Dear Editor,             I wanted to make some comments on the Marion Finance Committee article printed in last week’s July 18th edition. I was struck by the comments of committee member Karen Kevelson who stated that the education at ORRHS was “mediocre at best”. Karen does not speak for the whole of this community in her […] Read more »

To the Editor:             I read in last week’s Wandererthat the Marion FinCom has had issues with the Old Rochester Regional School budget. After following Tri-Town meetings, it is a well-known fact that all three towns would like our Regional School District to be more proactive and transparent in their communication of long term and short term […] Read more »

To the readers of the Tri-Town:             The Wandereris a newspaper that provides the Tri-Town with updates and information behind important events that occur within our community. A frequently discussed topic throughout the past has been the Old Rochester Regional School District, which consists of 6 schools that provide thousands of students with an extremely valuable […] Read more »

Dear Friends,             We want to extend a sincere thank you to several people for their role in helping to make the town tour of Rochester possible for the third graders of Rochester Memorial School. Carol Hardy, Ann and Mike Cambra, Sharon and Woody Hartley, Lorraine Thompson, an anonymous donor, and the Friends of the Rochester […] Read more »

To the Editor:             You have heard the statistics about deaths by gun violence. You have seen the stories in the news about school shootings; gun violence in churches, synagogues, and mosques; and everyday killings and suicides in every town across the United States. People are wearing orange and speaking out on National Gun Violence Awareness […] Read more »

To the Editor:             The Mattapoisett Cemetery Board of Trustees would like to thank the residents of Mattapoisett for approving the monies needed to finish our fencing project. With this grant, we will be able to sand, repair, and paint the antique fence, gates, and the small private plots that you see when you first drive […] Read more »

To the Editor:             The Annual Rochester Town Meeting on May 20thwas a spectacle that highlighted the worst of ill-equipped local government and mob rule in the Tri-Town. After waiting over three hours to share from my unique experience on the most controversial topic of the night, the “Restore ORR” proposal, I was not allowed to […] Read more »

To the Editor:             The Marion Recreation Department would like to sincerely thank the many organizations and partners that helped make our 8th Annual Touch a Truck event on Saturday a great success. Members of various departments including Marion Police, Fire/EMS, Harbormaster, and DPW were all present and brought equipment and trucks to this great community […] Read more »

To the Editor:             Friends of Bike Path ask Town residents to attend Town Meeting on May 13th and support all Town Meeting Articles that impact road and safety infrastructure. Road networks must be upgraded periodically to meet economic, environmental, and safety conditions that arise every 20 to 50 years. Design work must be done first […] Read more »

To the Editor:             I am writing in support of the RestoreORR project.  As President of the Friends of Old Rochester Drama, I would like to thank Hal Rood and the other members of the subcommittee for spearheading this plan. I can certainly attest to the needs of the lighting and sound updates that are so badly […] Read more »