On Saturday, June 2, Tabor Academy bid farewell to its senior class and its loyal, veteran headmaster, Jay Stroud. The Commencement Ceremony occurred in the Fish Athletic and Fitness Center due to poor weather; the change of scenery did little to damper the senior class or their family’s excitement. For seniors, the occasion began in […] Read more »
We are all familiar with the classic tale of Cinderella. The pumpkin, the glass slipper, the ugly stepsisters. Everyone knows the story. But there’s one local theatre company who is putting a twist on the favorite fairytale. The Buzzards Play Production Children’s Theatre, based in Wareham and comprised of children from all over the SouthCoast […] Read more »
A little more than two months after Steve Murphy stepped down as Facilities Director of Old Rochester Regional School District, the administration has announced his replacement: Eugene Jones. The position has experienced some limbo in recent years, as Murphy abruptly resigned with less than two years on the job, and Murphy himself had replaced Stephen […] Read more »
Friends Academy graduates eight students from Marion and Mattapoisett at Class Day ceremonies held Wednesday, June 6. Graduation ceremonies were held on the lawn outside Friends Academy’s Beech Tree Terrace on Wednesday, June 6. Head of School, Steve Barker and President of the Board of Trustees, Fred Mock ’79 of Marion presided over “Class Day,” […] Read more »
Beryl Coggeshall, 79, of Plymouth, formerly of Marion died Monday, June 4, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River following a brief illness. Born in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Harry C & E. Pearl (Reed) Coggeshall. Ms. Coggeshall attended Marion and Wareham schools and was formerly employed as a nurses’ […] Read more »
On Wednesday, June 6, the Marion School Committee convened for their last regular meeting of the academic year. They began by recognizing the efforts of teacher Karen Jacobson, of the Sippican School, an 18-year veteran of education. One of her current students, Emily Dineen, was invited to speak about how her teacher had positively affected […] Read more »
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 »
Ten members of the class of 2013 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 16-22, at Stonehill College in North Easton. The Mattapoisett Lions Club will sponsor Kevin Noone, Nicholas Pacheco, Jaclyn Hahn, and Chandra PerezGill. Lawrence DiCara, Esquire will […] Read more »
Please help support Center School and save your BoxTops and Campbell’s Labels. Funding from these products helps pay for transportation to field trips and recess equipment. Community collection boxes for the BoxTops and soup labels are located at the Mattapoisett Town Hall, the Children’s department of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, and at the Mattapoisett […] Read more »