The Rochester Land Trust will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 28th from 6:30 to 9:30 at the Rochester Congregational Church Vestry. The evening will begin with a potluck dinner. If you plan to attend, bring something for the spread. A short annual meeting, electing the Board of Directors and Officers for next, will […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Friends of the Elderly are currently having their annual membership drive. Established in 1990, the group has been organizing fundraisers to benefit the Council on Aging and currently has 173 members. In addition to financial support, the Friends of the Elderly have been responsible for supplying various resources to the Council, including a […] Read more »
The Pacific met the Atlantic this week as students from the American Field Service Club of Sonora High School in California were hosted by the Tri-Town community. The students arrived on Wednesday after taking the red eye from the West Coast. Sonora is located about 60 miles east of San Francisco in the foothills west […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial School PTO is excited to announce its fourth annual live auction which will be held Friday, March 30th, 2012 in the RMS cafeteria, located at16 Pine St, Rochester, MA. This Olympic themed event will feature a preview of items at 5:30 with the live auction beginning at 6:00pm. $5 will get you […] Read more »
Spring is here and our great cooks are at it again. On Saturday March 31Society members will have a Bake Sale from 10 am to 2pm at the East Rochester Church/ Museum. Stop by for some tasty homemade treats and visit our beautiful historic church at 355 County Road. Read more »
Marion Toastmaster’s Club held their annual speech contest on Thursday, March 15 and Maryann Murphy, of Mashpee won first place and Hope Aubin, of Wareham came in second place. Ms. Murphy’s speech was titled ‘Push – Pull’ and involved motivating yourself to continually improve your life by pushing yourself to take on new challenges, even […] Read more »
Congratulations are in order for the five ORR Junior High students who shared their talent at the Southeast District MMEA Music Festival held Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, 2012 at Attleboro High School. Zenobia Nelles (Clarinet) and Jane Kassabian (Trumpet) performed with the Concert Band. Max Wolski (Vibes) performed with the Jazz Ensemble. […] Read more »
With its first ZBA-approved plan to demolish and reconstruct a home at 7 Cedar Road in court, Cedar Realty Trust (C/O Greta Fox) submitted a new special permit application to construct an addition and renovate the existing structure instead. After a lengthy hearing on the application, the Mattapoisett ZBA on March 15 okayed the second […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional School Committee settled an accounting mistake at its March 14 meeting, which has implications both large and small for the town budgets of Mattapoisett, Rochester and Marion. Last year, the town of Rochester’s Treasurer discovered that the Plymouth County Retirement Association had been overcharging Rochester for pensions for several ORR district […] Read more »
The Rochester Police Department is warning residents about recent house breaks in town. On Friday 3/9/12 officers investigated a B&E in the 300 block of Walnut Plain Road. On Monday 3/12/12 another break in was reported on Featherbed Lane. In both cases, jewelry, small electronics, gaming systems, and cash were stolen. Yesterday 3/14/12, police responded to the […] Read more »