Kenneth Oldham “Buzz” Clarke, Jr., age 83, of Marion, MA, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Friday, December 27, 2013, in Wareham, MA. He was born in Plymouth on December 14, 1930 and grew up in Kingston and Plymouth. Buzz attended Plymouth High School where he played football and baseball. He worked for […] Read more »
The elves at The Wanderer have been busy putting together a very special presentation of all the photographs from 2013 editions. The 170 page publication is available to view on your favorite iPad, iPhone, or laptop. If you haven’t already you can download the Wanderer app for free on your iPad or iPhone by visiting: […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will hold a meeting to select delegates to the March 2014 State Republican Party Convention on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Town House (conference room), 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA. In the event of bad weather, the caucus will be held on Tuesday, January 28 […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Bulldogs 7th Grade Travel Team were recently crowned Champions at the Old Rochester Basketball Holiday Tournament hosted by Tabor Academy The boys went 4-0 beating Lakeville twice and Middleboro once with a final win against Bridgewater. The team from left to right includes: Assistant Coach Bob Mourao, Matthew Brogioli, Jake Mourao, Nate […] Read more »
By Tom J. Shire, Jr. Fortunate. Yes indeed. We are fortunate. Fortunate to live where we do. And fortunate to live when we do. And fortunate to live how we do. Fortunate to have one another. To have our parents. To have our children. To have our grandchildren as we do. Fortunate to […] Read more »
Here is a look at the third week of scheduled games for ORR winter athletics. Girls’ Track: The undefeated Lady Bulldogs competed in only one meet this week, the SCC Annual Holiday Relays. The meet is a “fun” meet; it does not count toward the team record and only consists of multiple-person relay races. Still, […] Read more »
The children teetered and tottered across the shoreline, over the smooth, scattered stones off the Planting Island causeway on Saturday. They looked under cold, wet rocks, beneath seaweed, and in the crevasses of the rocks for shells, crabs, starfish, and other treasures under the watchful eyes of the adults who were more concerned with the […] Read more »
Well folks, 2013 was a really great year for me. I retired from a corporate job where for two decades, I had the pleasure of working with some really wonderful men and women in the electrical industry while slogging it out with mandates from headquarters that frankly were hard to fathom, never mind put in […] Read more »
The following positions will be on the ballot for the 2014 annual election in Rochester: Selectman, Three Years, One Position, (Richard Nunes) Tax Collector, Three Years, One Position (Beatrice Renauld) Town Clerk, Three Years, One Position (Naida Parker) Herring Inspector, Three Years, One Position (William Watling, Jr) Assessor, Three Years, One Position (John Mello) Planning […] Read more »
A young man missing since December 31, 2013 has been identified as 21 year-old Dana Dourdeville of Marion, a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, and a student at Brown University. His red, nine-foot kayak was recovered last night but Dourdeville is still missing. Law Enforcement has released the following statement: “The kayak belonging […] Read more »