Imagine being a youngster, a Boy Scout, helping to clean up an ancient town cemetery when suddenly your shovel hits something hidden beneath, massive yucca plants. Before you can take another shovel full, you’re told to “stop.” What you’ve come against is a sunken headstone, previously engulfed in thick roots, now exposed to the sun […] Read more »

            The skies were bright blue and clear. The sounds from musical performances could be heard throughout the village. Children’s laughter, melting ice cream, windchimes and colorful beachwear filled Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett. The Lions Club’s Harbor Days fundraiser was in full swing to the delight of hundreds of festival goers on July 20 and […] Read more »

Marion Fire Chief Brian Jackvony reports that the Marion Fire Department responded to a garbage truck fire on July 18.             Dispatchers received a call at 12:37 pm about a garbage truck on fire near the intersection of Front Street and Washburn Park Road. Upon arrival, crews discovered the truck engulfed by flames. This truck […] Read more »

            Listening to Dr. Greg Skomal talk about sharks is not only entertaining, it’s informative, enlightening, a master class in shark research.             A presentation sponsored in partnership with Sippican Lands Trust, Skomal’s July 11 presentation at the Marion Museum of Natural History headquarters was an opportunity for the public to hear firsthand from an […] Read more »

Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce that Dr. Jaime Curley has been appointed as the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for the Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55.             Curley will begin in the position in August.             “I am honored to be joining […] Read more »

A lot of us develop osteoarthritis (“wear and tear arthritis” – though the process is not that simple) as we age.             If it is truly disabling, surgery may be the only way to reduce pain and increase mobility, but there are many less invasive options. Do any of them work?             Let’s get one […] Read more »

            There is a famous painting in the Art Institute of Chicago called “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”by Georges Seurat, a French artist. You may know it from the 1984 Broadway musical”Sunday in the Park with George.” It depicts a variety of people enjoying the sun and cool breezes on an […] 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 29 edition, and each winner will be the subject of […] Read more »

            She doesn’t get to take the cane home, but last week Rochester’s oldest resident Maureen Riley, 102, still received citations, gratitude and the “Boston Post Cane” honor.             Council on Aging Executive Director Eric Poulin hosted a ceremony for Riley, who was surrounded by friends and family – many saying that being around loved […] Read more »

            The Marion Art Center’s latest exhibit is a solo tour de’ force from local artist Nancy Dyer Mitton, now to August 9. The opening reception was heavily attended by fellow artists, family and friends on July 12. In the lexicon of the art world, the show is not considered a retrospective but instead is […] Read more »