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DARE Returns1245 viewsRochester Patrolman and DARE Officer Kevin Flynn instructs one of four sixth grade classes at Rochester Memorial School about the dangers and health risks associated with smoking cigarettes. Officer Flynn and Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee recently pushed to revive the DARE Program at the town’s elementary school, despite cutbacks in state aid. The ten-week DARE Program attempts to educate students about the potential dangers of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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090904-11243 viewsAlicia Crabbe and Bob Lawrence of Rochester took The Wanderer to Machu Picchu, Peru, deep in the Andes Mountains. Machu Picchu was the religious sacred city of the Inca Empire. The Wanderer traveled by plane, bus, train and foot to get there. (Photo courtesy of Alicia Crabbe). 9/9/04 edition
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08-30-01-11240 viewsLuice Moncevitch, a teacher at Mattapoisett’s Center School, recently traveled to Venice, Italy and took along a copy of The Wanderer with her which she posed with while enjoying a gondola ride through the city’s famous water-filled canals. Ms. Moncevitch also traveled to see the Innsbrook remains of a mummy uncovered by hikers which are now on display at a museum in Balzano. 8/30/01 edition
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King and Curt1238 viewsMatthew King of Mattapoisett poses with Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Shilling during a recent benefit held for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Like the many local friends and family members who have supported Matthew during his illness, Curt Shilling and the Red Sox have been longtime supporters of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.
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Fatal Fire1237 viewsA devastating house fire at 13 Briar Road in the Point Connett area of Mattapoisett claimed the life of the sole occupant, 72-year-old Carlton Cook, on Sunday afternoon, February 3. Fire officials were concerned with two liquid propane tanks near the building which can be seen here in the left foreground. (Photo by Paul Lopes).
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Strawberry Moon1237 viewsThe Strawberry Moon at Shipyard Park. Photo courtesy of Tina Clark
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Trick or Tree?1236 viewsThis spooky spectre of a gnarled tree is located at the corner of Mattapoisett Road and New Bedford Road in Rochester. Looking like something that walked right out of the twisted forest in The Wizard of Oz, the tree seems right at home during this haunted season of All Hallow’s Eve. (Photo by and courtesy of Wendy Ashworth).
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0203051234 viewsFour men, including workers from the Mattapoisett Boatyard, currently working on the restoration of the half-scale model of the whale ship Lagoda at the New Bedford Whaling Museum recently posed on deck with copies of The Wanderer. Pictured here (l. to r.) are Craig Williams, Karl Collyer, Thomas Tucker, and Loulou Casi. The restoration is being conducted in stages, with the present focus being the removal of old sails and repairs to the rigging, all of which will be necessary prior to the new sails being b
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09-19-021232 viewsThe “Dog Days of Summer” may be over, but this one-year-old Yellow Lab named “Margaux” is taking advantage of the remaining nice weather to sit outside and read his favorite news source, The Wanderer. His owners, Fransje and Nick Zucchero of Mattapoisett, always make sure to read it first before Margaux gets a hold of it. (Photo by and courtesy of Fransje Zucchero). 9/19/02 edition
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Teaming Up Against Cancer1232 viewsMembers of “Team Bertha,” a group of five local mothers and daughters, will walk almost 40 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer with thousands of others to help find a cure. Team Bertha consists of Margaret (Mardee) Xifaras of Marion and her daughters, Juliet Xifaras of Fairhaven and Dena Xifaras of Roslindale, MA and Rochester resident Sharon Hartley and her daughter Amy Hartley-Matteson of Mattapoisett.
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Blizzard of 20131231 viewsPictures taken during the storm show the devastation of the driving winds and wet snow in the area of Harbor Beach in Mattapoisett. Photos by Diane Garde
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Rochester Youth Baseball1229 viewsMembers of the championship Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) team include (l. to r., top to bottom) Coaches Toni Barroso, Toni Cristaldi, Gary Sherman, Jeff Perry, teammates Justin Machnik, Zack Perry, Nick Cristaldi, Pete Cady, Justin Harding, Matt Beatty, John Barroso, Andrew Talty, Max Sherman, Noah Philoramo, Luke Mattar, Forrest Cote, and bat girl Mattie Cristaldi. (Photo courtesy of Chris Dessert).
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