Madison Czopek Apr 27, 2021
The Wareham Boys and Girls Club will close at the end of this week, following a decision by the organization’s parent company, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford.
The Wareham Boys and Girls Club provides a variety of community programs, including after-school programs and homework help, that many of the town’s parents and guardians especially those whose jobs keep them at work after school lets out rely on.
Officials expressed dismay at the news, and preliminary plans for alternatives to the Boys and Girls Club’s programs were discussed at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on April 27.
Vials of a vaccine for covid-19.
As the state loosens coronavirus restrictions, programming at the Gleason Family YMCA is beginning to ramp up.
While that’s good news for gym-goers, it means that the rooms Southcoast Health has been using for vaccine clinics will no longer be available.
At the April 27 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan said the town has been working with Southcoast to find a new location for the clinics: likely either the Town Hall Auditorium or the Multiservice Center.
Sullivan said those new clinics could open as soon as May 6.
“We will be making sure that a vaccination center stays in Wareham,” Sullivan said.
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Christopher Shea Apr 20, 2021
Mel Dyer (left) introduces Wareham resident/Gleason Family YMCA volunteer Jacqueline Webb, sons Jacob and Kyle, and fellow volunteer Tamsin Collum. Photo by: Christopher Shea
DARTMOUTH Wareham resident Jacqueline Webb has always tried to instill a sense of social responsibility in her family.
When the pandemic hit, her family like many around the country fell on hard times, but they didn’t let that get in the way of their dedication to service.
To get by, they utilized a number of programs offered at the Gleason Family YMCA.
And as soon as she and her family were able to give back, they did.
Wareham remained in the “red” risk category this week, as the town saw another 46 new cases of covid-19 in the past week.
Wareham’s average daily incidence rate increased to 27.5 cases per 100,000 people in the past 14 days, according to data from the state’s Weekly Public Health Report. Given Wareham’s population, this means there were about 6.33 new cases each day over the past two weeks.
Wareham has also seen a percent positivity rate or the percentage of covid-19 tests performed that come back positive of 5.84 percent over the last 14 days.
A week ago, the state’s public health report indicated Wareham was seeing roughly 6.05 new cases each day and had a percent positivity rate of 5.83 percent.