After a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Marion Board of Selectmen opened their meeting on Tuesday evening with a full agenda. First up was an appointment with the Marion Energy Management Committee for a review of a draft Request for Proposal for a community solar garden […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school, club and community service, […] Read more »
After winning honors for creativity, teamwork and problem solving in regional and state tournaments, ‘Saphistikashun’ and ‘Unknown Error’ have both earned the right to travel to Destination Imagination’s Global Finals, the largest creative thinking and problem solving competition in the world, to be held May 21-24 in Knoxville, TN. Team members for Saphistikashun – representing […] Read more »
To the Editor: I would like to thank The Wanderer for its detailed reporting of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail’s progress and Town Administrator Michael Gagne for his kind words at Finance Committee meeting regarding the work of Steve Kelleher and myself. Across the state and the country, promoting bike path construction is a time-consuming job; […] Read more »
Selectmen on April 10 finally got to the bottom of the 2011 cyber-hacking incident that resulted in the theft of $134,000 from an Old Rochester Regional bank account. On February 9, 2011, UniBank alerted school administration to several suspicious money transfers, including a $4,000 deposit to someone in Nashville, Tennessee. By the end of the […] Read more »
Eleanor Severance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Severance of Marion, was named to the Winter Term 2014 Dean’s List at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. Choate Rosemary Hall is an independent secondary school enrolling 865 boarding and day students from 40 states and Washington, D.C., and 40 countries. Read more »
The Second Annual Sippican Schooner 5K Fun Run & Mini Run, hosted by the Volunteers at Sippican Elementary (VASE), will be held on Sunday, May 4. The Mini Run is for children up to nine years old and will begin at 9:30 am on Tabor Academy’s Martin Field/Hoyt Hall, Front Street, Marion. Registration fee for […] Read more »
My Life, My Health: Living with Chronic Conditions, a six-week evidenced-based workshop, will be offered by the Marion Council on Aging and Coastline Elderly Services of New Bedford from April 23 through May 28. Certified leaders, Ellen Keogh and Beth Lederman, will facilitate the program. The participants will meet weekly from 9:00 am – 12:00 […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Rochester is pleased to announce that the Reverend Robert Ripley has accepted the position as Senior Pastor beginning March 31. Rev. Ripley and his wife Peggy will be relocating to our area from Bangor, Maine. He was ordained on March 18, 1978 and has been active within the ministry for […] Read more »
Annual Town Election: The last day to register to vote to be able to participate in both the Annual Town Election as well as the Annual Town Meeting is Tuesday April 22. The office will be open until 8:00 pm for that purpose. The polls open at 10:00 am and are open until 8:00 pm; […] Read more »