Back by popular demand, The Vox Hunters (Benedict Gagliardi, Armand Aromin, and Flannery Brown) will return to the Mattapoisett Museum for a free concert on Saturday, March 14 at 2:00 pm. Playing a mixture of Celtic tunes, songs from America’s past, and toe-tapping dance tunes, The Vox Hunters encourage audience participation and singing along, the […] Read more »
Roger E. Ouellette, 79, died February 3, 2026 in Mattapoisett. Roger was born in Wareham, MA on November 5, 1946. He was the son of the late Roger and Gladys (Briggs) Ouellette. Roger, known by his family and friends as “Rog”, was raised in Marion, MA. He was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High […] Read more »
The Town of Marion will hold a Special Town Meeting on Monday, March 23 at 6:45 pm in the Sippican School Multipurpose Room. Copies of the Warrant will be mailed to voters, and it is currently available to view on the Town’s website at marionma.gov. Read more »
The long-awaited Wareham Road housing development reached its final stages at Monday’s Marion Planning Board meeting. The meeting itself – held in the Police Station conference room – lasted for 10 minutes, but the project, which has been in the works for five years and changed developers, was approved, requiring some bond-language changes. […] Read more »
Margaret M. (Walsh) Bancroft, 86, formerly of Mattapoisett died peacefully March 6, 2026 at Sacred Heart Home after a period of declining health. Born September 9, 1939 in New Bedford, the daughter of James J. and Agnes (McGrath) Walsh, she married David A. Bancroft, her high school sweetheart. They started their married life near […] Read more »
In loving memory of Vickie Carr, whose life was a testament to the power of words, compassion, and unwavering love, we announce her peaceful passing at home in Mattapoisett on March 6, 2026, after a courageous battle with a long illness. Born on July 7, 1956, in Quantico, Virginia, Vickie’s journey was one marked by […] Read more »
On April 20, Geoffrey Noonan from Marion, Massachusetts, is running to defy cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 130th Boston Marathon® presented by Bank of America, along with more than 500 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the country and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route […] Read more »
The Mariner Youth Soccer Club’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00 pm at the Fairhaven Council on Aging located at 229 Huttleston Avenue, Fairhaven, MA 02719. All members are welcome to attend. The meeting will include elections for board positions and committee updates and appointments. Please address questions or interest […] Read more »
ORCTV will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 9 at the ORCTV studio. The meeting will begin at 5:00 pm and will include the election of officers to the Old Rochester Community Television Board of Directors. All current ORCTV station members are invited and encouraged to attend. 2026 Board of Director’s Nomination Slate […] Read more »
Typically, this weekly article covers a Wednesday-to-Tuesday. However, this week we will cover a few more days in order to bump up the days as The Wanderer prints on Thursdays, and I feel it will make it more relevant to the reader, rather than reading things that happened the prior week. Therefore, this article […] Read more »