“Women’s Rights Day” was celebrated by all the fifth graders of Old Hammondtown School on May 20. OHS teachers, Katherine Trudell, Amy Casi, and Stacy Barrows collaborated with the Mattapoisett Museum to develop a program of workshops to dovetail with their unit of study in presentations at the school. The morning began with a […] Read more »
The Rochester Town Election on May 28 defeated a move to make the Town Clerk an appointed, rather than an elected position and sparked a recount in the race for Park Commission. A total of 349 voters said “yes” to the question of whether to change the Town Clerk to an appointed position instead […] Read more »
Editor’s note: The Wanderer has invited student keynote speakers for local high school graduation ceremonies to share their speeches for publication. Below is the speech given by Old Rochester Regional 2025 Valedictorian Caitlin O’Donnell on Saturday in the ORR gymnasium. Superintendent Nelson, Principal Devoll, faculty, staff, school committee members, administrators, family, friends, and the […] Read more »
In May, we had the long-awaited return of the Soviet Venus explorer, Kosmos 482. It returned home on Saturday, May 10, crashing somewhere into the Indian Ocean after 53 years. It was previously hypothesized and reported it would land somewhere near the United Kingdom. Only 7,000 miles off! June offers its own exciting astronomical […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4. We meet at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street. Social time begins at 5:00 pm followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. Our speaker will be introduced at 6:40 pm. Chef Colby is planning another satisfying meal. Callers, please send your counts […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board meeting on Tuesday started with a sequel to last week’s Annual Town Meeting vote approving a zoning change to the Cranberry Highway Smart Growth Overlay District, site of a 40R residential/mixed use project being proposed for Cranberry Highway and County Road. Ken Steen of Steen Realty and Development Corporation […] Read more »
Many of us take dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other products to boost our health. Since many supplements contain natural ingredients, it’s easy to assume they are always safe. But “natural” does not always mean safe, especially when combined with medications. Nor does it always mean effective. Let’s get the “effective” […] Read more »
Jean Hirons will be conducting a two-day workshop on the world of pastels on June 17 and 18, from 9:00am-4:00pm each day in the MAC Studio, located at 80 Pleasant St. Marion. This workshop will focus on painting a landscape from photos using soft pastel. Jean will discuss her use of abstract underpaintings that […] Read more »
A fun Vacation Bible School event called True North will be hosted at First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, this summer. At True North, kids discover what it means to trust Jesus in a wild world. Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour […] Read more »
Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals started its May 22 meeting with its biggest news of the night. Long-time Chairman David Arancio announced he was resigning as of June 12. Arancio, a corporate health and safety official by trade, has been ZBA Chair for 11 years. His voice cracked with emotion as he read his […] Read more »