Water bills are due next week in Marion and at the end of the month in Mattapoisett. A little blue slip of paper included in the mailing notifies residents of a water restriction in effect from June 15 through September 15. “This is a conservation restriction,” says Rob Zora, Superintendent of the Department of Public […] Read more »
The Joseph H. Plumb Library in Rochester kicked off their summer reading program entitled “Dig Into Reading” last Friday evening, where “Mad Scientist” Laser Leigh presented a group of K-6 graders from the Tri-Town area with several scientific experiments and an informative, yet fun, lecture on the wide scientific world. The presentations included segments on […] Read more »
•Editors note: This story has been serialized into six parts which will appear weekly in The Wanderer and at wanderer.com •Click Here to Read Part One By Rudd Wyman Part II In 1938, like everyone on Point Connett, the Warren family had to rebuild. Bob and Grace Warren had twins, Jack and Jill, who became […] Read more »
As a culminating activity, Old Rochester Regional High School students in Intro to TV Production, Video Journalism and Bulldog TV, traveled to Boston to view a live broadcast of the noon news at WBZ-TV, a CBS affiliate. Kari Solomon led the group on a tour of the facility. Students were able to view the live […] Read more »
Marion came out in full force to show appreciation for Judy Kleven, Head Librarian of the Elizabeth Taber Library, who retired on Friday after 27 years of service. Hundreds of people came to thank Kleven during the day, but an even larger crowd came around 3:00 pm for cake and punch. The library was festooned […] Read more »
Editors note: This story has been serialized into six parts which will appear weekly in The Wanderer By Rudd Wyman Part I Most folk call me Rudd. From 1994 to 2004, I wrote monthly tales for the Richmond Rooster, a small-town paper New Hampshire paper. For a few of these essays, I borrowed, examined, and […] Read more »
Rochester’s own Dan Lawrence and William D. Watling III owned the 2013 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on Monday, finishing with a record time of 1:46:59, narrowly besting the 1:47:02 mark previously held by C.J. Hedges IV of Hamden, Conn., and Sean Shaw of Rochester in 2005. “High water” was the story of the day, […] Read more »
A beautiful Christmas tree was planted in Bicentennial Park last Friday. The tree is perfect for the town, because it was grown from a seedling given out many years ago on Arbor Day in Marion. The newly planted tree replaces one that was damaged during its planting last month. “We asked three different experts for […] Read more »
Two well-organized Memorial Day services and a parade were attended by hundreds of residents and guests on Monday in Marion. The first ceremony was held at the Civil War monument on the grounds of the Marion Music Hall. A second ceremony was held at the Old Landing Park, home to monuments commemorating Marion residents who […] Read more »
The Tri-Town’s schedule of Memorial Day festivities is jam-packed this year, with Mattapoisett and Rochester joining forces to celebrate the life and service of SPC Steven E. Gutowski, a Plymouth resident slain in Afghanistan on Sept. 28, 2011. Known as “Guto” to his fellow soldiers and “Goot” to friends and family in Plymouth, where he […] Read more »