Wrentham's Select Board used its Oct. 20 meeting to spotlight the 2026 Turkey Whacker 5K trail run, scheduled for Nov. 26 at the Rice Complex. Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m., and residents can register online at renthamma.myrec.com.
The Town of Wrentham announced that the Department of Public Works will close Circle Drive and Red Bird Road for roadwork, with Red Bird Road getting a first layer of pavement on Oct. 24 and work expected to finish by the end of October, weather permitting.
Wrentham's Select Board approved a flashing stop sign at Madison and East streets after Pond Meadow residents reported repeated crashes near their property.
Wrentham's Select Board voted 4-0 to sign the warrant for the November 9 Annual Fall Town Meeting. Chair Chris Gallo presided over the roughly seven-minute remote meeting with Members James Anderson and Roy Lamothe and Vice Chair Michelle Rouse; Clerk Bill Harrington was absent.
Wrentham's Select Board heard that town roads score 51.6 out of 100, well below the regional norm, with a $13.2 million repair backlog and a roughly $600,000 annual funding shortfall.
Two Wrentham obituary notices are reported this week: Benson, Lois Elizabeth, 98, who died September 28, with arrangements under the care of James H Delaney and Son Funeral Home of Walpole; and Wignall, Dorothy R., 96, who died September 29 at Alliance Health Maples. Wignall was born in…