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COA Director Negotiations and Other Acts

Rochester’s Board of Selectmen Monday tabled one of its biggest agenda items for an executive session, a review of a new contract for the Council On Aging Director, Eric Poulin. The board began the discussion in open session in response to a letter from the COA Board supporting a new employment pact for […] Read more »

Stewards Reschedule Meeting

The Stewards of Community Open Space met Tuesday, November 12 on Microsoft Teams. They began by saying how pleased they are with the new Harbormaster building and then discussed landscaping in the area. They briefly went over how involved the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) would be as well as who would be responsible for funding. […] Read more »

Solar Development and Approval Requests

Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday approved requests to extend the special permits for two large-scale solar projects in town. The request for a one-year extension of the Featherbed Lane South Solar Large-Scale Photovoltaic Special Permit and Groundwater Protection District Special Permit was brought up. Cushman Road Solar LLC and Gregory Sampson of Sullivan and Worcester […] Read more »

We Can’t Be Effective Without Efficiency

On Wednesday, November 6, Marion’s Finance Committee met in the Music Hall downtown. The meeting was planned to go over general business as well as subcommittee assignments. Due to other meetings going on in town that night such as the Select Board and the Capital Improvement Planning Committee, the meeting started off a few […] Read more »

Zoning Board Preparations for 2025 and Beyond

Rochester’s Zoning Bylaw Review Committee is already moving beyond the bylaw changes it was formed to create for the January 2025 special town meeting. Committee Chair Richard Cutler began the November 7 meeting by noting he recently met with town counsel, who made a few minor changes to the panel’s current bylaw proposals. Now […] Read more »

Allocations, Appointments, and Assessments

A strategy for revitalizing the town’s Point Road Bike Path, as well as ironing out the purview of the town’s Marine Resources Commission, were items discussed at last Wednesday’s Select Board meeting. The Select Board, which also oversees the town’s water and sewer services, also attended to items connected to those services. This includes […] Read more »

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Jonathan Todd Workshop

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Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee

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Events

MWC Holiday Greens Sale

The Fifth Annual Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Holiday Greens Sale will be held on Saturday, December 7 in Ying’s parking lot on route 6 at 22 County [...] Read more »

SCCMS Presents Trio Trio

South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) presents Trio Trio on Saturday, November 30 in Marion and Sunday, December 1 in South Dartmouth. The musician[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Library Artist Series

The Mattapoisett Free Public Library Artist Series presents a “mini” exhibit from December 1 to December 29. Come to the Mattapoisett Libr[...] Read more »

Up Coming Events at the Rochester Historical Museum

December will be busy for everyone, so we want to give you some dates to circle on your calendar. Unlike, in previous years, we will have our monthly [...] Read more »

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

On Saturday, November 23, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Library, the Mattapoisett Museum and the Library co-host Aquinnah Wampanoag scho[...] Read more »

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Opinion

Citizens United

To the Editor, The 2010 U.S. Supr[...] Read more »

League of Women Voters Candidates Debate

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Taste of Our Towns Event

To the Editor, The Taste of Our T[...] Read more »

Brad Hathaway

To the Editor; If the uses of thi[...] Read more »

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Sports

Go Bulldogs Go!

Volleyball Old Rochester’s girl[...] Read more »

Two Wins for ORR

The Bulldogs defeated Hanover 3-0 on November 3, and advanced to the round of 16. Set scores were 25[...] Read more »

Regular Sports Seasons Draw to a Close

Unified Basketball The Bulldogs h[...] Read more »

ORRHS Celebrates Unified Basketball Team’s Undefeated 2023 Season

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, Athletic Director Chris Carrig, and Unif[...] Read more »

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Features

Handle With Care Conference

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Shari Fedorowicz[...] Read more »

Conserving Precious Memories

On November 7, the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library in concert with the Friends of the Library hosted an informative presentation by [...] Read more »

Will a Sudoku a Day Keep Dementia Away?

As the population ages, dementia has become an increasing problem. Worldwide, some 55 million people are living with dementia; in the U.S. about 7 million people suffer some form of dementia. The cond[...] Read more »

One Tool, Two Tools, Three Tools, Four

I’m a tool guy. Ever since I entered Lou Corey’s Manual Training class at Center School, I’ve been a tool guy. I knew what a spoke shave was early on. I know the difference between a block plane[...] Read more »

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Town of Marion Seeks Artists

The Town of Marion is seeking professionals, amateurs, and even people who have never displayed their work before, to submit their work for the 2025 A[...] Read more »

Lamb of God Christian Church

The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett will be holding Adult Bible Study Classes, and GriefShare group meetings for the loss of loved ones i[...] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

Listening to Bruce Bassett (of the SAR) talk about his genealogy search that led from his family in New Jersey to his roots in Rochester, made me curi[...] Read more »

Sippican Choral Society

Mark your calendars now, and join us in Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy, at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 1 for a concert entitled “Songs of Peace and[...] Read more »

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Schools

Academic Achievements

WOC1 Alexander J. Buckley graduated from the Massachusetts Army National Guard Warrant Officer Candi[...] Read more »

William’s Fund

This is an appeal to the community on behalf of our students. My name is Sheilah Sullivan. I’v[...] Read more »

ORRJH Students of the Month

Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Jr. High School, announces the following Stud[...] Read more »

Superintendent

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, and Director of Guidance Lauren Millette[...] Read more »

Mattapoisett Scholarship Committee

As we reach the November 1 deadline to pay our Quarterly property taxes, I want to take this opportu[...] Read more »

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