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 »
This land is your land— and, while the educational turbine will challenge the formative minds of high school students as they determine where Woody Guthrie’s famous 1944 folk anthem fits into their own view of America, those students have been provided a rubber-meets-the-road context that addresses their present and future. And that’s the wonder […] Read more »
Looking for a way to shed the pandemic blues? Tired of being stuck, unable to travel, and feeling trapped due to a lack of freedom of movement? Well, there is a cure, and it’s called art. And no artistic institution offers more per square inch of gallery space than the Marion Art Center. As I’ve […] Read more »
Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination program is underway in Marion, where the town’s officials organized a drive-through clinic on January 13 and 14 for first responders from Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Wareham at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. “The two chiefs and Lori did an amazing amount of work in a week,” said […] Read more »
Tabor Academy sophomore Charlotte Forker has been forced to grow up way ahead of schedule. Having lost her mother, Jen, a school nurse and beloved member of the Tabor community, to cancer on October 22, 2018, Charlotte wants to change the world. The 15-year-old has joined the Students of The Year campaign through […] Read more »
The Marion Police Department is pleased to announce that Richard B. Nighelli has officially begun his new role as Chief. Chief Nighelli, a 17-year veteran of the department, was sworn in during a private ceremony at the Marion Police station on Thursday, January 7. “As a member of the Marion Police Department […] Read more »
The comical, animated chipmunk that entertained us all last summer by scurrying back and forth across our backyard with cheeks stuffed with seeds and nuts is a comical personality of the larger squirrel family. The chipmunk appeared regularly, every morning during daylight hours, industriously finding and transporting food to be stored up for […] Read more »
In the face of a daunting task, Sammy Davis got nervous just like anyone else would. It wasn’t December’s 45-degree ocean water that bothered her, more so she was afraid of letting down the Travis Roy Foundation. “I was nervous we wouldn’t reach our original goal,” Davis told The Wanderer. Uncertainty proved […] Read more »