Editor’s Note: The Wanderer has invited candidates in contested races (more candidates on the ballot than seats open) to submit up to 350 words on their candidacy. Below are the Marion Select Board and Marion School Committee candidates who have responded to the Wanderer’s invitation. Mattapoisett and Rochester candidates submitting statements will appear in […] Read more »
Hearing loss as we age is universal. In young adults, hearing loss is rare and usually mild, but as we pass 60, it becomes both more common and more severe. Past 80, the vast majority have hearing loss, and it is usually at least moderate. Most hearing loss is gradual and so often […] Read more »
It amazes me that people can live in a town all their lives and miss things that are right under their noses … or high above them. Have you ever noticed the carvings around the doors and along the edge of the original Center School roof? There are several fleur-de-lis and clover-like patterns and […] Read more »
Nellie Zygiel has been in and out of the hospital for most of her life and was diagnosed with her third rare disease at the age of 10. Now 20, this Marion native wants to work at Boston Children Hospital and give emotional support to kids – remembering how therapy dogs and other supportive hospital […] Read more »
On May 4, six-year-old Sippican Elementary School first grader Owen Excellent cut the ribbon to unveil the “Little Free Diversity Library” planted in front of the Rochester Women’s Club building as an appreciative crowd applauded a move that took months to come to a successful conclusion. Speaking from the club building’s front steps before […] Read more »
“Oh yeah, I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around, I’m never in one place, I roam from town to town…” With the famous rock-and-roll song, “The Wanderer” playing in the background, Mattapoisett Museum Curator Connor Gaudet strolled down the center aisle of the museum to the podium. He began his […] Read more »
Andrew Daniel’s Ray Kinsella moment came from his son rather than his father. Eleven years ago, the Marion resident’s son Jackson arrived home from Kindergarten with a flier for youth baseball. “He wanted to sign up. My youth baseball in the league didn’t end well, I didn’t enjoy it. I actually hated the […] Read more »
Troop 31 in Rochester would like to congratulate Marion residents Bryan Correia, Iain McManus and Cole Gretton for their recent acceptance into the Order of the Arrow (OA). OA is a service fraternity associated with the Boy Scouts of America and promotes community and camping-service projects that support the BSA and the local community. […] Read more »
Hospital pricing is notoriously difficult to understand. Until very recently, it was also impossible to find out how much a hospital was going to charge you for a test or procedure until you got the bill. Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States was required to provide clear, accessible […] Read more »
Out of the blue, a friend of mine called me last week. I hadn’t heard from him for some time. He had just found out that our mutual doctor was leaving the area and moving to South Carolina. He wanted to know what we could do about it. I suggested we kidnap the turncoat physician. […] Read more »