As Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson applies the finishing touches to plans for the 2020-21 academic year, he realizes the best-laid plans could turn upside down at a moment’s notice. “We’re constantly looking at all the data points in our school community,” said Nelson, who spoke with The Wanderer on Monday morning. “We are […] Read more »
In a time when there is still so much unknown, Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School Director of Athletics Matt Trahan has made a decision about the school’s 2020 fall sports season. The Cougars will push fall sports back to the MIAA’s Fall II season, which will take place between the winter and spring seasons […] Read more »
The Town of Marion Department of Public Works has filed a Notice of Intent to furnish and install 7,400 linear feet of one-foot diameter ductile iron water main under Point Road and Delano Road from the intersection of those roads to the Great Hill Tank Transmission Main connection on Delano Road. The matter was discussed […] Read more »
Lois Margaret Fountain, of Mattapoisett and Wareham, departed this world on August 31, after 86 full and active years with us. Lois was the third of four children born to Reid and Edith Sisson on the family farm in Goodland, MI, on June 13, 1934. Lois was always a woman of her time, herself growing […] Read more »
Susan Pizzolato, retiring librarian from the Mattapoisett Public Library, is honored at a small gathering hosted by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Her tenure has seen remarkable growth in programs targeting diverse ages, interests, and audiences, as well as the distinction of helping make Mattapoisett into the town with the highest percentage of library cardholders in […] Read more »
With schools getting a great deal of attention in today’s news, it seemed like a good time to look back at some of Rochester’s education history. Not too many years after the incorporation of the town in 1686, Rochester had established a town center that encompassed the same area as it does today. As early […] Read more »
Old Rochester Youth Baseball is excited to announce, we have opened registration for 2020 Fall Baseball! Please head to our website, oldrochesteryouthbaseball.org, click on the Registration Tab, and then on the link/arrow for Fall Ball Registration. Deadline to register your player is September 5th, 2020. When registering your child, please consider which division you would […] Read more »
The drafting of an updated Master Plan has begun in earnest under the guidance of Mattapoisett’s Planning Board and the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD). Three two-hour sessions of what were described as Discovery Workshops were remotely held. Attendees were asked to share their thoughts, ideas, hopes, opinions, and long-range growth expectations for […] Read more »
Robert Bruce Middleton, 64, of Marion passed away Saturday August 29th, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband and best friend of Elizabeth Reis Middleton; they had been married for 29 years. Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; his children, Tara and Morgan Middleton; his sister Samantha Gorrell, his […] Read more »
The Osprey who was impaled by fishing hooks and left dangling from a power line has been released. Several weeks ago, an adult Osprey was found dangling from a power line in Mattapoisett. He was 20 feet up and had one end of a fishing lure through his foot and the other end lodged deep […] Read more »