To the Editor: I am writing to you today to thank my new heroes publicly and to let the residents of both Mattapoisett and Marion know how special our Police EMS Officers are and how lucky we are to have them. On May 12, my husband had the misfortune to take a horrible fall, which […] Read more »

To the Editor: Marion’s Energy Management Committee would like to take this opportunity to answer some questions and allay some concerns that were expressed in a Letter to the Editor in the May 24 issue of The Wanderer by Bendrix Bailey regarding installations of solar arrays. These so-called “solar farms” sprouting all over Massachusetts on […] Read more »

To the Editor, Memorial Day is a day our nation takes time to remember the many men and women who make the supreme sacrifice by laying down their lives for the freedoms we so cherish. It is a tribute well deserved; however many of our citizens do not fully appreciate the full measure of their […] Read more »

To The Editor: I would like to thank all the parents who participated and contributed towards the Staff Appreciation Luncheon for the ORR Junior and Senior High School. Thank you to all the parents who contributed their time in setting up, serving and cleanup; without their help the event would not have been possible. Thank […] Read more »

To the Editor: A huge Thank You to all of the Marion Community for another successful Clean Up Day.  From the scouts to Tabor students (led by headmaster Jay Stroud) to Marion businesses, the DPW, contributors, donors, volunteers and families, we all cleaned up the highways and byways of Marion- even those dreaded trash filled […] Read more »

To the Editor: The Rochester Planning Board is currently discussing solar panels. We have concerns about the impact of the panels should the site be abandoned. The problem is this. An economic analysis of solar panels quickly shows that there is no economic justification for these installations without substantial Government subsidization. For example, the installation […] Read more »

Dear Editor: In the upcoming Town Meeting, Marion voters can help reduce the Town’s municipal electric expense by more than $80,000 per year on average. Article 38 in the Town Meeting warrant asks the Town to authorize the Selectmen to execute a 20 year power purchase agreement designed to save a total of approximately $2,000,000. […] Read more »

To the Editor: Last Thursday evening, at the second entertainment application hearing, the Board of Selectmen unanimously affirmed the Entertainment LIvense application that had been recently presented to the town officials by Nils Johnson. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Johnson and the Board of Selectmen had acknowledged that they had read letters and […] Read more »

Dear Editor: Six members of the business community have made generous donations to help purchase safety vests for the children of Marion. These vests will have two uses. They will be used for the town-wide annual spring Cleanup Day on May 12 when families, school groups, scout troops, and citizens turn out to do roadside […] Read more »

To the editor: I would like to applaud the good job done by the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen at the February 28 meeting. Paul Silva, Jordan Collyer and Tyler Macallister along with our Harbormaster, Horace Fields, worked to solve some of the issues that have been problematic with the Aquaculture farms in our Mattapoisett waters. […] Read more »