Several generations participated in Marion’s Memorial Day ceremonies on May 31 at Old Landing, where those who gave the ultimate sacrifice were honored by young and old. Major Andrew Bonney of the United States Air Force acted as master of ceremonies and chaired Marion’s Memorial Day Committee including Jody Dickerson, Donna Hemphill, and Hannah Moore, […] Read more »
Bill and Alyssa Watling could be forming a new dynasty in the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race after winning the event for the second straight year. On May 31, the Rochester couple set the co-ed course record with a time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 22 seconds, eclipsing the 1:59.01 set in 2013 […] Read more »
The northern harrier is quite different in appearance and behavior than any other bird of prey. Yet to many birdwatchers, at first appearance it looks very much like the common marsh hawk, but its upper body plumage is distinctively a more gray-colored shade. It also has an easy to identify owl-shaped head and face […] Read more »
While the cost of joining the local yacht club is actually more comparable to hitting a bucket of golf balls at a Route 6 driving range than a membership at Augusta National, Mattapoisett Yacht Club Commodore Rick Warren acknowledges that stereotypes pose a recruiting challenge. “It’s hard. We try to get members to […] Read more »
Jim Forker’s journey to a dream come true overtaken by tragic loss left him searching for answers, and that search brought forward a book that he hopes will in some way help other middle-aged men who have found their perfect life and have had it taken away. The first-time author has written “The […] Read more »
Nestled along an old roadway on the outskirts of modern-day Rochester stands the East Rochester Church, once the home of a Methodist congregation. Today it is still stately in its Greek Revival old age and still gives people a place to go and reflect on the town’s long history. It is in this manner […] Read more »
Editor’s note: The Wanderer invited candidates in contested races (more candidates than open seats) to write up to 350 words explaining their candidacy. Questions submitted by the League of Women Voters South Coast helped provide talking points for the candidates. Three candidates are running for two open seats on the Rochester Planning Board. The only […] Read more »
With the untimely passing of Select Board member John DeCosta, Mattapoisett voters were asked to pick not one but two new Select Board members in 2021. While Jodi Lynn Bauer won the seat vacated by Paul Silva in the May 18 Town Election, a second special election is planned for a date in July yet […] Read more »
There is only so much one can glean from a PDF file, and so the revised plans for Marion’s proposed Marine Center to house the harbormaster and staff took on a dimension closer to real life on Saturday morning when Harbormaster Isaac Perry and Marine Resources Commission Chair Vin Malkoski conducted an informal meeting […] Read more »
There were flowing tears of joy from Jodi Lynn Bauer and her campaign workers on May 18 as the election results were read by Mattapoisett Town Clerk Cathy Heuberger: Bauer with 1,154 votes and Nicole Demakis with 821. “I’m glad its over,” Bauer exclaimed while still wiping away tears. She said the last few […] Read more »