The Wareham Department of Natural Resources is filing a charge of cruelty to animals against a man who allegedly threw a small dog into a dumpster because he was tired.
A series of gas explosions has killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston.
Authorities in Wareham are urging residents to make sure their pets' rabies shots are up to date after a rabid bat was found in a home earlier this week.