My most recent afternoon ritual for bird watching walk took me down Reservation Road to the point at the end of the Mattapoisett Peninsula. It leads past the Golf Course of the same name toward a residential landmark of the King estate, and now the YMCA where my daughter teaches pre-school. The golf course is […] Read more »
In a perfect union among like-minded organizations – those being the Mattapoisett Public Library, South Coast Bike Way, Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Seventh Annual Massachusetts Walking Tour – the June 23 evening air in Mattapoisett Village was filled with harmony. On this splendid summer’s evening about 50 people, young and old alike, gathered on […] Read more »
We shall forego the ‘sad trombone’ sound as we lament the cancelation of this year’s fireworks display in Marion, again, due to a shortcoming in fundraising … but what the heck. We should do it anyway. (Sad trombone.) However, we still have options for celebrating the independence of our nation with bangs and oohs and […] Read more »
Something is happening. It actually started a few years back, but it has become more apparent as of late. I think I’ve heard it referred to as “creeping old age.” There are the pains that were once sporadic with only the occasional visit, but these pains have now become, well, not old friends but certainly […] Read more »
Editor’s note: George Emmons is a gentleman who recently moved to Mattapoisett and is sharing his experiences as he gets to know the area. My wife, Jan, and I have just moved in at Crescent Beach after 20 wonderful years in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. We both were very involved in […] Read more »
It was a magnificent sight to behold as a new cupola soared skyward on June 17. It soared with its bronze and copper eagle perched inside the peaked roof. It soared with its glistening copper roof. It soared as a symbol of what can be accomplished when people come together and share talents, resources, and […] Read more »
Spectators had a ‘whale of a time’ at the Tri-County Symphonic Band’s 14th Annual Benefit Pops Concert this past Sunday at the Tabor Academy in Marion. Under the baton of Philip Sanborn, music director of the Tri-County Symphonic Band for the past 10 seasons, the ensemble delivered a performance with such vibrancy and excitement that […] Read more »
Imagine, if you can, a shark 20 feet long, hundreds of pounds of muscle and bones, and whose brain has developed over eons of time for one purpose and one purpose alone – to hunt. That is the job of sharks across the globe regardless of their size. And the mere utterance of the word […] Read more »
It’s an amazing sound when you put together 150 music students who have studied their musical scores, practiced endless hours, and pay close attention to their instructors. And so it was on June 10 when Rochester Memorial School hosted the 23rd annual summer concert, a syncopated collaboration between this local school and the elementary schools […] Read more »
The Wanderer is pleased to announce that we are soliciting nominations for our 21st annual “Wanderer Keel Awards.” The yearly community service honor – which is presented to one Tri-Town resident from each of the three central towns in our circulation area – will be announced in our July 28 edition, and each winner will […] Read more »