John Walcek. Photo by: Meghan Neely
After more than three decades with the department, Wareham’s Chief of Police John Walcek will retire on April 17.
Walcek announced his upcoming retirement from the department on Thursday, March 4. Walcek was sworn in as chief of police in February 2020. Before that, he served as acting chief for nearly two years.
A department press release said Walcek will “actively serve” as chief of the department until April 17, and noted that “leadership changes will be announced in the upcoming weeks.”
Walcek said he considers his time serving Wareham’s residents an “honor and privilege.”
“I am as proud to be a Wareham police officer today as I was the first day I walked a beat on Main Street the 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. shift, May 31, 1987,” he said. “Wareham is blessed to have a police force made up of dedicated professionals, supported by the Town Administrator as well as the Board of Selectmen.”
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This bioretention bed features plants similar to those proposed for Besse Park. Photo courtesy: Horsley Witten Group
The selectmen spoke favorably on Feb. 9 about proposed upgrades to Besse Park that would reduce pollution from stormwater runoff that is channeled into the Agawam River.
Besse Park, the strip of land at the end of Main Street that features picnic tables and a fishing pier, is also home to two storm drains that discharge directly into the river.
Those drains significantly pollute the river, making the site a good candidate for upgrades. The park was identified by the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program. That program is funding the design and permitting for the project through a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Feb 7, 2021
Between Nov. 1 and April 1, there is a ban on street parking during storms with at least three inches of snow until the roads are cleared.
When the town determines that a snow emergency necessitating a parking ban exists, it will be made public on the Municipal Maintenance emergency line at 508-295-5300 and on the town’s website at www.wareham.ma.us.
Any vehicle or object in the public way, if not removed within one hour after the beginning of a storm, will be subject to towing and/or removal at the owner’s expense.
From 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., the snow emergency parking ban shall not apply to Main Street from Chapel Street to the entrance to Tobey Hospital in the Wareham Village District, and Onset Avenue, from West Central to the Town Pier in the Onset Village District.
Madison Czopek Jan 19, 2021
Transfer station stickers are now being sold in-person at the town Municipal Maintenance building at 95 Charge Pond Road.
The stickers are available at the maintenance building Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Town Administrator Derek Sullivan said during the Jan. 19 Selectmen’s meeting. Because there is not enough staff, he said stickers will not be sold in-person on the weekends.
Transfer station stickers cost $125 for the first vehicle and $60 for an additional vehicle. Carver residents may purchase stickers for $140 for the first vehicle and $60 for additional vehicles.
Residents can also order transfer station stickers or opt out of curbside pick-up online, here: https://www.wareham.ma.us/trash-services. Stickers purchased online will be mailed to the purchaser’s home.