On Christmas day, before the turn of the 20th century of the historic era of New England, lighthouses beaconed their beams and blew their fog horns to warn shipping lanes of potential dangers that might lie ahead. At that critical position as lighthouse keeper to the safety of nautical traffic for the decades ahead, […] Read more »
The well-known adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” isn’t really based in truth. I know plenty of old, I mean senior people (not dogs,) who have never left the learning curve and strive to obtain new knowledge every day. And that goes for the culinary arts too. For yours truly, […] Read more »
The Purrington Lecture Series hosted by the Mattapoisett Public Library has once again given those living in the local area the opportunity to hear directly from a globally-known author, this time in a recent appearance by Michael Tougias. Tougias has written 30 adventure novels, some geared towards young adults. But if you’re not a […] Read more »
They were loud, they were laughing, they were eager to show their support – the 2021 Christmas morning swim in support of Helping Hands and Hooves was nothing short of shear fun in spite of cold, dark rain. The 2021 event was the 17th year people have financially supported the work done by Julie […] Read more »
The eastern harlequin duck is one of the most brilliantly decorated creatures you will ever see as a bird watcher in both graphic design and flaming color put together in a high profile for the rugged and dramatic coastline it calls home. At this time of year, when we pass through the seasonal winter […] Read more »
John Middleton has been collecting the flotsam and jetsam he’s come across over years of beach combing. Each piece carried home simply because it could not be left behind to an unknown fate even if he wasn’t sure how he might use that broken bit of signage or weathered, water-soaked chunk of driftwood. […] Read more »
Neither Tri-Town Against Racism nor the Town of Mattapoisett is taking the weekend vandalism of the Free Little Diverse Library at Ned’s Point as a little thing. In a Tuesday email to The Wanderer, Mattapoisett Town Administrator Mike Lorenco wrote that he has visited the site, spoken with Police Chief Jason King and said […] Read more »
The weather may have been less than ideal on December 18. In fact, all other planned outdoor activities such as tree lightings and caroling were either postponed or cancelled due to cold, rainy conditions. But when you are a land trust and a library in partnership using the woodlands as the backdrop, well then, […] Read more »
A December 20 fire that caused an estimated $300,000 in damages to an engine-repair business and connected residence owned by John Menezes appeared to have started in the garage near a heater, according to a press release distributed by Mattapoisett Fire Chief Andrew Murray. There were no injuries as the residential unit was unoccupied […] Read more »
As the year draws to a close and we celebrate seasonal holidays, memories of Christmases past are unpacked, thought about and shared. My family didn’t travel to visit family or friends. Everyone we knew lived in a tight radius around our little Onset Village. And we weren’t the visiting type as a family. […] Read more »