Tri-Town Against Racism’s Creative Expression Contest to celebrate February as Black History Month stems from the source. “We thought of the theme based on listening to the students. They feel like Black history really isn’t taught at the schools,” said Alison Noyce, the vice president of Tri-Town Against Racism, who is encouraged by […] Read more »
Those close to Christian Bertram know he is good at a lot of stuff, but if the nation winds up finding that out, it will be because of the mad skills he and his wife Amanda have recently displayed in the world of Legos. “I had a Lego collection from childhood. My parents […] Read more »
Abigail Field has studied history and fashion at UMass Dartmouth, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. Field learned how events in human history have led to changes in clothing, and she enjoys sharing her knowledge and insights on the topic. She recently delighted an online audience hosted by the Sippican […] Read more »
Chairperson Marthe Soden was delighted to report to the Marion Scholarship Education Fund Committee that the town’s scholarship fund is approaching $3,000. Referencing a January 29 discussion with Marion Finance Director Judy Mooney, Soden relayed the figure is up to $2,789. “That’s like $3,000 to me,” she said when the committee met on February […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Selectman Paul Silva will not be seeking reelection. On February 1, Silva reached out to The Wanderer to share his decision. “I’m one that believes in term limits, and I’ve been a selectman for 12 years,” Silva said with a small chuckle. “It’s time for new blood.” Silva has given his […] Read more »
Raegan Rapoza was a sophomore at Old Rochester Regional High School when she was walking to basketball practice and spotted Eddie Gonet and Ryu Huynh-Aoyama in the library with “a bunch of food and a bunch of people.” Rapoza decided to sit down and listen. “It was enticing,” she said, hearing the co-founders […] Read more »
We always welcome the arrival of mid-winter along the Southcoast of Buzzards Bay as a seasonal sense of satisfaction that the bleak shoreline outside our picture window is now six weeks behind us. On Groundhog Day, the sun rose a few minutes before 7:00 am and set at 5:00 pm for nine hours […] Read more »
The sudden appearance of snowy owls along our coastline approximately every four years is called an “irruption” because it is so unpredictable. For instance, in the winter of 2013 into 2014, snowy owls arrived in surprising numbers, coming down through parts of southern Canada into the United States, with a few migrating as […] Read more »
In February 1962, Charles Collingswood, a CBS news correspondent, got the tour of a lifetime from a woman whose efforts to preserve and improve “the people’s house” would set the standard of the conservatorship of historic government buildings. Bringing to life the work of one of America’s most beloved first ladies, Jackie Kennedy, […] Read more »
Meghan Craig understands if her teammates have been stressed out by the effects and restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic, but her sports-related challenges were well underway when the 2020 spring season was canceled. After a December 2019 foot surgery and extended rehab, the Mattapoisett native was just happy by the end of 2020 to […] Read more »