To the Marion Planning Board: The solar array proposal must be denied. The solar array proposed on Route 6, just a stone’s throw from the Point Road lights, must be rejected by the Planning Board. The developer of the project has proposed to clear cut 18 acres for his project. The fact that pertains to […] Read more »

To The Editor: This letter is in response to the coverage at the recent town meeting of the incident that occurred between two dogs, resulting in one of the dog’s death, Winnie. As the owner of the other dog Stella, whom we recently rescued, I felt it important to further represent myself and my family […] Read more »

To the Editor: The cover of your September 20th Wanderer featured a mural at ORR painted by Amber Jones in honor of her childhood friend, Beckett Kiernan, who tragically died after completing basic training. Ms. Jones’s mural is significant not only for Mr. Kiernan, but also for every veteran who answered the call of duty […] Read more »

Dear Editor of The Wanderer, I am a student at the Old Rochester Regional High School. I just wanted to write to you today to tell you that your magazine does a great job of providing articles and photographs of all the fun and exciting events that happen at all the schools in the tri-town […] Read more »

To the Editor: This letter is to encourage all people who regularly use Route 6 between Fairhaven (at Stop and Shop) to Wareham (at Shaw’s) to attend a public meeting about that road November 8 or 14. You can also fill out the survey that should be on your Town’s website or at Town Hall. […] Read more »

To the Editor: In a recent Southcoast publication, Keith Hovan (President & CEO of Southcoast Health) has made an impassioned case against Question 1 which sets safe limits on how many patients a nurse can care for. Mr. Hovan, speaking as a NURSE and CEO, states “this initiative is estimated to add $38 million annually […] Read more »

Dear Editor, The word “membership” has become a conundrum for me over the past few years even though the definition of membership is pretty straightforward. Most of us experience membership from a pretty young age. How many of us were in a cub scout or brownie troop? We learned early on to accept and expect […] Read more »

To the Editor: The town of Marion is about to suffer a significant loss with the resignation of Elizabeth O’Neill as Director of the Elizabeth Taber Library. As a weekly “customer” of the library for more than sixty years, I can attest to the outstanding friendliness of the staff and general competency of the facility […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Marion’s qualifying as a designated State Green Community may not be such a good Idea. The Energy Management Committee (EMC) is asking the October Town Meeting (TM) voters to adopt a stretch building code and authorize $55,000 to buy out the two BMW and Nissan electric car leases.             A YES […] Read more »

To the Editor: Feel the Green! A Warrant Article for Marion’s Electric Cars. Have you noticed the electric cars that zip Marion’s employees around town? About two years ago, the Energy Management Committee (EMC) applied for state grants to fund the leases for four electric vehicles — one Nissan Leaf and three BMW i3s (along […] Read more »