On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, the Rochester Police Departments received two reports of a man walking down Hartley Road carrying a gun at approximately 10:39 am. Rochester Memorial School was notified and put in lock down as a precaution. Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett Police all responded and conducted an area search and investigation. […] Read more »
Starting October 1, students at Old Hammondtown School will have the opportunity to eat breakfast in the cafeteria prior to the school day. The school serves grades four, five and six and has 212 students: 75 in grade four, 71 in grade five, and 66 in grade 6. The idea is to prepare students nutritionally […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission held their first meeting of the month in front of a packed Town Hall conference room on Monday, September 10. The first hearing of the evening was in regard to a Notice of Intent filed by Kenneth Pacheco, for property owned by Brandt Island Road Realty Trust. Pacheco is proposing the […] Read more »
The Rochester Council on Aging added a new board member after the Board of Selectmen unanimously voted at their regular meeting on Monday, September 10 in Town Hall. Beverly Brewer is the Council’s newest member. In other news, Town Administrator Richard LaCamera commended the Rochester Country Fair Committee for holding a successful event this year […] Read more »
A ground spraying for the town of Mattapoisett will take place starting Friday, September 14 after several mosquito pools containing the EEE-virus were detected on Friday. Plymouth Country Mosquito Control will conduct the spraying. EEE is a rare but serious illness spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. EEE can effect people of all […] Read more »
Starting on Monday, September 10 through Friday, September 14, town halls in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester will be collecting food items for the United Way Food Drive. Residents are asked to drop off non-perishable food items at any of the three town halls. All donated food will be distributed by the Hunger Commission to local […] Read more »
Ralph H. Parsons, 86, of Mattapoisett died Thursday September 6, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Eunice N. (Viera) Parsons. Born and raised in Provincetown, the son of the late Capt. Frank and Mary (Thomas) Parsons, he lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to Mattapoisett […] Read more »
The next Rochester Historical Society meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19 th at 7pm at the East Rochester Church/ Museum, 355 County Road. The program for this meeting is “Cranberry Tales & Tools” a talk by Doug Beaton, local cranberry grower. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Read more »
Bernard F. Talty, 74, of Mattapoisett died September 7, 2012 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary “Lee” (Harrington) Talty. Born in Manchester, NH, the son of the late Joseph and Olga (Delfugo) Talty, he lived in Malden, MA before moving to Mattapoisett in 1966. Mr. Talty was a communicant […] Read more »
The Marion Capital Improvement Planning Committee met on Thursday, September 6, 2012, for the first time in almost two months. The Committee did not post their meeting agenda with enough legal notice, leaving them unable to vote on any matters they discussed. The Committee began by discussing the acquisition of project forms that must be […] Read more »