Calling all aspiring artists! It’s time once again for the annual Groundhog Day Cover Contest! Your original work of art might win you $100 cash and the front cover of the January 29 edition of your favorite weekly community newspaper, The Wanderer, for all to see! Grab your paints, markers, pens, crayons, computer […] Read more »
On December 12, select sixth-grade students at Rochester Memorial School participated in a project called the “Student Solve Program” championed by OpenSciEd, an organization Old Rochester Regional School District partnered with during Covid to increase science engagement. OpenSciEd is a multi-state, non-profit the ORR School District partnered with a few years ago. They […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Michael Devoll are proud to announce that Old Rochester Regional High School AP Seminar students recently shared their Team Multimedia Presentations, successfully completing AP Task 1. Students worked in teams to identify a problem and conduct individual research before creating a Team Multimedia Presentation. Each presentation explored a […] 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, Colonel Henry Knox began the trek back to Cambridge with artillery from Ticonderoga, 1200 Americans under Colonel Benedict Arnold and Brigadier General Richard Montgomery are outside Quebec, […] Read more »
90% of Americans 65 and older take at least one prescription medication. Half take 4 or more and 15% take 8 or more. The number of medications taken rises with age. Add to that the many over-the-counter (OTC) pills such as pain relievers, acid suppressors and supplements that people take, and we are talking […] Read more »
It is hard to get excited about gardening at this time of the year, when everything’s washed out. The view is limited to bare branches, lichen-covered stone walls and firs. The brown/green/gray palette is somber and, although it can move me, it’s just not as stimulating as a June bustin-out-all-over border. Still, it’s […] Read more »
2026 starts off with a supermoon! On January 3, the full moon is known as the “Old Moon,” and the “Wolf Moon.” It’s also one of three supermoons this year, with the next not being until November. This month also offers good views of Jupiter and Saturn. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower will peak […] Read more »
The Year 2025 began with the Mattapoisett Polar Plunge, organized by Keep on Plungin’ and hosted since 2013. It was recently canceled for 2026. Nationally, this year was full of a constant barrage of news and negative press. Though we were not devoid of controversy or disagreement, the whole of the Tri-Town saw great […] 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, smallpox continued to spread among the Continental Army, beginning to be taken seriously by those in command. Reports out of Boston show a startling reality, as refugees flee […] Read more »
About 20% of Americans 45 and older have osteoarthritis of the knees, a condition which does not kill you, but which decreases your quality of life. Osteoarthritis, by far the most common form of arthritis, is more than simple “wear and tear.” It does involve wearing away of the cartilage, the smooth “cushions” that […] Read more »