Call it eccentric or strange, curious or just plain interesting. You’re likely to use all those adjectives and more when you visit the Mattapoisett Museum’s newest exhibit titled “Weird and Wonderful.” Loosely based on the Victorian-age hobby of collecting objects, all kinds of objects and then putting them on display in one’s home, […] Read more »
Blake Dinius, entomologist and educator with the Plymouth County Cooperative Extension, knows a thing or two about insects, especially ticks and mosquitoes. He has been educating the public since 2017 on ways to minimize exposure to biting bugs that carry dangerous and infectious pathogens. However, while such biting insects do pose big problems for […] Read more »
Soccer is a first language of sorts for 19-year-old Leal twins Matthew and Patrick, whose unlikely joint journey as brothers who grew up in Massachusetts now sees them taking significant steps toward establishing professional playing careers in separate European countries. Never was the unifying power of the sport, so evident as it was […] Read more »
Ticks are blood-sucking leeches that hide in your body, while possibly transmitting infections of a serious matter. They can hide between your toes or behind your knees or in your groin, under your armpits, in the back of your neck or behind your ears. To discover the location of such a bite, check your […] Read more »
On a typical July 4th in the 1970s, a few teenagers were sitting in the sand at Mattapoisett Town Beach and squinting at one another through the sun’s rays when the subject came up. “Are you going to run?” was the question. “Has it started?” was a typical counter. “We’d better get up there,” […] Read more »
On July 1 without any fanfare, dignitaries, ribbon cutting or people, one-half of the Mattapoisett Bike Path’s Phase 1b was opened for public use. From Mattapoisett Neck Road to Reservation Road, this ready-for-use portion received walkers and bikers alike who marveled at the vistas of wetlands and wildlife now easily seen from an elevated bridge […] 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 »
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 »
The victories of Margot Appleton and Trevor Wysong in the 50th running of Mattapoisett’s 4th of July Five-Mile Road Race were accomplished amidst a lurking heat but one that could not overtake the milestone event that had been delayed two years and anticipated by an entire community. Flags lined the streets of Mattapoisett […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum and Elizabeth Taber Library are celebrating 150 years of partnership with a celebration out of this world. Coahuila, a 700-pound meteorite, is on loan from the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The Taber Library and the Marion Natural History Museum kicked off their Sesquicentennial Summer Activities on June 25 […] Read more »