To the Editor: Just wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude and thanks to everyone for your prayers, comforting words and many acts of kindness given to our family at this very difficult time. A special thank you to friends at the First Congregational Church of Rochester for everything you did to […] Read more »

To the Editor: The most frequently referenced story among the staff of the Old Rochester Regional District in recent times is not an episode of PBS’s “John Adams” series, not the BBC’s latest Shakespearean production, not “Nova’s” current piece on the universe, not even the less esoteric events on “CSI,” as in some previous school […] Read more »

To the Editor: The following is the first in what I hope will be a series of letters on the state of education nationally, as well as locally. As students, teachers, and parents experience the return to school, the time seems right to consider what school is really about – educating children.  I am compelled […] Read more »

To the Editor: The Rochester Historical Society congratulates the Rochester Country Fair Committee for such a successful event this year. All aspects of the Fair were well-planned and well-executed. The Fair proved a very enjoyable and profitable venue for the Historical Society and we look forward to 2013. Thanks for a job well done by […] Read more »

The Heritage Days committee would like to offer their thanks to those residents and visitors who joined us for the celebration August 2 – 5 in spite of the brutal heat. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the activities you attended and are looking forward to an all-new weekend celebration in 2013. We want to congratulate […] Read more »

In my letter that appeared in last week’s issue of The Wanderer, I inadvertently misrepresented the process for voting in a primary election, at least in Mattapoisett, for which I apologize! According to our Town Clerk, Barbara Sullivan, in order to vote on primary day Thursday, September 6, if you are “unenrolled” (that is, not […] Read more »

To the Editor: Uncharacteristically, primary day this year is Thursday, September 6. All across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, voters will head to the polls on a Thursday. It’s especially important to vote on primary day because several races will be decided based on the outcome of the primary elections. Unlike many states in the US, […] Read more »

Just an alert to caring grandparents: On Wednesday at 2:00 pm, I got a phone call from my grandson (not). “Grandma, I am so embarrassed to call you, but I’m really in big trouble. I got into an accident. I hit someone and they have a concussion and stitches and cuts. The victim wants to […] Read more »

On behalf of the ORRJHS 2012 Survival-to-Soldier Project, I am pleased to inform everyone that two shipments of care packages were sent out to Captain Owen Fogarty’s unit of 170 soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan. In total, the two shipments contained 29 boxes with a total weight of approximately 250 pounds of items for the […] Read more »

On July 5, I suffered a grand mal seizure at the Mattapoisett Town Building. A big thank you to Rose Bowman and a gentleman from New Hampshire for helping until the ambulance arrived. A big thank you to Anthony Days, Craig LeBlanc and Bill McLmail for their quick response to the 911 call. I was […] Read more »