Last weekend during a random excursion with a loved one, I ended up at an old independent bookstore in Yarmouth. Ceiling-high shelves brimmed with books – old and new – telling stories I will never in my lifetime have enough time to read. The experience was all so familiar, breathing in the musty air, nearly […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Senior Annie Smith (contributing writer for The Wanderer) ranked as the top Varsity Affirmative Speaker at the Eastern Massachusetts Debate League Finals last week in New Bedford. And there is no debate that her victory was well deserved, according to ORR teacher Colin Everett, who has served as ORR’s debate coach since […] Read more »
Students, teachers and staff at the Rochester Memorial Elementary School ranked seventh in the state in the Recycle Bowl, a national contest organized by Keep American Beautiful, Inc., which encourages citizens and especially schools, to recycle. This was the first year for the contest. Boston came in eigth, after Rochester Elementary. Nationwide, over 1,200 schools, […] Read more »
The red carpet was rolled out again at Old Rochester Regional High School on Friday, March 2, for the school’s Ninth Annual Winter Blues Film Festival. Sponsored by the AFS club, the festival started promptly at 6:00 pm and concluded shortly before 9:00 pm. The proceeds from the ticket sales went to the club’s fundraising […] Read more »
As the price of energy continues to rise, we all look for ways to use less and save money. This is true for individuals, families, businesses, and communities. The state of Massachusetts has developed a program called the Green Communities Act to help towns do just that. It provides incentives to reduce energy costs through […] Read more »
The effects of our rocky national economic situation have been rippling through our communities for years. States and towns have been forced to stretch their shrinking budgets and concoct new ways to raise capital. Public education has been especially hard hit since the economic crisis first took center stage in 2008, and it’s the students […] Read more »
No student ever wants to be awake and attentive outside of school at 5:20 am on a Friday morning, but that was exactly what I was doing in the company of twenty of my classmates and five chaperones. On February 17, the last day of school before vacation, our group of Latin students finally headed […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path met at the library on Tuesday, February 28 to discuss their upcoming year of events and fundraisers. President Bonne DeSousa, with about 12 in attendance, began the meeting by providing some exposition regarding bike path business that was discussed late last year. The group wants to […] Read more »
In 1740, the death of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, set of the War of Austrian Succession. The War would have ripple effects felt around the world in Rochester. When Charles IV died his daughter, Maria Theresa was left to take his place. France and Prussia challenged her authority declaring she was not eligible […] Read more »
Tabor Academy soon will present the popular musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! A cast and crew of over 45 students have teamed up this winter to bring this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical to life. The story focuses on a clever young window washer named J. Pierpont Finch, who uses a handy how-to […] Read more »