While bearing down and creating responses to the hypothetical challenges thrown their way by judges in a statewide business contest, Old Rochester Regional High School students Ryu Huynh-Aoyama and Eddie Gonet felt no pressure. They were in Boston with 19 other ORR students to compete, but that was a fact to celebrate because creating the Tri-Town […] Read more »
Many people are asking what the newly reconstituted Marion Historical Commission is all about. How are we different from the Sippican Historical Society? Why does Marion need two separate historical organizations? In reality, the two organizations are very different. The Sippican Historical Society is a privately funded 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with dues-paying membership. According to […] Read more »
Marion’s new foodbank operating out of the otherwise-closed Community Center emanated from an announcement that Town Administrator Jay McGrail made, telling an Emergency Preparedness Meeting on March 13 that the town would be releasing funds from its reserve account to develop a foodbank plan that, by the end of the day, he hoped would be […] Read more »
The Tri-Town Basketball Playoffs on Thursday, March 12 was the final night for Tri-Town basketball. The league had over 190 participants in grades 3 through 6 from Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. The first game of the evening was the girls grade 3-6 finals. Team Sparks coached by Sarabeth Morrell played the Mystics coached by Tim […] Read more »
Welcome to the latest edition of The Wanderer! As with pretty much everything these days, The Wanderer is treading new ground and sailing uncharted seas in response to our ever-changing world. The first thing we’d like to do is congratulate everyone on their proactive response to our new world challenge. What we do today isn’t just about us […] Read more »
When we moved from Monterey to Buzzards Bay, we were within walking distance of a lighthouse that was obsolete but made into a public park called Ned’s Point. We were thrilled in the morning when Mute Swans went winging past our windows at dawn, to land and glide gracefully in the waters around the historic […] Read more »
It arrived after a treacherous 3,000-mile journey, being tossed, heaved and otherwise mistreated. But it arrived on my doorstep only a little worse for the wear. It was wrapped in a cardboard sheath secured by ropes. Some of the cardboard had been damaged in transit and some of the ropes were about to lose their […] Read more »
Tabor Academy has announced the delays of return of the prep school’s students until April 13 due to the COVID-19 situation. Here is a press release issued by Tabor at 7:19 pm Friday, March 13: Our community’s health and well-being remain our top priority and with that in mind, we have developed the plan below. […] Read more »
As of Friday March 13th, 2020 the Town of Mattapoisett has instituted several measures as it relates the Covid-19 situation. The Town is cancelling all meetings next week and will reassess if this will continue based upon updates and data we continue to obtain from our various public health information sources. In addition, please note […] Read more »
By the testimony of colleagues, job references and other observers, Mike Nelson always had leadership qualities so it should not come as a shock that he is scheduled to become Massachusetts’ youngest superintendent of schools upon the June 30 retirement of Old Rochester Regional Superintendent Doug White (more on that below). “For me, going to […] Read more »