On April 15, Tammy Ferreira from Mattapoisett, will be running in the 117th Boston Marathon® to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Ferreira, along with more than 550 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston with [...] Read more »
During the February blizzard, Marion Town Administrator Paul Dawson faced a big problem: Fire, police, and other crews had been working for upward of 36 hours without food, and as conditions worsened to the point of near shutdown across the community, local restaurant options dwindled to zero. Then, he got an idea. He decided to [...] Read more »
As horrifying and unbelievable as it may seem, break-ins during the day have increased over the years in and around Mattapoisett. I once heard a self-defense expert say that “you don’t hunt for deer in the city, meaning predators go where the prey is.” Mattapoisett homes have become prey to the bad guys. This past [...] Read more »
Come get your hands dirty. That’s what Diane Cook would like you to do on Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Sippican School Community Garden. The garden is located in the rear of the school, along the music wing, off of Park Street. Cook is looking for volunteers to help [...] Read more »
Over 30 people braved the stormy weather on Friday evening to attend the Marion Art Center’s opening. Featured artists Joan Dromey and Cecilia Murray were in attendance to meet and greet admiring patrons. 37 pastel paintings were on display with titles such as “Serenity” and “Autumn Sentinels.” The beautifully framed paintings depicted marshes, harbors, horizons, [...] Read more »
The Rochester Police Department was awarded a $1500 grant this week from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Highway Safety Division. The grant will allow the department to purchase a number of child car seats to be distributed and installed by Child Passenger Safety Technician Officer Robert Nordahl who Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee [...] Read more »
When The Wanderer invited Tri-Town residents to send in pet photographs with short blurbs telling us about their animal, we were happily surprised at the outpouring of interest. Pet Pick has become a great success. We were also surprised that the submissions often came from families that had rescued their pet. Anyone who has had [...] Read more »
Judy Kleven was working in the library at the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School when a teacher, by chance, mentioned that the Elizabeth Taber Library was looking for a head librarian. “I didn’t see the advertisement in the paper, but after my friend told me about the opening I applied and here I [...] Read more »
Have you ever wondered what life is like after death? Well, here’s hoping your afterlife isn’t as off the wall as this. The Tabor drama department is up and running once again with the play “Miss Witherspoon,” which will be shown in the Black Box Theatre at Tabor Academy from February 28 to March 2 [...] Read more »
In 1863, the Third Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was stationed at Fort Monroe in Virginia. That year, President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, an order that required the army to treat anyone enslaved in Confederate territories as free persons. Soldiers at Fort Monroe were already used to dealing with slaves seeking freedom. [...] Read more »
