William (Billy) F. Murphy passed peacefully from this life on Oct 22, 2021. He was husband of the late Mary D.(Swain) Murphy. There was gratitude but no surprise to watch him so peacefully pass, as that is the man we have always known: gentle and kind, never wanting to make things any more difficult than […] Read more »
While the Town of Mattapoisett was awaiting a financial reckoning from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue in the form of free-cash certification, the Select Board met on October 22 to give the November 8 Special Town Meeting warrant a final once-over and their signatures. When it got to the matter of free cash, […] Read more »
For 80 years, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has been finding ways to support a community they are committed to serve. On October 21, club members, both longstanding and new, came together at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church Hall to celebrate their eight decades of service and camaraderie. Club President Carole Clifford shared that the […] Read more »
Everyone is invited to our worship service this coming Sunday, October 31, at 10:00 am, which is our All Hallows Eve service. All Hallows Eve is better known as Halloween, which is the day before All Saints Day. We would like to recover the religious holy day that it once was. During the worship service, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation Basketball registration is open! MATTREC is partnering with Marion Rec. once again for Tri-Town Basketball league open to all 3rd-6th Graders in the Tri-Town. Deadline to sign up is October 30. Evaluations/placement nights are November 1-3. Sign up at www.mattrec.net. Marion residents should sign up at www.marionma.gov. MATTREC is also offering: […] Read more »
Halloween weekend at the Marion Art Center – The Marion Art Center is committed to the health and safety of members in our community. As such, the MAC will not run the annual Marion Halloween Parade this year. However, the MAC is offering another day of Halloween festivities on Sunday, October 31. Show up in […] Read more »
Dear Respected Editor, Climate change is real. The discussion of whether this is a natural or anthropogenic event is no longer pertinent to the discussion about how to combat it. For four years we heard a lot about a specific wall and less about the seawall barriers being constructed to protect coastal cities such […] Read more »
Longtime Marion-based developer Sherman Briggs called The Wanderer on October 21 to say he has pulled his application for a market-rate, residential development that he had been planning for Spring and Mill streets near the Brew Fish restaurant. “I just got tired of the innuendos,” said Briggs, asserting that Planning Board members “had […] Read more »
There is a Special Town Meeting scheduled for Mattapoisett voters on Monday, November 8. It will be held starting at 6:30 pm in the auditorium at Old Rochester Regional High School. The deadline for new voters to register to be able participate in this meeting is Friday, October 29. The Town Clerk’s Office will be […] Read more »
Julia Winsper of Rochester made the Dean’s List at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the Summer 2021 semester. Read more »