To the Editor: I am a resident of Marion residing at Little Neck Village, but now away from home serving as a Response Volunteer in the US Peace Corps. I wish I had a copy of the Wanderer in my hands, but my hands are quite full here with these adorable “Mustard Seed Kids” from […] Read more »

To the Editor, The Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path would like to thank everyone who joined us for the South Coast Bikeway Challenge on June 24.  It was a great day! Special thanks to the YMCA Camp Massasoit, Mattapoisett Lions Club, SouthCoast Children’s Chorus and to all our volunteers. Also thanks to Felix Perez […] Read more »

To the Editor: Mattapoisett’s community of sharing dates from the time it was a village in the Rochester Township. Legends abound of residents who have shared in the town’s ordinary everyday experiences, its meaningful experiences and in its world of nature. Howard C. Tinkham has shared as much in Mattapoisett’s experiences as any current resident. […] Read more »

To the Editor: A veteran friend of mine passed through Marion recently on his way to the Cape. A couple of days later, while we were on the phone, he asked me why that painted VFW wood sign of the American flag in Marion on Route 6 was so uncared for? And also, was it […] Read more »

To the Editor:             A sincere thank you to Jackie Coucci, Judy Anthony and the many friends who turned out for my retirement send off from the Mattapoisett Council on Aging. The outpouring of true friendship makes my decision to retire even more difficult. If I may make just one more outreach effort to those […] Read more »

To the Editor: I am writing to you today to thank my new heroes publicly and to let the residents of both Mattapoisett and Marion know how special our Police EMS Officers are and how lucky we are to have them. On May 12, my husband had the misfortune to take a horrible fall, which […] Read more »

To the Editor: Marion’s Energy Management Committee would like to take this opportunity to answer some questions and allay some concerns that were expressed in a Letter to the Editor in the May 24 issue of The Wanderer by Bendrix Bailey regarding installations of solar arrays. These so-called “solar farms” sprouting all over Massachusetts on […] Read more »

To the Editor, Memorial Day is a day our nation takes time to remember the many men and women who make the supreme sacrifice by laying down their lives for the freedoms we so cherish. It is a tribute well deserved; however many of our citizens do not fully appreciate the full measure of their […] Read more »

To The Editor: I would like to thank all the parents who participated and contributed towards the Staff Appreciation Luncheon for the ORR Junior and Senior High School. Thank you to all the parents who contributed their time in setting up, serving and cleanup; without their help the event would not have been possible. Thank […] Read more »

To the Editor: A huge Thank You to all of the Marion Community for another successful Clean Up Day.  From the scouts to Tabor students (led by headmaster Jay Stroud) to Marion businesses, the DPW, contributors, donors, volunteers and families, we all cleaned up the highways and byways of Marion- even those dreaded trash filled […] Read more »