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Fatal Fire1100 viewsA devastating house fire at 13 Briar Road in the Point Connett area of Mattapoisett claimed the life of the sole occupant, 72-year-old Carlton Cook, on Sunday afternoon, February 3. (Photo by Paul Lopes).
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08-29-021098 viewsMembers of Mattapoisett Girl Scout Brownie Troop #118 recently took an overnight camping trip to Wind-in-the-Pines in Plymouth, MA and remembered to take along a copy of The Wanderer with them, which they posed with here. Troop members pictured include: (seated front row, l. to r.) Alexandra Pickering, Alison Roney, Laura Ecklund, Katie Kiernan, (second row, l. to r.) Joanna MacDonald-Ingham (co-leader), Demitra Pickering, Scotlyn Adler, Amanda LeFabvre, Sofia Ellis, (back row, l. to r.) Carol Adler (leader), Camile Adler, Katherine Bernier (weekly volunteer), Mary Beth Kiernan (co-leader), and Patricia Monteiro-Pickering (co-leader). The troop enjoyed swimming, canoeing, camp fires, crafts, and much more! (Photo courtesy of Patricia Monteiro-Pickering). 8/29/02 edition
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Georgia On My Mind1098 viewsHope and Zeb Perkins of Mattapoisett pose with a copy of The Wanderer during a recent trip to Cartersville, Georgia. (Photo courtesy of Hope Perkins).
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DARE Returns1097 viewsRochester Patrolman and DARE Officer Kevin Flynn instructs one of four sixth grade classes at Rochester Memorial School about the dangers and health risks associated with smoking cigarettes. Officer Flynn and Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee recently pushed to revive the DARE Program at the town’s elementary school, despite cutbacks in state aid. The ten-week DARE Program attempts to educate students about the potential dangers of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Holiday in Shipyard Park1091 viewsThe Town of Mattapoisett once again sponsored their Annual ‘Holiday in the Park’ festivities on Saturday, December 10 at Shipyard Park. Special guests in attendance included none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus, their helper elves, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Sullivan).
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Trick or Tree?1089 viewsThis spooky spectre of a gnarled tree is located at the corner of Mattapoisett Road and New Bedford Road in Rochester. Looking like something that walked right out of the twisted forest in The Wizard of Oz, the tree seems right at home during this haunted season of All Hallow’s Eve. (Photo by and courtesy of Wendy Ashworth).
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Show-stopping Benefit1088 viewsShowstoppers Musical Entertainment, a community-service vocal troupe comprised of 22 local children, recently raised $1400 for the American Red Cross. The talented singing group held their Disaster Relief Concert, “Rockin’ Through The Ages,” on November 5 in a packed hall at the Knights of Columbus in Mattapoisett. The program showcased the children performing a musical revue spanning five decades.
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Teaming Up Against Cancer1084 viewsMembers of “Team Bertha,” a group of five local mothers and daughters, will walk almost 40 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer with thousands of others to help find a cure. Team Bertha consists of Margaret (Mardee) Xifaras of Marion and her daughters, Juliet Xifaras of Fairhaven and Dena Xifaras of Roslindale, MA and Rochester resident Sharon Hartley and her daughter Amy Hartley-Matteson of Mattapoisett.
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Rochester Racer Excels1084 viewsTen-year old Rochester resident Patrick DeLowery poses with his proud father, Joed. Patrick has won over 50 motocross races in the New England region over the past five years and will participate in the prestigious AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Tennessee ranch next month. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
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12-26-02-11083 viewsCommander Bill Hollman, US Navy Reserve, of Marion, enjoys The Wanderer during a break while at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) recently. 12/26/02 edition
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090904-11082 viewsAlicia Crabbe and Bob Lawrence of Rochester took The Wanderer to Machu Picchu, Peru, deep in the Andes Mountains. Machu Picchu was the religious sacred city of the Inca Empire. The Wanderer traveled by plane, bus, train and foot to get there. (Photo courtesy of Alicia Crabbe). 9/9/04 edition
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Ripe for the Picking1082 viewsIt’s fall harvest time ... and in Rochester that means cranberries! Although not as prevalent as they once were, several family-owned cranberry bogs and farms are still maintained and thrive within the quaint farming community of Rochester. These ripe cranberries are now “ready for the picking” at the Fielding family farm in Rochester. (Photo by and courtesy of Greta Grundstrom).
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