The July 30 concert in Shipyard Park was one for the record books. It was a celebration of the Mattapoisett Town Band’s 125 years complete with recognition from the House of Representatives and the governor. Representative Mark Sylvia (D – 10th Bristol) presented the band with an honorary citation for its 125 years […] Read more »
I’ve spent most of my life in the Tri-Town, bumping between burrows in Rochester, a sandy beach hole in Marion, or in The Wanderer’s office in Mattapoisett (don’t tell my boss I live there). I spend my days drinking iced coffee, walking the streets in search of cool goings-on, or looking for myself in pages […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is excited to share that a group of Old Rochester Regional’s SAIL summer program students successfully embarked on a “Cruising with the Cops” boat tour with officers from the Marion, Rochester, and Mattapoisett police departments. “We met at the Marion Maritime Center where students were given a safety tutorial, life […] Read more »
We are well past the halfway point of 2025. So far, there’s been a good number of cosmic events to gaze up at. There are many more in the months ahead as well. On August 1, the moon reaches its “apogee,” meaning it is at its furthest distance from Earth in its orbit. Also […] Read more »
Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is one of the oldest known infectious diseases, having been found in Egyptian mummies from 3000 BC. In 17th and 18th century Europe it was known as “consumption,” and was commonly depicted in literature and opera. Marguerite, the heroine of the novel The Lady of the Camelias and the […] Read more »
As many lawns begin to fry, there isn’t much you can do to reverse it so take time out to think about what is really important in our communion with nature. Is it just about having a lush green lawn and perfectly balanced borders? We all seek perfection, but the bigger picture deserves consideration. […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. The best way to figure out what was going on was to read Washington’s papers and General Orders of the time period, as there was daily correspondence and orders put […] Read more »
The Wanderer is pleased to announce that we are soliciting nominations for our 31st annual “Wanderer Keel Awards.” The yearly community service honor, presented to one Tri-Town resident from each of the three central towns in our circulation area, will be announced in our August 28 edition, and each winner will be the subject […] Read more »
Marion’s 2025 Town Party was held at Silvershell Beach on Saturday, July 24. In the midst of days with soaring temperatures, heat advisories and sporadic rainfall, the weekend was comparably “mild,” though still sunny and warm. Donna Hemphill, executive assistant to the town administrator and Town Party organizer, stated at earlier town and Select […] Read more »
The term “gaslighting” originates from a 1938 play and later movie which depicted a husband who manipulates his wife by dimming their gaslights and then denying that the lights have changed, making her doubt her own perception and sanity. The term has since become a psychological term for a form of emotional abuse where one […] Read more »