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Lions Inductees700 viewsJune Bonney, one of the newest members of the Mattapoisett Lions Club, was recently installed at the club’s last meeting. (Photo by and courtesy of Helene Rose).
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Chipping In700 viewsSippican School staff member Charles “Chip” Phillips III (center) was awarded the Marion School Committee Recognition of Achievement on February 27 for designing and building a one-of-a-kind platform for the Project Grow classroom, specifically created for a student confined to a wheelchair. Chip also adapted a computer table so that the student’s wheelchair fits right into it. He is congratulated by Principal Dona Mahoney (right) and Chairman Jane McCarthy (left). (Photo courtesy of Brad Gordon).
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Triathlon 2009700 viewsOver two hundred athletes participated in this year's Mattapoisett Triathlon on Sunday morning, July 12. The athletes endurance was tested over a course which included a quarter-mile swim, a ten-mile bike ride and a three and three quarters-mile run. The race marks the beginning of the Mattapoisett Lions Club's annual Harbor Days Celebration with events including a craft fair, several suppers and a pancake breakfast , which unfold over the course of the week. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Harbor Days700 viewsThe Mattapoisett Lions Club's Harbor Days Celebration 2009 wrapped up on Sunday, July 19 after a week of dining adventures, live entertainment and craft fair fun. Thousands of visitors flocked to the Mattapoisett waterfront for this annual event now in its twenty sixth year. Proceeds from the celebration help to fund many of the Club's charitable endeavors, including the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Aardvark at the Fair700 viewsThe Wanderer's aardvark visited the Rochester Country Fair on August 22, 2009 and took some time to see the sights and pose with some visitors.
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Ahmedabad, India700 viewsLast October 2009, Mattapoisett business owner Bill Patel went to visit his parents in his hometown of Ahmedabad, India, which is close to “Gandhi Ashram”, the place where M. K. Gandhi led a non-violent quest for India’s freedom. Mr. Patel had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take a picture holding a copy of The Wanderer. The 2005 issue he is holding has a cover photo that Mr. Patel took himself. Photo courtesy of Bill Patel.
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Marion Halloween Parade - October 31, 2006699 viewsMarion Halloween Parade - October 31, 2006
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Mattapoisett Holiday Village Stroll 2006699 viewsThe Town of Mattapoisett celebrated their first annual Holiday Village Stroll on Saturday, December 2 at various venues in and around Shipyard Park. The event included a visit from Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and friends, along with the traditional town tree lighting ceremony. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Relay for Life699 viewsThe American Cancer Society held their third annual Relay for Life of the Tri-Town at the Old Rochester Regional High School track on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 to raise funds in the fight against cancer. This year 21 teams of walkers raised more than $60,000 before the first step had been taken on Friday night — more than tripling the total amount of money raised in the first year of the walk-a-thon in 2005. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Braitmayer Benefactor699 viewsStaff and students at Sippican School in Marion recently honored the Braitmayer Foundation and former student Jack Braitmayer during an all-school meeting for their years of generosity to the school. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Ahoy, Matey!699 viewsThe Toe Jam Puppet Band made a return to the Tri-Town area on Saturday, January 26 as they brought their Toe Jam Pirate Show to the Center School Gymnasium. The concert was a benefit for Project GROW with proceeds aiding the organization’s scholarship fund. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Magic of Music699 viewsRochester resident Jillian Marie Jensen, Miss Massachusetts Teen America 2007, introduced each of the fifteen contestants who competed in the First Annual Magic of Music Idol Contest which was held at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall in Mattapoisett on Saturday evening, February 23. The event was a fundraiser for Magic of Music, a non-profit organization spearheaded by Miss Jensen to provide scholarships for kids who love music but are unable to afford lessons or instruments. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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