The first meeting of our kids creative writing club is Monday, January 12. Kids grades 1-6 are invited to join us to learn more about writing and practice their library skills. The club meets the second and fourth Monday of the month. Register online. The Library is partnering with the Marion Art Center to […] Read more »
Well, another year has whizzed by. It seems as though we were just anticipating Memorial Day, the official start of summer soon to be followed by the Fourth of July, fireworks, the road race, ice cream at the “Slip” (new owners next year), and a long hot summer. It all goes by so fast. […] Read more »
On January 5, the Mattapoisett Planning Board met briefly to handle two agenda items, one of which was ultimately continued. Continued until February 2 was the Approval Not Required (ANR) filed by Steven Cabral for property owned by Dennis Mahoney and Sons, located at 182 North Street. A preliminary meeting had noted that a […] Read more »
The Old Rochester/Fairhaven hockey team played Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech (3-2) on January 3 and won 5-4. It was the Bulldogs’ first win on the season, as they had two ties prior. ORR/Fairhaven took a 1-0-2 record into its January 7 home game against 5-1-1 Bishop Stang. Girls Basketball The Bulldogs hosted Cohasset (1-3) […] Read more »
Donald Soren Bjerre, 82, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at his home in Mattapoisett, MA. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Alice (Maccini) Bjerre. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Erik and Sonia Bjerre, and their children, Claire and James, of Fall River, MA; and his daughter, […] Read more »
Lynne F. Chase, 79, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026, after a long, courageous battle with health issues. Her beloved husband of 51 years Russell “Chippy” Chase, Junior was at her side. Lynne grew up in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of the late Carole Lane Fisher and James Earl Fisher. She graduated […] Read more »
Calling all aspiring artists! It’s time once again for the annual Groundhog Day Cover Contest! Your original work of art might win you $100 cash and the front cover of the January 29 edition of your favorite weekly community newspaper, The Wanderer, for all to see! Grab your paints, markers, pens, crayons, computer […] Read more »
In this class we will explore color theory, the color wheel, making color swatches, color mixing and matching, and all about complementary colors, primary, secondary and tertiary colors. This class will also touch on values, hues, shades, tones and tints, gray scale and warm and cool colors and the differences between all of these. Let’s […] Read more »
Happy New Year everyone, welcome to 2026. January brings with it the restart of our Children’s Programming schedule with the return of favorites like Storytime for babies and preschoolers and Book Buds Bookclubs, as well as new additions to the calendar like Teen Advisory Board and Lego Club (announcement upcoming). Details below: Calling all […] Read more »
The Police Station’s conference room was packed with standing room only for the Marion Select Board’s meeting on Tuesday. About 40 people crowded in, with the walls of the room lined with people eager to support local businesses looking to attain liquor-license approval from the board. There were three public hearings scheduled, as well […] Read more »