Dale and Laura Briggs on July 12 received an Order of Conditions from the Marion Conservation Commission, allowing them to install three 16-inch diameter piles on the south side of their dock at 23 Dexter Road. Now their boat won’t get pushed around by the wake of other boats passing by. Representing the […] Read more »
This edition marks the thirty-first year of publishing The Wanderer. The first edition, July 24, 1992, was not so different from The Wanderer of today, although in looking through that edition I see many of the businesses that used to advertise are now gone. I try and maintain a low profile; long editorials are […] Read more »
The Wanderer is pleased to announce that we are soliciting nominations for our 30th annual “Wanderer Keel Awards.” The yearly community service honor, presented to one Tri-Town resident from each of the three central towns in our circulation area, will be announced in our August 24 edition, and each winner will be the subject of […] Read more »
Jeffrey R. Austin, 63, passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2023. He was born August 2, 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Robert L. Austin, Jule A. (Williams) Austin and sister Lesley. He lived in California and New York before moving to Mattapoisett midway into his junior year of high school in […] Read more »
Driving around the area this spring and summer, I couldn’t help thinking about roads and their maintenance. In this same time period, I came across some old papers regarding the creation of Rochester’s early roads. To decipher them, one needs a course in ancient map reading as the descriptions of the road layouts go […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission held its July 6 public meeting in anticipation of the July 10 realization of hoped-for bids from contractors for the job of stump grinding and grubbing out of the stretch of the Point Road Path between Joanne Drive and Jenna Drive. The theory presented by MOSAC Chairman […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Health would like to remind the public that the number of tick-borne illnesses increases substantially during the summer months. There are many tick-borne illnesses in our area. The most common are; Lyme disease, Babesiosis and Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (formerly known as Erlichiosis.) Ticks are often infected with more than one of […] Read more »
Summer reading is in full swing at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. You can still visit the children’s room anytime to sign up and receive a badge book, book BINGO sheet and a necklace. On Tuesday, July 25 at 3:30 pm children ages 8+ can build a spectroscope using everyday objects to see the […] Read more »
Patience and talent paid off for Marion resident Sarah Brown-Miquelle on July 8 when the artist took “Best in Show” at the 27th Annual National Juried Exhibition known as “For Pastels Only” held on Cape Cod. The singular judge, Chris Ivers, stated, “This was one of the toughest shows I have ever had to […] Read more »
Modernizing its operations and communicating with town authorities on what the function of the marine department should be were topics discussed at Monday night’s Marion Marine Resources Commission meeting at the Music Hall. MRC members talked about the need for repairing a seawall, a town structure. Members expressed concern that town authorities will […] Read more »