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 »
A lively first ever meeting of the Friends of the Marion Council on Aging (FMCOA) was held on Wednesday evening at the Music Hall. The organization has been around for more than 15 months and held a first annual meeting to bring residents up to date on their activities. Over 50 residents attended the meeting, […] Read more »
Elizabeth Taber Library Director Libby O’Neill was reminded of her childhood while thinking of ways to help Marion residents take greater advantage of the library’s services. “I used to volunteer for Meals on Wheels with my dad when I was young,” said O’Neill during a discussion about Taber’s new Homebound Books program. “That’s where the […] Read more »
Monday morning was brisk in more ways than one, as upward of 300 runners participated in the inaugural Healing Little Hearts 5K in Mattapoisett. And it was fitting that the two big winners are both younger than 14. The organization, founded by the Weglowski family as son and brother Brady, 8 years old, battles a […] Read more »
“In the wilderness is the preservation of the world.” The marker at the beginning of the Hiller Trail quotes a passage from Thoreau, probably one of Mother Nature’s most well-known protectors. On this October Saturday afternoon, many more kindred spirits gathered together for a guided walk through Mattapoisett Land Trust properties adjacent to Route 6. […] Read more »
On October 2, the Southeastern Regional Student Advisory Council held their first meeting of the year at Bridgewater-Raynham High School. The council consists of close to 70 student representatives from high schools in southeastern Massachusetts. As one of Old Rochester Regional’s two representatives, I had the pleasure of attending last week’s meeting. SERSAC’s first conference […] Read more »
“Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” The great Bette Davis uttered those sage words when asked by an interviewer how she was doing. Truer words were never spoken, as it were, since she had suffered a series of near fatal illnesses. But she was made from strong stuff and fought back, if not as […] Read more »
A crowd of art lovers enjoyed a double treat at the Friday evening opening at the Marion Art Center of Lynne Schulte’s oil paintings. Schulte’s paintings filled both the Cecil Clark Davis Gallery with a show titled “New England Shores,” as well as the Patsy Francis Gallery with “Remembrance: The Pink Chair Project.” Schulte’s mother, […] Read more »
With skies just dry enough to allow outdoor activities to take place, the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s Fall Festival got under way. The volunteers and members set up tables and stations where children of all ages could learn about Mattapoisett’s agricultural history and practice some of the old-fashioned labor intensive activities that produced applesauce, apple cider, […] Read more »
Peter Hunsdorfer wanted to sell his 2004 BMW RT 1150 Touring motorcycle. After thinking about it, he decided that it would sell more quickly on the west coast due to the motorcycle culture of the area. That thought, along with the idea of visiting his son and daughter-in-law in Washington state evolved into taking a […] Read more »