America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go? Presented by Dr. Edward Hoffer. Join Dr. Edward Hoffer at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, May 28 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm as he discusses America’s failing healthcare system: how we got here and where do we go? Dr. […] Read more »
Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting at the Sippican Elementary School proved a vast majority of voters agree that the Marion Harbormaster Department needs a new, 33-foot, $803,000 patrol boat. What also emerged was the taxpayers’ priority on avoiding debt, even if it means going halves on the cost. They voted 92-60 in favor of splitting […] Read more »
Dear Editor of The Wanderer; It’s not often people say thanks enough for something special. This letter is one we hope will convey our thanks for something very special in Mattapoisett. We wanted to deeply convey and express our thanks and gratitude for the beautiful addition to our town with the extension of […] Read more »
Along with the weather, things are warming up at the museum at 355 County Road. June will bring our two day Historic Fair with loads of activities for both kids and adults. July 17 will be Music with Tom and Sheila Perry (downstairs or outside) followed by our ice cream social, and August 21 will […] Read more »
The 2024 Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 27 starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front Street, Marion. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School. The 2024 procession and remembrances will follow […] Read more »
G. Richard Duffy Jr., known in the community as “Duff,” passed away in his home on Sunday surrounded by friends and family at the age of 86. A fighter to the end, he eventually lost his battle with cancer, but he took it into double overtime of his own game seven. Born in Medford, […] Read more »
The May 13 Mattapoisett Annual Town Meeting included moments of verbalized personal attacks and frustration during an hour-long debate on the pros and cons of the establishment of a new committee to help oversee the village road reconstruction project. Voters supported the creation of the committee, technically authorizing Select Board to act on the […] Read more »
Oh glory hallelujah, it’s spring again! It’s that time of the year when gardeners in the northeast prepare to welcome the emergence of previously planted bulbs and tubers, from daylily to lily of the valley to a mind-numbing variety of flowering plants. But one expert in the field of garden design and all things […] Read more »
The Red Oak Garden is hosting a plant sale on Saturday, May 25 from 10 am to 2:00 in the Parking Lot between Ying Dynasty and What the Taco. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Red Oak Garden which is a part of the Helping Hands and Hooves therapeutic horseback riding and gardening […] Read more »
A zoning article brought the most residents to the microphone as Rochester’s Annual Town Meeting otherwise breezed through its 21-article warrant on Monday night at Rochester Memorial School. The meeting’s 178 attendees passed a bylaw amendment mandating that lot access shall only be allowed through or across a viable, legal road frontage and […] Read more »