RFK Jr and his choice for the next U.S. Surgeon General, Casey Mean, are fervent advocates of drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk. Should you listen to them? In 1862, Louis Pasteur invented a method of killing bacteria in wine and beer without affecting the taste. Beginning in 1920, Americans began to pasteurize milk using his […] Read more »
It’s hard to believe we’re here – time to let go. Well, it’s nearly time. If you are standing there waiting for the ground to harden, all I can say is “not just yet.” There are still some important garden tasks you can do. Now is the ideal time for soil preparation, […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, Assistant Principal Lauren Millette, and Director of Guidance Christina Cioffi are proud to announce that eight students from Old Rochester Regional High School have earned the AP Capstone Diploma during the 2024-2025 school year. To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of 3 (out […] Read more »
Marion celebrated Veterans Day 2025 in high style despite frigid conditions. At Old Landing Veterans Park, Front Street, with snowflakes starting to fall, Town Administrator and retired Navy Commander Geoffrey Gorman introduced an invocation from Rev. Eric Osterday of the First Congregational Church of Marion, then the “Pledge of Allegiance” led by Marion Girl Scouts, […] Read more »
The Wanderer recently had the privilege of interviewing two women whose determination is astounding. You see, these friends are running hard to help others. Kristen Wingate and Jen Pease, Mattapoisett residents, are runners who have taken their joy of movement to the next level, running to raise money that will help Multiple Sclerosis research. […] Read more »
The 2025 Veterans Day event held annually in Mattapoisett featured a special guest speaker. Connie Eshbach is well-known for her commanding knowledge of local history, more specifically the history of the tri-towns once collectively known as Rochester. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Eshbach briefly explored theTri-Town’s impact on […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board passed on a chance to procure solar panels right now for the newly constructed Department of Public Works building but gave the green to a new tradition – a holiday buoy tree to raise money for a local food pantry. These were two items discussed at length at the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s very own Julie Gallagher is in Marbella, Spain to compete in this year’s annual Ironman Pro Series 70.3 World Championship. Gallagher qualified for this strenuous, multi-faceted race last year and has been training since. She and her two daughters, Addie and Ansley, left our neck of the woods and headed to Spain on […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Never uneventful, last week, delegates from the Continental Congress met George Washington at his headquarters in Cambridge with discussions mostly centered on the General’s plans to make it […] Read more »
I am not a doctor, and I don’t play one on television. I don’t write a medical column either, I leave that to the good Dr. Hoffer whom you can find elsewhere in this journal. But I do know a lot of doctors. Between the missus and me, we’ve had nearly a dozen. Six of […] Read more »