The Marion Board of Health met Thursday, February 6 to go over various updates including a Public Health Director update. The meeting began with an overview of the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project for 2024. Data from the project in Marion showed the following: -366 spray requests, up from 324 the previous […] Read more »
Dear Editor: In the February 6, 2025, edition of The Wanderer, the article “Aquifer Protection and Short-Term Rentals” stated that the Office of the Attorney General found no wrongdoing or violations of the Commonwealth’s Open Meeting Law (OML). That determination ineffectively addressed the profound concern raised by a board member. The component triggering […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is seeking applicants for its $1000 Blanche B. Perry Scholarship. This award is available to a Mattapoisett resident graduating from Old Rochester Regional High School, Bishop Stang High School, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, or Tabor Academy by June 2025, and pursuing education in the sciences and/or environmental studies […] Read more »
Doris Eleanor (Taber) Grant, 93, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2025 at her home in Marion, MA, surrounded by all three of her children. Doris was born in New Bedford to Lloyd and Helen (Hathaway) Taber on April 8, 1931. She and her husband Robert “Bob” Grant raised their family in Peabody, MA, […] Read more »
On February 11, members of the Holy Ghost Reuse Committee met with the Mattapoisett Select Board to present their report. After some 18 months of conducting a survey and then studying the data gathered through that effort, the committee gave their report. Nat Ketchel presented the report which included survey questions, survey numbers, and areas […] Read more »
Black History Month is a time to celebrate and a time to remember sacrifices made as well as challenges overcome. It has been said that when something bad happens, oftentimes something good can come out of that negative experience. No experience amplifies that point more clearly than the experience that John Excellent suffered. […] Read more »
To the Editor; Reflection on Valentine’s Day. The aura of caring deeply manifests its magnetism through many channels. Valentine’s Day offers an opportunity to consciously make time for sentimentally expressing the warm tones in the heart. While we purchase cards, chocolates and flowers, if only we were thunderstruck to comprehend love from a […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is seeking applicants for its $1000 Priscilla Hathaway Art Scholarship. This award is available to a Mattapoisett, Marion, or Rochester resident graduating from high school in June 2025, who is committed to keeping the core values that Priscilla Hathaway exemplified, is studying art, and plans to continue education in fine […] Read more »
Friday, February 14, join members and guests of the Sippican Woman’s Club to “skip the small talk” and dive into authentic conversations learning about each other. Pairing up for five-minute intervals, prompt cards will guide us through this fun afternoon of learning more about the talents, interests and commonalities we have. Share what is […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Silas Coellner are proud to announce that three students represented the District in Boston on Saturday, January 25, as Project 351 kicked off a year of youth-led service. The three students – Genevieve Hebert of Mattapoisett, Sophie Zhou […] Read more »