With nothing but true blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds, refreshing soft breezes and dry roadways, this year Brad’s Run had everything in its favor – a great ride for a great cause. Brad Barrows owned the small bar located on Route 6 in Mattapoisett for many years. And during those years, he helped […] Read more »
Looking to save money on future vacations? Three Tri-Town residents, including myself, have figured out how to do it. We all joined the Affordable Travel Club (ATC). Based in Gig Harbor, Washington and run by owner and founder Suzanne Miller, the club specializes in hospitality. Hospitality means a club member can stay in your home […] Read more »
The current Red Sox are tearing through major league opponents, but some former Red Sox made their way to the ballfields at Dexter Lane on Saturday to face off against some of Rochester’s finest, as well to show some local youngsters around the baseball diamond. Former Red Sox Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Sam Horn, Jim […] Read more »
Mike McCarthy first picked up a carving tool at a Boy Scout meeting when he was 12 years old. Next year, he’ll celebrate 20 years of self-employment as a woodcarver, specializing in shore birds. “I started whittling neckerchief slides and walking sticks,” McCarthy said. “The ‘aha’ moment happened when my family and I were camping […] Read more »
This isn’t my story, and I hope it will never be your story, either. This is Mary’s story; a story that has only just begun. When a spouse suddenly passes away, their partner must face an empty page and rewrite their lives one chapter at a time. They have to force themselves to do the […] Read more »
Scores of Rochester Memorial School students, staff, and parents – as well as ORR School District Superintendent Doug White – gathered to celebrate the official opening of their new playground on Monday, constructed last month by volunteers. “It took a village to get this done,” said faculty member Derek Davignon during the festivities. “It’s proud day […] Read more »
Jane McCarthy, a Marion resident, spent the evening of her 25th wedding anniversary in the emergency room after falling off of her bicycle on Converse Road in June. McCarthy was The Wanderer’s 2012 Keel Award winner for Marion for her years of service to the town. “We had dinner as a family and were going […] Read more »
Flashback to July 2008: Blueberries conjure a lovely memory of being with my girlfriends in a field on a summer’s day. A lifelong dear friend lives in Potter’s Place, New Hampshire, a mere curve in a road that transports one back to a time when the land held the riches that a good life could […] Read more »
It’s back to school time, only at night and only for adults. Classes start next week for those adults who want to learn new skills, change careers or who are just looking to pick up a new hobby. The classes are offered only twenty-five minutes away in Bourne, just over the Bourne Bridge at the […] Read more »
Police departments around the globe are now armed with a new tool to help them and the communities they serve stay informed and stay safer in a world that seems ever more dangerous. Mattapoisett’s Police Department recently announced the introduction of a mobile application with features to help our residents, as well as an updated […] Read more »