The countdown is on, and the members of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club are busy getting ready to welcome our guests to the celebration of the 17th Annual Taste of the Town! There are only a few days left until it will be 5:00 pm on July 12, and we can open the doors at the […] Read more »
Coahuila Meteorite on loan to the Marion Natural History Museum from the Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Harvard University The meteorite fell to Earth and was discovered in 1837 in the Mexican state of Coahuila (kow-uh-WEE-la, from which the meteorite got its name.) There is no record of anyone seeing it fall. Coahuila weighs 317kg […] Read more »
Glenn Cannon started out as an engineer who was frequently told he didn’t talk like an engineer. No wonder his career path ended where he is today, as Rochester’s town administrator since March of this year. The Wareham native, 58, said that as he grew up, engineering and math came natural for him. “But […] Read more »
Having done her homework, Johanna Vergoni of the Beverly Yacht Club came back before the Marion Select Board on July 30 to gain approval for firmed-up plans for the BYC’s 150th gala celebration scheduled for Saturday, July 23, from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm. The special, one-agenda meeting was called to expedite requests […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club proudly presents its annual Pies & More Bake Sale on Saturday, July 16 from 9 am until sold out at the Lions Club’s Harbor Days Festival. Profits from the Annual Pie Sale & More as well as the Taste of the Town benefit the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund for Mattapoisett’s […] Read more »
The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim, St. Peter’s on the Canal, Buzzards Bay will visit St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 34 Water St., Mattapoisett on Sunday, July 10. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer will be used at the 8:00 am and 10:00 am services. All are welcome. Read more »
The Tri-Town community has continuously come together during the past two years to engage in meaningful events to address concerns about racism, inequality, with a goal of creating a more inclusive and supportive region. This was showcased when community members came together so graciously to support the reopening of TTAR’s Little Free Diverse Library after […] Read more »
Peter Joseph Muise, of Marion, formerly of Hanson, passed away on July 6th, 2022, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a courageous 19 year battle with cancers and post-transplant complications. He was born in Milton in 1955, son of the late Daniel Muise and Winifred (Caristi) Hayes, and spent his early […] Read more »
Margaret Stanley Millspaugh, of Mattapoisett, MA, passed away July 4, 2022. She was born in Oklahoma City, OK, and daughter of the late Francis C. and Helena (Stanley) Millspaugh. Margaret “Margy” was raised in Plainfield, NJ before living in Concord, Watertown, and Mattapoisett. Margy was a graduate of the Hartridge School in New Jersey […] Read more »
The Wanderer is pleased to announce that we are soliciting nominations for our 29th 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 July 30 edition, and each winner will be the subject […] Read more »