providence metropolitan areas. Boston is about one hour away and Providence is about 45 minutes away. All of the tourist amenities of the Cape Cod area are available in Wareham. The town has over 54 miles of coastline enhanced by beaches, estuaries, rivers and ponds which create a subtle contrast to a vibrant, growing community. The town's quality of life offers an excellent home for industry but particularly a home for people. From its early beginnings of farming and ship building in the 1700s, Wareham has evolved a diversified industrial and commercial economy with ample human and natural resources to support continued growth. With a 1990 population of just under 20,000, the town offers a distinctive social and economic mix from stately mansions to modest cottages and high tech industry to traditional boat building. *

Address

Town of Wareham
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
508.291.3100

General Info

• Total valuation (2005): $2,952,730,500
• Residential, 88.1347%; commercial, 8.0954%; industrial,1.8435%; personal property, 1.9264%
• FY2008 Tax rate: $6.81 (For Wareham Fire District add $1.22); (for Onset Fire District add $1.65)
• 2000 population: winter-20,335; summer-41,050
• Area: 36.7 square miles
• Miles of public road: 108.79
• Town Of Wareham Zoning By-Laws

Emergency Phone Numbers

• Police: 911
• Fire: Wareham District, 911; Onset District, 911
• Ambulance: 911
• Emergency Medical Services Director, David Evans, 295-6725

Services

• Trash: Town sponsored curbside trash pickup. (Private haulers)
• Sewer: Approximately 40 percent of Wareham households are linked into the town's sewer system. Several areas are in design or construction phase.
• Water: About 48 percent of households receive water through the Onset or Wareham Fire Districts; Onset District, 295-0603; Wareham District - 295-0450
• Library: 59 Marion Road, Wareham, 295-2343

Elected Officials

• Selectmen
• Brenda Eckstrom
• James Potter
• Bruce Sauvageau
• John Cronan
• Jane Donahue
• Upper Cape Regional School Committee
• Kent Pearce
• Kim Carman
• Wareham Fire District Prudential Committee
• George T. Barrett, chairman
• Richard Sleightholm
• Courtney W. DeBlois
• Elizabeth Pezzoli
• Mary Beth Fernandes, clerk/treasurer
• Onset Fire District Prudential Committee
• Jovina C. Dean
• Mary McCoy
• Robert Maxim

Appointed Officials

• Town Administrator, Michael Hartman 291-3100, x3110
• Chief of Police, Thomas A. Joyce, 295-1473
• Fire Chief, Wareham Fire District, Robert McDuffy, 295-2973
• Fire Chief, Onset Fire District, Howard Andersen, 295-2122
• Town Accountant, Robert Bliss, 291-3100, x3126
• Director of Assessment, Paul Keefe, 291-3100 x3160
• Director of Community Development, Marilyn Whalley, 295-9344 x11
• Planning and Community Development, Charles Gricus, 295-9344.
• Director of Library Services, Mary Jane Pillsbury, 295-2343.
• Municipal Maintenance Director, Mark Gifford, 295-5300
• Health Agent, Robert M. Ethier, 291-3100, x3197
• Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer, Ted Misiaszek, 291-3100, x3194
• Plumbing Inspector, Paul Maloney, 291-3100, x3192
• Wiring Inspector, James Parker, 291-3100, x3193
• Conservation Agent, David Pichette, 295-9344
• Animal Control Officer, Carlton Wood, 295-1473 x250
• Harbormaster/Shellfish Constable, Michael Parola, 291-3100, x3186
• Council on Aging Director, Deborah L. Bell, 291-3130
• Recreation Director, Candice Hemenway, 291-3100 x3159
• Treasurer/Collector, John D. Foster, 291-3100 x3150
• Appeals Board: 295-9344
• Kenneth R. Ferreira, chairman (2006)
• Donald S. McKinlay, vice-chairman (2007)
• John P. Cronan (2008)
• Michelle B. Zollo (2010)
• Michael A. Martin (2009)
• David A. Sharkey, associate (2006)
• Mary Scarsciotti, associate (2006)
• Richard Secher, associate (2006)
• Board of Health: 291-3100,x3197
• Ralph R. Thompson, chairman (2007)
• Charles S. Gleason (2008)
• Emilie Rose (2008)
• Robert Savary, associate (2006)
• Planning Board: 295-9344
• Anthi Frangiadis, chairman (2007)
• Mary E. Taggart (2008)
• Michael A. Baptiste Sr. (2008)
• George Barrett (2006)
• Mary Morley, associate (2006)
• Anthony Scarsiotti, associate (2006)
• Finance Committee
• William Heaney, chairman (2006)
• Janet Cooke (2006)
• James Cormier (2006)
• Patricia Rumney (2006)
• R. Dan Goodchild (2006)
• James R. Giberti (2007)
• Conservation Commission: 295-9344
• Douglas S. Westgate, Chairman (2008)
• Kenneth J. Baptiste (2008)
• John Connolly Jr. (2006)
• Donald J. Rogers (2006)
• Paul A. Florindo (2006)
• Louis C. Caron Jr. (2007)
• Michael Ponte
• Council on Aging Board of Directors
• James A. Nordquist, chairman (2009)
• Myrna Ryan, vice chairman (2008)
• Rosemarie Connolly (2006)
• Earl Dalrymple (2009)
• Mae Dickinson (2009)
• Rev. Arnold Medeiros (2006)
• Robert Schleehauf (2006)
• Marion Walsh (2006)
• Barbara Ann Zoia (2006)
• Yvonne Stone (2008)
• Dennis Allen (2008)
• Library Board of Trustees:
• Hazel Taber (2008)
• Michelle Baum, secretary (2007)
• Nora Bicki, treasurer (2006)
• Donald Lombard (2006)
• Mary Nyman (2007)
• John Lanci (2006)
• Denise Valenti (2006)
• Jack Murphy (2008)
• Diane Lazarus (2008)
• Martha Maguire (2007)
• Sandra Wheeler (2007)

Schools

• School Committee
• Robert L. Brousseau, chairman (2007)
• Anna Christina Cabral (2009)
• Geoffrey W. Swett (2008)
• Jerry Young (2009)
• Cliff Sylvia (2008)

• Administration: 291-3500
• Superintendent, Dr. James Collins
• Assistant Supt., Dr. Barry Rabinovitch
• Transportation Director, Mary Jane Driscoll, 291-3574
• Public schools
• West Wareham School, 1073 Main St., 93 students in kindergarten, Principal Ana Miranda, 291-3534.
• East Wareham School, 27 Depot St., 291-3586. 154 students in pre k/kindergarten, Principal Joan Seamans.
• Minot Forest School, 63 Minot Avenue, 291-3555, 488 students in grades 2-5, Principal Joan Seamans, Assistant Principal Maureen Manning.
• John William Decas School, 760 Main St., 291-3530, 667 students in grades K-5, Principal Ana Miranda, Assistant Principals Melissa Drake and John Southam.
• Ethel E. Hammond School, 13 Highland Avenue, Onset, 291-3565, 162 students in grades K-1, Principal Joan Seamans; Assistant Principal Jeanne Fernandes.
• Wareham Middle School, 4 Viking Drive, 291-3550, 869 students in Grades 6-8, Principal Glenn Brand, Assistant Principal Gloria Peel
• Wareham High School, 7 Viking Drive, 291-3510, 972 students in grades 9-12, Principal John Amaral, Assistant Principal Philip LeFavor, Assistant to the Principal Brett Jordan.

Parks and Beaches

• Parks
• Oakdale Playground
• Lopes Playground, Onset Avenue
• West Wareham Playground, Carver Road
• Swifts Beach, Swifts Beach Road
• Weweantic Playground, Hathaway Street

• Beaches
• Onset Beach, Onset Avenue
• Little Harbor, Little Harbor Road (Residents only)
• Swifts Beach, Swifts Beach Road

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* Described by community members for the MA Dept. of Housing and Community Development.