To the Editor;             Our Flag of Freedom             While watching T.V. it bothered me as I saw some men burning our flag. No one there put it out, loud words they did shout. They just treated it like some kind of rag. Don’t they know God has given to us this land so rich […] Read more »

To the Editor:             While the intense tension at the recent Old Rochester Regional school committee meeting was unsettling, the true story of the night was the majority of neighbors who stood up to demand basic human empathy.             Of the many residents who spoke, only a handful attempted to turn Rochester Memorial School into […] Read more »

To the Editor;             As that old saying goes, “all good things must come to an end.” I now find it necessary to step away from the keyboard.             Over the 12 years I’ve written about you and your communities, I’ve found the experience amazing.             Your generosity in sharing your stories, helping me to […] Read more »

To Marion Voters,             After 12 years of service on the Marion Planning Board, I am stepping down following my final meeting on Monday, May 4.             During my tenure, I made it a priority to show up consistently, prepared, and ready to do the people’s business. I missed only three meetings in those 12 […] Read more »

To the Editor:             On March 31, the Marion Select Board did something small that carries large consequences: it removed Article 31 from the Town Meeting Warrant. The article would have let residents decide whether to transfer land from the Marine Resources Commission (MRC) back to the Select Board, land that could support a proposed […] Read more »

To the Editor             It was a surprise to many in Marion when the STOP sign at the SE corner of Main and Front Streets was recently removed. “Why?” I asked at the Town Annex. “There were complaints,” I was told.             Since spring 2025 those of us who live near this intersection have observed […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Thanks to the League of Women Voters Southcoast for sponsoring the Mattapoisett Candidates Night this past Wednesday at Old Hammondtown Elementary School. As the League introduced themselves, we found out that they are a non-partisan political organization for concerned citizens which encourages informed and active participation in government. Amazingly, this organization […] Read more »

To the Editor:             What unfolded at Marion’s Select Board meeting on March 31, 2026, appeared routine: three agenda items, swift approvals, and a Town Meeting warrant closed in just over twenty minutes. But beneath that efficiency lies a more consequential story, one defined not by what was debated, but by what was avoided.             […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Re “Town Meeting Warrant Closed” (news article, The Wanderer, April 2):             The Island Wharf green space is not an incidental parcel of land; it is protected ground, bound by a clear and enduring legal and moral commitment. The 1901 Deed to the Town of Marion explicitly mandates that this land […] Read more »

To the Editor;             In honor of Women’s History Month, the Rochester Democratic Town Committee would like to recognize Sister Aurora Avelar for her legacy of work with immigrants and the poor in Southeast MA. The true measure of any life is how it elevates the lives of others. By that standard, Sr. Aurora Avelar […] Read more »