Emerging Young Artists (Eya) 2022 Juried Exhibition The artwork of Old Rochester Regional High School seniors Autumn Tilley, Isabella Correia and Makayla Semiao was selected to be featured in the Emerging Young Artists Juried Exhibition, which is being held online this year. The selected works was featured on the College of Visual and Performing […] Read more »
The Godwit is a remarkable member of the Sandpiper family that is clearly plumaged with a long black tail and underwings, with a long, pinkish-colored bill that towards the end turns up toward the sky, giving it the heavenly title of identification. Most godwits breed within the northernmost boreal woodland habitat. It is called […] Read more »
The race to fill John Waterman’s seat on the Marion Select Board will be contested by at least two candidates, and both are presently serving on other adjudicatory boards in town. On Monday, Carleton “Toby” Burr Jr. confirmed to The Wanderer that he is running, and on Tuesday, Marion Town Clerk Lissa Magauran confirmed […] Read more »
The winner of this year’s Groundhog Cover Contest is Logan Bradshaw of Rochester, who captured a scene evoking memories of the one made famous by actor Bill Murray, the cynical meteorologist who couldn’t find a way out of Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania, in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. Congratulations, Logan, and thank you to everyone who entered. […] Read more »
Town Administrator James McGrail and Rep. William Straus (10th Bristol) are pleased to share that the Town of Marion will receive $250,000 in state capital project funds [2] through the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to assist in funding the town’s ongoing lagoon lining project. The town was notified of the funding by Rep. […] Read more »
John Waterman gathered local press on January 21 to announce he will not run for reelection to the Marion Select Board, but in disseminating that news, he distributed a one-page outline of critical matters that his successor will try to help the town address. Waterman also used the occasion to endorse Dr. Edward […] Read more »
The old church building that has been home to the Mattapoisett Museum has been a well-known landmark in the community since the 1950s. At that time, as the story goes, Lemuel LeBaron Dexter was one of several people who founded the Mattapoisett Historical Society in 1958. Dexter would ultimately give his collection of logbooks, wills […] Read more »
The seasonal report of the appearance of snowy owls in early Winter gets our undivided attention with all the environmental concern about global warming and the effect on annual wild bird scheduled migration. The population has already declined to about 200,000 in the northern hemisphere with only 40,000 left to migrate down here in […] Read more »
On January 17, Tabor Academy celebrated the themes of diversity and inclusion with daylong virtual programming that featured various aspects of climate change either directly or obliquely. Speakers included Marion’s own Dr. Jennifer Francis as well as graphic designer and illustrator Michael LaRiccia, hip hop poet and musician Tem Blessed, and keynote speaker […] Read more »
In addressing Tuesday night’s Tri-Town Against Racism virtual Town Hall Meeting, Jason Chisholm told Zoom attendees, “We’re very aware of those individuals who are against what we’re trying to do. We’re also aware of those who stand beside us. … I want to focus energy on the group in the middle, not with us and […] Read more »