This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us; or the aspiring astro-physicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies, and we are very fortunate in that regard. Though we can’t normally make out the Milky Way’s signature glow, we […] Read more »
Snow, as any New Englander knows, is a great facilitator to sports and play. It’s the stuff that gives us snow angels, snowmen, sledding, skiing, and snowshoeing. Or, if you prefer, snow is the inducer of deep hibernation and resting for the season to come. Whatever way you look at it, snow falling […] Read more »
This past weekend, we had our first major winter storm of 2026, unofficially dubbed “Winter Storm Fern” by The Weather Channel. The colossal storm system stretched across most of the nation, leading to winter storm warnings for over 200 million Americans from Texas, across the Great Plains to the Great Lakes region, over Appalachia […] Read more »
If a Sippican Elementary School student feels lonely during recess, they now have a safe space to sit with the knowledge that a peer will soon see them and extend an offer to play. This is a result of the Marion Scholarship Education Fund Committee’s recent donation of $2,500 to Sippican, which funded the […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, activity in Boston Harbor sparked a flurry of speculation as to what the British were planning. Retreat or counter-attack? Thomas Paine first published his 47-page book, Common Sense, […] Read more »
On January 15, President Trump announced a “great healthcare plan” that seemed to have three components. It would formalize his push for pharmaceutical companies to lower their prices, send funds to individuals to help pay their insurance premiums and mandate price transparency for any hospital or other provider who participates in Medicare. Will this […] Read more »
Following the 40th Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Day this past Monday, The Wanderer and the Tri-Town Against Racism discussed the organization’s upcoming events and goals for the first half of this year. We spoke with Rhonda Baptiste, vice president of TTAR. Baptiste explained the organization’s mission is the same as it was […] Read more »
Chief Richard B. Nighelli was sworn in Wednesday as the President of the Southeastern Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association (SMPCA). Chief Nighelli, who served last year as the Association’s Sergeant at Arms, now takes the helm for 2026, succeeding Aquinnah Police Chief Randhi Belain. He was sworn in Wednesday morning by Plymouth County District […] Read more »
Joining thousands of others at more than 100 schools around the world, teams of students at Rochester Memorial School, Sippican School and Old Hammondtown School embarked on a four-hour virtual “ideathon” focused on solving the problem of a devastating disease impacting citrus plants. “This hands-on experience allowed students to apply their scientific thinking to […] Read more »
Last summer my son, who was visiting from New York, and I were driving around our lovely village, heading to the wharf for ice cream. He was driving. Suddenly a police car appeared in the mirror, waving him over to the side of the street. We had no idea why. We had just […] Read more »