Any Old Rochester 7th-grader who’s lived in the Tri-Town since the early 1970s knows what it’s like to experience Survival. Some of those very first ORR Junior High School students to experience a Survival excursion, which is the annual end-of-the-year trudge into a classroom like no other — the wilderness — are now pushing 60. […] Read more »
The most surprising discovery about birds by paleontologists uncovering prehistoric fossils is that dinosaurs likely grew feathers between their bones to stay warm during the Jurassic period. This proved that birds were descended from prehistoric monsters like Tyrannosaurus Rex. From this, we also learned that the origin of bird feathers is a historical adventure in […] Read more »
If you are a gardener, either casual or serious, then you know the activity is really a sport – sometimes a blood sport – as you attempt to rid your well-ordered patches of invasive plants. Some of these green things are evil invaders brought over during the 1700s when, apparently, settlers couldn’t stand the thought […] Read more »
One of the most beautiful and highly anticipated evenings of the summer season is the annual Art In Bloom opening reception at the Marion Art Center. A partnership, or shall I say, pairing of paintings with floral arrangements not only captures the imagination but also the essence of what can be described as creative imagination […] Read more »
Most of us remember Julia Child as the leading edge of how-to-cook TV on what was once the only venue for such programs: PBS. Now, years into a virtual North American culinary renaissance, our love affair with all things food is now attributed to cable television’s Food Network. The Wandererrecently sat down with one Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Regardless of your political persuasion, it’s always a good thing when you can discuss with those who represent your patch the issues that you believe are important to your life. On June 6, Representative William Keating, who represents the 9thDistrict of the Commonwealth covering a large area north from Norwell, south to Nantucket, all of […] Read more »
Speeding on Route 6. For years it has been a major issue in Marion, and during those years, aside from what speed enforcement the Police Department could manage, progress remained in neutral at the state level. But lately the gear has been shifted and progress is accelerating. The Marion Board of Selectmen and Police Chief […] Read more »
Coretta Scott King once said, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” There isn’t a soul who would buy into this notion more than that of Ted Reinstein, author of New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic. On the peaceful evening of Thursday, May 31, […] Read more »
During the Senior Awards Night at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School on May 31, Superintendent-Director Aaron Polansky surprised Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee with an award honoring him for all the years of community building and support he provided the school during his tenure as chief. Magee will retire on September 14, but […] Read more »
Some sixty species of birds have their place in Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, esoteric figures for the many moods and meanings within the imaginative human drama of his mind. Shakespeare knew his birds well; and today, after some four hundred years, Shakespeare’s acumen is confirmed by the modern-day ornithology of Audubon behavioral classification of flocks. […] Read more »