Torrie E. Wrightington, 50, of Rochester, died Monday, June 5, 2023 unexpectedly at his home in Rochester. Born in New Bedford, Torrie was a resident of Rochester and graduated from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, Class of 1992. He worked as a machinist and a car salesman, and most recently was an […] Read more »
Box Turtle Gains Protection
Personnel and preservation were themes of Monday night’s Select Board meeting. The board met with Police Chief Robert Small, who recommended appointing full-time officer Amin Lakhal. Small mentioned that Lakhal, a South Middleboro native, will graduate soon from the police academy and has all required training. The Select Board unanimously appointed Lakhal. […] Read more »
SCCC Presents “From the Islands with Love”
South Coast Children’s Chorus, under the direction of Tianxu Zhou, will perform a lively concert called, “From the Islands with Love.” This group made up of over 50 singers in grades 1-12 from throughout Southeastern Massachusetts is pleased to share the stage with renown New Bedford based Cape Verdean singer Candida Rose. Selections will […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust Scholarships
Reagan Rock, daughter of Michael and Cynthia Rock was awarded the Blanche B. Perry Scholarship. Joseph E. Dupre IV, son of Joseph E. Dupre III and Elisa Dupre, was awarded the Priscilla Hathaway Art Scholarship. 2023 marks the first time that the Mattapoisett Land Trust has been able to offer an Art Scholarship to […] Read more »
Our Principal Is On the Roof
“Mr. T.,” the principal of Old Hammondtown Elementary School in Mattapoisett will be going on the roof of Center School at 3:30 pm on Friday, June 9 and won’t come down until the school has collected more food donations than him. Since May 22, students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd at Center School and […] Read more »
Rochester Historical Society
On June 11, the Rochester Historical Society Cemetery Tour at Rochester Center Cemetery at 1:00. We’ll be moving away from the colonial, Revolutionary War sections into those areas with veterans of the Civil war and both World Wars. We will be highlighting former residents and interesting gravestones. There’s no charge, but donations are always gratefully […] Read more »
BookRemarks: from Plumb Library
Greetings from Plumb Library! Welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related! Allow me to introduce you to our Library of Things! What on Earth is that, you may be wondering? Well, it’s basically a collection that lives in the Library that is comprised of items that are not […] Read more »
The Class of 2023
Editor’s Note: The Wanderer invited valedictorians and coheads of school student speakers, Jacob MacKinnon, Teddy Carroll, Aliyah Jordan and Liam Houck, to share the transcripts of their commencement speeches. Jacob MacKinnon Valedictorian, Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School I want to start by saying welcome. Welcome to the families and friends that are […] Read more »
Upcoming Auditions at the MAC
The Marion Art Center announces open auditions on Saturday, June 10 from 10 am-12 pm and Sunday, June 11 from 7-9 pm for the August production of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Kate Fishman. Eight performance dates are scheduled August 4 through 20. Curses. The hounds are […] Read more »
The Great Community Picnic
The Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Mattapoisett Museum are happy to announce the Great Community Picnic will take place this year at Munro Preserve on Mattapoisett Harbor on August 3 at 5:30 pm. The rain date is August 10. We provide tables, chairs, tablecloths, a beautiful location and live music. You provide a picnic […] Read more »