On Thursday, September 7, the Marion Pathways Committee gave the public a chance to view the three engineering concepts for a future bike path crossing to take people from the west side of the planned bike path to the east side, traversing Spring Street and Route 105. On the wall of the Marion Music Hall […] Read more »
The beginning of the school year at Old Rochester Regional High School also brings the first real look at the senior class of 2018. With 191 students from the Tri-Town and surrounding areas in Grade 12, this senior class has the opportunity to leave a positive lasting impression on the “Dog Pound.” “Finally seeing that […] Read more »
If it seemed like 2016-17 was a banner year for Old Rochester Regional High School sports, it was. In fact, it was a best-in-the-state kind of season. The Eastern Massachusetts state athletic programs are grouped based on similar size and makeup, and Old Rochester had the best overall winning percentage out of their 38-school division […] Read more »
When you are a child, the world can be a frightening place, especially if enhanced by old-fashioned parenting that employs fear to control a child’s behavior. My mother was a master at fear tactics, bless her soul. I, her daughter, lived in fear. Once, Ma told me to stop sucking my thumb because it would […] Read more »
Rev. Carl A. Krueger, age 70, of Mattapoisett, MA died in peace on September 11, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy of 48 years and their two children, Amy Krueger and Aaron Krueger, and his daughter-in-law Jennifer Krueger. He was the loving “Gramps” of two grandchildren, Annabelle and […] Read more »
On September 5, Craig Canning, Progressive Grower, Inc. of West Wareham, along with engineer Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering, met with the Rochester Conservation Commission for the continuation of a public hearing. The hearing was to review a Notice Of Intent filing by Canning for the construction of an agricultural supply and fertilizer distribution center […] Read more »
Are you ready for some spooktacular fun? Dust off the cobwebs and sharpen those scary pencils. Your best Halloween artwork could be on the cover of The Wanderer and you could win a great prize! Submit your best original Halloween drawing, photo, compilation or artwork to enter for publication on our October 27 cover. Deadline […] Read more »
The Wanderer is looking for a Tabor Academy student writer for the 2017-2018 school year to submit one article a week for our Tabor Academy Update column in our free weekly newspaper. If you have a talent for writing, a passion for journalism, and the ability to commit to one writing assignment per week, why […] Read more »
James E. Welch, 90, of Lakeville passed away peacefully on Saturday September 9, 2017 after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Mary M. (Saunders) Welch; they had been married for 65 years. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Dr. Edward J. and Catherine (Connerton) Welch, he lived in […] Read more »
The results of the 2017 alewives (herring) migration as recorded by an electronic fish counter on the Mattapoisett River at Snipatuit Pond and the Sippican River at Leonard’s Pond in Rochester have been completed. This year’s count of herring in the Mattapoisett River was 14,938. 2017 was the third year of declines since the recovery […] Read more »