Remote Vote Encouraged Before Town Elections

            All three Tri-Town communities have postponed their annual elections. While two of those towns have officially rescheduled, the one that has not officially rescheduled (Marion) has rolled out the most detailed plan for its election, with Marion Town Clerk Lissa Magauran adapting a voting model originated by Egremont Town Clerk Juliette Hass.             In customizing a […] Read more »

Harbormasters Mobilize for Boating Season

            Along the South Coast of Massachusetts, springtime brings more than flowers. It brings the beginning of a very active boating season. Boat owners’ thoughts turn to all things maritime, from having moorings set, engines tuned-up, sea-worthy testing to launching their watercraft at public boat ramps or planning outings. But this spring there are other considerations […] Read more »

Family, Friends, Serenade Rowan in His Big Day

            “They’re coming, they’re coming!” yelled Rowan from his front steps at the sounds of horns, soon to be followed by the sight of Skipp the Clown marching up the Farquharson family’s driveway in Rochester and leading a parade of warm wishes for a kid whose birthday party couldn’t be held on a picnic table packed […] Read more »

‘Virtual Spring Fest’ Features Fun Inside, Out and About

            What Sippican Lands Trust cannot do this year the traditional way, the organization will just do with safe separation physically and with online programs. Spring Fest is still on for Saturday, May 9, only the virtual way.             “Kristen Saint Don-Campbell with the Boy Scouts of Marion and (Sippican Lands Trust) board president Alan Harris have […] Read more »

‘Mr. Vinny’ Brings Toe Jam Brand of Comic Relief Online

            Children are being educated away from the traditional classroom for the duration of the 2019-20 school year so their experience with and how they think about the internet has dramatically changed.             Computer hours are mounting, and they have become task-oriented. Frankly, kids are in need of some comic relief and so are their parents.             That’s […] Read more »

University Life in an Alternate Universe

            They were living the American dream, enjoying campus life, friends, studying, pursuing goals and dreams, and maybe thinking about Spring Break. Then the entire world as we all knew it came to an abrupt stop – COVID-19 had arrived.             College and university students may be a population that is a bit invisible right now. Yet […] Read more »

Snapping Turtles Lay Eggs in May

            From our panoramic picture window on the coastline of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven, we welcomed the avian parade of migratory birds along the Atlantic Flyway, arriving to begin the nesting egg-laying April ritual reproduction. However, the month of May will be the month when the reptilian Snapping Turtle will rise up from muddy bottoms of […] Read more »

Tri-Town Courses Await Tee Time from Governor

            Part of the problem the sporting world faces with the novel coronavirus outbreak is the same one all businesses face: the unknown. It makes planning a return nearly impossible for some of the major professional leagues. Ever since the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League went on hiatus, there’s been no sign of traction […] Read more »

A Thank You to Our Supporters

            Over the past weeks, we have been asked many times by generous folks what they can do to help The Wanderer. We have received multiple messages of support and even donations. Thank you to everyone who has reached out, and I want to reassure you, The Wanderer is here for you and will be here for you long […] Read more »

Trash District Drops Civil Embezzlement Lawsuit

            The committee for the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District (CMWRRDD) announced on April 15 that it was dropping its civil lawsuit against the surviving defendants involved in the Ray Pickles embezzlement case.             The CMWRRDD filed the lawsuit on June 22, 2018, alleging that the former executive director for the trash district, Ray Pickles, […] Read more »