Mattapoisett Museum Upcoming Events

May 20, 6 pm – Open Mic Night Southcoast Lessons brings you our regular third Friday, all ages, all abilities, all genres, open mic. Free             May 24, 6:30 pm – Notable Women of Mattapoisett presented by Jen McIntire and Carole Clifford Virtual presentation featuring past, selected Notable Women of Mattapoisett and a brief history […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Recreation

Mattapoisett Recreation is thrilled to offer a new summer program. We will be having a Girls Soccer Clinic -open to Grades 3-8 on June 27-30 at ORR High School from 9:00-11:00 am. This clinic will be run by Meg Hughes, a Division 1 soccer player at Providence College and Marissa Hughes. Brush up on your […] Read more »

Veterans and Active-Duty Servicemen and Women

The Marion Council on Aging and The Tri-Town Veteran’s Services Office invite all area Veterans/Active-Duty Servicemen/Servicewomen/Widows/Widowers and a guest to attend a Luncheon on Saturday, May 21 at noon. Please come and join us for a delicious lunch and the great company of fellow Veterans at The Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center Located at 465 […] Read more »

ORRHS Community Service Learning Club Clothing Drive

On Friday May 20, from 7:00 am to 8:30 am, members of the community are welcome to drive up and drop off gently-used teenager-sized clothing and books for all ages. We will be in the parking lot in the front of the school to collect the items. We will also have a bin for drop-off […] Read more »

Rochester Select Board Candidates

Editor’s Note: As we have done beginning in 2020, The Wanderer has invited candidates in contested races to submit up to 350 words about their candidacy for public office. This week we have the candidates for both the Rochester Select Board and Rochester School Committee. Below are statements from Rochester Select Board candidates Brad Morse […] Read more »

Energy Aggregate Caught in a Stall

The Rochester Select Board got some bad news Monday night regarding the energy-bill-lowering Energy Aggregate Plan created at the approval of the 2019 Annual Town Meeting. The town’s energy consultant, John O’Rourke, told the board that three years after that vote the state has yet to fully approve the town’s money-saving plan.             If approved, […] Read more »

Small Business Wins Marion Vote

            No one has launched an argument against the importance of small-business growth in the Town of Marion, but victories for Carleton “Toby” Burr in the Select Board race and Tucker Burr in the Planning Board race indicate that the large turnout in Friday’s election reflect on an emerging concern in town.             Toby Burr […] Read more »

Town Set to Tackle CWMP

            The first informational meeting to dig into Marion’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) will be held on Monday, May 23, at 6:00 pm, at the Music Hall.             Kent Nichols Jr. of Weston & Sampson, Inc. gave the Marion Select Board a preview of what is to come during Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. […] Read more »

SHS Speaker Series

The Sippican Historical Society Speaker Series will host Frank McNamee speaking about Marion’s Historic Marconi Station at the Marconi Building, 13 Atlantis Drive, Marion, on May 19 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.             One hundred years ago, Marion’s Marconi Wireless Telegraph station was built to handle all transatlantic radio traffic, communicating directly with another […] Read more »

Living with White Sharks

The Marion Natural History Museum presents Living with White Sharks with Department of Marine Fisheries biologist Greg Skomal, Friday May 20, 7-8 pm at the Marion Music Hall – 164 Front Street, Marion.             White sharks have been returning to the Gulf of Maine in greater numbers in response to the regional recovery of seal […] Read more »