MassVoter.com← Wareham Select BoardWareham Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
May 20, 2025
23 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Judith Whiteside, Sarah Corbitt, Marcus S. Gomes, Joseph M. Still
Absent: Jared S. Chadwick
During the meeting:
- Judith Whiteside left the room (recused) for the Veterans Day Parade permit, as she is a board member of the Wareham Veterans Day Organization.
Every vote, in order
Appoint Sarah Corbitt, Clerk pro tem
To appoint Sarah Corbitt, Clerk pro tem
From the minutes
“MOTION: Joseph Still moved to appoint Sarah Corbitt, Clerk pro tem, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Still)
Appoint Walter Paster, Jr. to the Little Harbor Golf Advisory Committee with a term to expire 12/31/2025
To appoint Walter Paster, Jr. to the Little Harbor Golf Advisory Committee with a term to expire 12/31/2025
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to appoint Walter Paster, Jr. to the Little Harbor Golf Advisory Committee with a term to expire 12/31/2025. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Open the 7:30 p.m. Disciplinary Hearing - Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
To open the 7:30 p.m. Disciplinary Hearing - Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to open the 7:30 p.m. Disciplinary Hearing - Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Close the Hearing for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio &Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
To close the Hearing for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio &Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to close the Hearing for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio &Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Revoke the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
To revoke the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to revoke the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Stay the imposition of the penalty until the conclusion of any appeal taken to the ABCC regarding the revocation of the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille,...
To stay the imposition of the penalty until the conclusion of any appeal taken to the ABCC regarding the revocation of the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to stay the imposition of the penalty until the conclusion of any appeal taken to the ABCC regarding the revocation of the liquor license for Main Street Deli, LLC, d/b/a Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Frank Evangelista, Manager, 182 Onset Avenue, Onset MA 02558, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Open the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
To open the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to open the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Close the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAIJ, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
To close the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAIJ, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to close the hearing for the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAIJ, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Approve the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
To approve the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to approve the Application for Change of Directors and Transfer of Stock - DSKRAI, Inc., d/b/a Brown's Package Store, 189 Marion Road, Wareham MA 02571, Kiran Baniya, Manager, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Table the following applications from WW Cranberry Highway, Inc., d/b/a Water Wizz of Cape Cod, to offer the applicant the opportunity to make any necessary adjustments as brought to the Board's...
To table the following applications from WW Cranberry Highway, Inc., d/b/a Water Wizz of Cape Cod, to offer the applicant the opportunity to make any necessary adjustments as brought to the Board's attention today in a communication from Paul Turner, Director of Inspectional Services, items i-it
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to table the following applications from WW Cranberry Highway, Inc., d/b/a Water Wizz of Cape Cod, to offer the applicant the opportunity to make any necessary adjustments as brought to the Board's attention today in a communication from Paul Turner, Director of Inspectional Services, items i-it, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Approve the request of Wareham Veterans Day Organization, Inc., for a permit for the Veterans Day Parade to be held on November 11, 2025 - subject to all proper permits, paperwork and approvals
To approve the request of Wareham Veterans Day Organization, Inc., for a permit for the Veterans Day Parade to be held on November 11, 2025 - subject to all proper permits, paperwork and approvals
Judith Whiteside stepped aside (recused) and did not take part in this vote.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Joseph Still moved to approve the request of Wareham Veterans Day Organization, Inc., for a permit for the Veterans Day Parade to be held on November 11, 2025 - subject to all proper permits, paperwork and approvals, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes VOTE: 3-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Still)
Approve two (2) Conservation Restrictions that were authorized by Article 15, of the October 2024 Wareham Town Meeting, to acquire a permanent conservation restriction on property in Wareham of...
To approve two (2) Conservation Restrictions that were authorized by Article 15, of the October 2024 Wareham Town Meeting, to acquire a permanent conservation restriction on property in Wareham of 215 +/- acres, using $375,000 of the Community Preservation Act funding, and to authorize the Select Board and Conservation Commission to sign all documents associated with said acquisition: One grant known at the Weweantic Landscape and the second grant known as the Weweantic Wetlands... West Side of Wareham Street, Carver and Wareham, Massachusetts
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to approve two (2) Conservation Restrictions that were authorized by Article 15, of the October 2024 Wareham Town Meeting, to acquire a permanent conservation restriction on property in Wareham of 215 +/- acres, using $375,000 of the Community Preservation Act funding, and to authorize the Select Board and Conservation Commission to sign all documents associated with said acquisition: One grant known at the Weweantic Landscape and the second grant known as the Weweantic Wetlands... West Side of Wareham Street, Carver and Wareham, Massachusetts, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Create a Bylaw Review Committee consisting of three (3) Members with a term to end at the conclusion of October 30, 2026 Town Meeting
To create a Bylaw Review Committee consisting of three (3) Members with a term to end at the conclusion of October 30, 2026 Town Meeting
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to create a Bylaw Review Committee consisting of three (3) Members with a term to end at the conclusion of October 30, 2026 Town Meeting, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes -- yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Nominate Sharon Rice as a representative of the Town of Wareham to Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), term to expire June 30, 2026
To nominate Sharon Rice as a representative of the Town of Wareham to Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), term to expire June 30, 2026
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to nominate Sharon Rice as a representative of the Town of Wareham to Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), term to expire June 30, 2026, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Appoint Josh Faherty, The Town Planner, to the Joint Transportation Planning Group (Division of SRPEDD), term to expire May 31, 2026
To appoint Josh Faherty, The Town Planner, to the Joint Transportation Planning Group (Division of SRPEDD), term to expire May 31, 2026
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to appoint Josh Faherty, The Town Planner, to the Joint Transportation Planning Group (Division of SRPEDD), term to expire May 31, 2026, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Approved the application from Parkwood Beach Association (PBA) to close roads for Block Party - subject to receipt of the sign-off approvals from the Town
To approved the application from Parkwood Beach Association (PBA) to close roads for Block Party - subject to receipt of the sign-off approvals from the Town
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to approved the application from Parkwood Beach Association (PBA) to close roads for Block Party - subject to receipt of the sign-off approvals from the Town, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Release a portion of the Performance Bond for Windward Pines Phase II, by releasing $803,296, leaving $221,543, remaining on the bond, as approved by a vote of the Planning Board at a regularly...
To release a portion of the Performance Bond for Windward Pines Phase II, by releasing $803,296, leaving $221,543, remaining on the bond, as approved by a vote of the Planning Board at a regularly scheduled meeting held on April 14, 2025
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to release a portion of the Performance Bond for Windward Pines Phase II, by releasing $803,296, leaving $221,543, remaining on the bond, as approved by a vote of the Planning Board at a regularly scheduled meeting held on April 14, 2025, seconded, Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Accept the Curbside Billing FY25 abatement recommendation from Municipal Maintenance Director - $91.25
To accept the Curbside Billing FY25 abatement recommendation from Municipal Maintenance Director - $91.25
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to accept the Curbside Billing FY25 abatement recommendation from Municipal Maintenance Director - $91.25, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Elect Judith Whiteside as Select Board Chair and Sarah Corbitt as Select Board Clerk
To elect Judith Whiteside as Select Board Chair and Sarah Corbitt as Select Board Clerk
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to elect Judith Whiteside as Select Board Chair and Sarah Corbitt as Select Board Clerk, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board
To authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Approve and release Meeting Minutes (Executive Session) - April 28, 2025
To approve and release Meeting Minutes (Executive Session) - April 28, 2025
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to approve and release Meeting Minutes (Executive Session) - April 28, 2025, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Approve the Meeting Minutes - April 28, 2025 and the Meeting Minutes - April 29, 2025, items b-c
To approve the Meeting Minutes - April 28, 2025 and the Meeting Minutes - April 29, 2025, items b-c
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to approve the Meeting Minutes - April 28, 2025 and the Meeting Minutes - April 29, 2025, items b-c, seconded. Roll Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“MOTION: Sarah Corbitt moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded. Roil Call: Marcus Gomes - yes, Joseph Still - yes, Sarah Corbitt - yes, Chair Whiteside - yes. VOTE: 4-0-0 (unanimous).” (Motion: Corbitt)
From the Wareham Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Wareham Week candidate profiles (Jared Chadwick and Joseph Still 2025; Marcus Gomes 2025; Sarah Corbitt and Judith Whiteside 2026). Former members show initials.
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