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 as the Revolutionary War ramps up. Last week, General George Washington implemented a strict rationing policy to troops stationed in Cambridge and around Boston as supplies dwindle. Troop contracts […] Read more »
On the night of Wednesday, January 8, a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was felt by many of those in the Tri-Town, especially Mattapoisett. No damage was reported following the incident. According to the United States Geological Survey, a government agency under the Department of the Interior, the earthquake shook the ground a couple seconds after […] Read more »
Snow is a good medium for the birth of a new year. All that whiteness blots out the past, and a virtual blank canvas awaits. We look for clarity and sharpness, and the possibilities that the new year may offer. As with every new year, 2026 brings new priorities. Children grow up and […] Read more »
Well, another year has whizzed by. It seems as though we were just anticipating Memorial Day, the official start of summer soon to be followed by the Fourth of July, fireworks, the road race, ice cream at the “Slip” (new owners next year), and a long hot summer. It all goes by so fast. […] Read more »
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 »