Robert Burns, who lived from 1738 to 1798, is today renowned in the literary English-speaking world as Scotland’s so-called Ploughman Poet; this title is both spelled and pronounced in heavy Scottish brogue to relate to his pastoral pleasures of writing verse and music in the 18th century with a Highland flair. His parents were hard-working […] Read more »
Inspired by her angels, Hannah Strom is already strategizing on how to pay it forward. “I want to help people just like people helped me,” she told The Wanderer last week, only days after taking the giant step of a Sunday run from Island Wharf along Front Street past Pitcher Street where she lives and on down […] Read more »
It’s a rather old story, especially for those of us whose family history is rooted in southeastern Massachusetts and the surrounding area: The story of the cranberry. My family relied on the annual cranberry harvest to provide seasonal jobs. The screening of cranberries, a process of culling less-than-desirable berries as they sped by on […] Read more »
In order to go undefeated through the 2020-21 winter sports season commencing with practices this week at Old Rochester Regional High School, the mission is a simple one, and it has nothing to do with box scores. “I feel really good about the work adults will commit to, to be perfect, and we […] Read more »
The bald eagle that is our national bird has become well known to avid bird watchers for performing a spectacular aerial acrobatic called a cartwheeling, as illustrated. It is the most daring and breathtaking maneuver when two eagles in competition for a mate or nesting site, along the coastline of Buzzards Bay, joust […] Read more »
Here we are, folks; it’s the Christmas holiday season, a time to remember past celebrations and renew old traditions. In thinking about the joy this time of year can represent, I thought it might be fun to ask around and find out what other folks remember from their childhoods or what traditions they […] Read more »
Christmas came early for the volunteers who organized Sunday’s Fill-A-Cruiser toy drive at Sippican Elementary School, as they looked upon one another flabbergasted by waves upon waves of the generosity shown by townspeople dropping off bags of clothes, bicycles, footballs, basketballs, and a great variety of boxed and wrapped toys. “It was our honor […] Read more »
Following over three decades of service, Chief John B. Garcia officially retires in January 2021. “It has been an honor to serve this community alongside the men and women of the Marion Police Department,” Chief Garcia said. “We have endured many weather-related events, a pandemic, and more, and it has been through their continuous […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Museum is not only a unique and important south coast institution; it is a repository of letters, diaries, journals, deeds, and documents painstakingly curated and made available to anyone doing research or studying local history. Now two women have pulled back the curtain of time to share with us four “Notable Women of […] Read more »
From a very young age, Mattapoisett’s native daughter, Darcy Lee, was fascinated by stories that were mysterious, unsolved, or even ghostly. Rather than being terrified by such tales, Lee was intrigued and wanted nothing more than to delve deeper into such events. “I was always interested in the paranormal, the unexplained, any sort […] Read more »