Editing Wareham, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
[[File:Wareham Town Hall, Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|Wareham Memorial Town Hall]]
Wareham is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Second Plymouth district, which also includes Carver and part of Middleboro.  The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the First Plymouth and Bristol district, which also includes Berkley, Bridgewater, Carver, Dighton, Marion, Middleborough, Raynham and Taunton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |title=Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town, from |publisher=Mass.gov |access-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The town is patrolled by the Seventh (Bourne) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d7&csid=Eeops Station D-7, SP Bourne] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204093543/http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d7&csid=Eeops |date=December 4, 2011 }}</ref>

On the national level, Wareham is part of [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district]] and is currently represented by [[William R. Keating]].  Its senators are currently [[Elizabeth Warren]] and [[Ed Markey]].

Wareham is governed by the [[open town meeting]] form of government, which is led by a [[town administrator]] and a [[board of selectmen]].

There is a central police station located along Route 28.  The Wareham Fire District (career/on-call) has stations located in Wareham Center (Station No. 1, Manned Career/on-call), East Wareham (Station No. 4, Unmanned On-call), West Wareham (Station No. 2, Unmanned On-call) and in White Island, near Glen Charlie Pond (Station No. 3, Unmanned On-call) in the northeast corner of town. The Onset Fire District (paid/on-call) has fire stations located in Onset Village and off Route 28/Cranberry Highway near the intersection of Main Avenue. Wareham EMS has a station located on Sandwich Road (Route 6).

There are four post offices for the town's four [[ZIP Code]]s, located in East Wareham (02538), West Wareham (02576), Wareham Center (02571) and a branch office in Onset (02558). The southeastern portion of Wareham is also covered by 02532 of Buzzards Bay.  The town's public library, located across the street from the town hall, is part of the [[SAILS Library Network]].