Thursday, May 2, 2013
Dispose of your hazardous waste properly and donate your extra clothes and other items for the needy.
Wrentham is holding its annual Household Hazardous Waste Day and donation this May. On Saturday, May 11, the Wrentham Department of Public Works Yard will be accepting hazardous waste to properly dispose of. They will also be accepting used clothing for the Salvation Army and building resources for the Boston Building Resources organization. They are also collecting bicycles for the Bikes Not Bombs organization, used crayons and pet food for the Animal Shelter. They will be accepting for the Salvation Army used women's, men's, and children's clothing, including shoes and accessories, gently used household items such as towels, sheets, curtains, throw rugs, all kinds of items you would find in the kitchen and bathrooms, plus nick-knacks, …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The 21st annual Wrentham Lions Club Fishing Derby will be held Saturday.
The Wrentham Lions Club is holding their 21st annual Fishing Derby on Saturday April 27, at Trout Pond behind the Wrentham Department of Public Works off Taunton Street, rain or shine. This event is for kids up to the age of 18, and is free. This event starts at 7 a.m. and runs until 1 p.m. when there is the awards ceremony and a raffle. Awards will be for the single largest trout caught in three age categories plus other prizes. There will be free hot dogs and drinks available on a first come first served basis starting at 10:30 a.m. until they are out. For further information about this event contact Bob Heiselmeyer, chairman of Wrentham Lions Fishing Derby at 774-571-2180 or Bill Skinner at 508-384-7037, Co-Chairman, Wrentham Lions …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Wrentham's snow and ice budget is at $200,000.
The Wrentham selectmen talked with public works superintendent Michael Lavin regarding the snow and ice budget Tuesday before Thursday's storm. “We’ve had 20 events,” said selectmen chair Joseph Botaish Tuesday. “Sanding events are constantly happening. It may be for a couple of hours or four hours, but it’s still an event that incurs a cost.” Lavin said, as of March 5, the snow and ice budget is running at about $200,000, mostly because of the Feb. 8 storm. “I couldn’t be prouder than to be a member of the DPW team,” Lavin said, regarding the February blizzard. “We had contractors that left in the middle of the storm because they couldn’t handle it. DPW staff didn’t stop for 26 hours. It showed their fortitude.” Selectmen agreed …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Wrentham and the King Philip district continues to dig the town out.
Wrentham, Plainville and Norfolk saw a substantial snowfall during Friday and Saturday. Cleanup is still continuing throughout the towns, but after Monday’s rain, snow clearing is secondary to clearing flood basins, according to town officials. “(Monday) we’re concentrating on cleanup,” said Wrentham town administrator William Ketcham. “We’ll be moving into the cleanup of the snow piles at various intersections. The public works is presently cleaning up on public property and we’re opening up the access roads to all of our water tanks.” Ketcham said that Wrentham kept on top of the snowfall and made sure the roads were clear throughout. “There was nothing serious as far as snow removal. We just kept at it steadily. We did find at one …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wrentham will be seeing the same rate for over four years.
The Wrentham water rate will remain the same for its fourth straight year for 2014, according to the Wrentham department of public works assistant superintendent Jack Manchester. The board of selectmen voted 4-0, with Michael Carroll abstaining, to accept the DPW’s recommendation to keep rates the same. Wrentham will charge $4.90 per thousand gallons for properties that consume less than 50,000 gallons and $5.90 for properties that consume more than 50,000 gallons. The rate, while the same as previous years, allows for a minimum of $100,000 in excess revenue to help fund capital improvement projects for the town. Currently, the Madison Street Water Main project, the Elysium Street water main project and improvements to the water storage …
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3:05 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Boston Building Resources takes new and good-quality used building materials, such as windows, doors, cabinets, lumber, tools, and tile. Here is a link to more details about what you can bring to donate: http://www.bostonbuildingresources.com/index.php/donate/building_materials/what_we_do_dont_take more ›