Wareham
Nitrogen Pollution Plagues Upper Buzzards Bay
Wicked Local Wareham: Wareham native Joe Leggett, 55, remembers a time when the rivers in town were brimming with herring and smelt. “You couldn’t even see the bottom because there were so many of them,” said Leggett. He also...
Body Washes up in Mattapoisett, MA
SouthCoastToday: Police believe the body found washed up on a Mattapoisett beach Saturday is that of Scott J. Kilroe, who in February vanished from his Parkwood Drive home in Wareham, although the state Medical Examiner’s office...
Cranberry Bogs Eyed as Major Source of Nitrogen Pollution
SouthCoast Today: Though cranberry growing season has not yet begun, the researchers at the University of Massachusetts test bog in Wareham are already hard at work. Monitoring a cranberry bog, it turns out, is a year-long process as...
Marine Technician Training Courses
Courses March 20: IO-302 Alpha, Bravo Systems and Servicing March 21: IO-201 Advanced Electronic Fuel Injection (Inboard-SD) March 22: OB-301 Outboard Direct Fuel Injection (DFI) Technolog March 23: OB-302 Outboard 4-Stroke Systems April 5: OB-102 Outboard Electronic Ignition Systems...
Wareham, MA, Could be Oyster Hot Spot
Wareham Week: The Virginia-based Nature Conservancy is researching whether natural oyster reefs, which have largely been wiped out by humans, can be restored with a little help from humans. And the nonprofit has its eye on Wareham waterways....
2012 Bird Island Challenge Race Results
Wareham Week: Sunday morning rainstorms made for choppy waters, prompting organizers of the 10th annual Bird Island Challenge to cancel the event’s namesake 13-mile race. But the weather didn’t stop participants in boats of all shapes...
2012 Bird Island Paddle/Row Challenge this Weekend in Wareham, MA
The 10th Annual Bird Island Challenge will be held this Sunday, August 14. Proceeds to benefit the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham, Massachusetts. The Challenge begins and ends at Zecco Marine in the Wareham River, and offers a choice...
2012 Bird Island Challenge Paddle/Row Event
The Gleason Family YMCA of Wareham, Massachusetts, is now accepting registrations for all types of boats for the 10th Annual Bird Island Challenge on Sunday, August 12. The Challenge begins and ends at Zecco Marine in the Wareham River,...
U.S. Court Rules in Favor of Herring
In a court decision late Friday , U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has failed to take required action to address the catch of severely depleted populations of Atlantic river...
Illegal Docks Pile Up on Kickemuit River, RI
EastBayRI.com: Another year, another series of illegal docks in the Kickemuit River. Over the weekend, harbormaster Matt Calouro slapped a violation sticker on two 25’ sections of floating dock which recently showed up at the high-water mark in...
