For donating more than 4,000 hours of his time to the community, Daniel C. Lee Jr. of Mattapoisett was presented with the 2013 President’s Volunteer Service Award. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is the premier volunteer awards program in this country. It recognizes Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage […] Read more »
Lions, tigers, bears, mummies, ninjas, pilots, princesses, football players, fairies, superheroes, and more all came together at the YMCA’s annual Halloween Hayride in Mattapoisett on Friday night. Photos by Felix Perez. Read more »
The Tri-County Symphonic Band kicked off their 52nd season on Sunday at the Fireman Performing Arts Center with “An Afternoon at the Opera,” featuring renowned bass vocalist Tianxu Zhou. Photos by Felix Perez. Read more »
Fourth graders at Sippican School under the guidance of teachers, Nicole Radke, Kim Souza, MJ Menezes and Courtney Sheehan, organized the school’s first ever ‘Think Pink Day’ on Friday, October 25th. The purpose of this spirit-wear fundraiser was to build community support and recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Students created posters, shared announcements over […] Read more »
It’s scary how much Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester have going on this Halloween. In Marion, festivities include the Art Center’s annual parade, starting at 4:00 pm at the Music Hall on Thursday, October 31. Sippican Elementary School’s Hannah Moore will lead the Styxx Drum Corp and costumed participants south on Front Street, then up Main […] Read more »
The inaugural Hairy Scary Halloween Stroll, presented by the Sippican Lands Trust, drew a big crowd of thrill-seekers over the weekend at Peirson Woods. Toby Dills served as guest storyteller. Photos courtesy Yelena Sheynin Read more »
Old Colony Senior Class Advisor Heather Darcy had never been in a dunk tank before, but recently she got some firsthand knowledge of what it’s like to get soaked straight out of a dry sit. “It was quite the experience,” said Darcy, who said that seven teachers were dunked in all, with students and other […] Read more »
Priscilla Richmond was widowed and living alone. Her home, which was located on present-day Foster Street, was described as being on “the fringe of the woods” in 1905. Priscilla called her house “The Shelter.” Her husband, William, a Civil War veteran, had died in 1898. Her only child, Annie Paine, had married in 1888 and […] Read more »
On a picture-perfect October Saturday morning, Sara DaSilva Quintal, Restoration Ecologist with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, stood before a group of approximately 50 people who had come out to harvest cranberries. The coalition had put out an invitation to come to the now protected retired bogs formally owned by Decas Cranberry Company and harvest berries. […] Read more »
Another great week for Halloween fans as we continue our Halloween Contests along. First up is out Cover Contest. This year we received 29 fantastic entries. Thank you to everyone who entered. You can vote for your favorite cover by visiting our website www.wanderer.com and clicking on The Cover Contest banner, from there you can […] Read more »