Attorney Maurice F. Downey passed away on November 5, 2012 at his home in Mattapoisett after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Attorney William S. and Marie A. (Jackson) Downey, he lived in New Bedford and Mattapoisett all of his life. He was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church […] Read more »
Napoleon E. Santos Sr., age 82, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Sacred Heart Home. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia (Ramos) Santos. Mr. Santos was the loving father of Mary J. Sisco of Randolph, MA., Edward Santos of Sandwich, MA., Kenneth Santos, David Santos both of Georgia, Samuel Santos of New […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett and Rochester Junior Friends of the Library are joining forces today for a canned good drive at the Mattapoisett Library starting at 4:00 pm. In addition to canned goods, they will also be collecting pet items for the local animal shelter. This is the first time both towns have joined forces for charity. […] Read more »
Rochester native Jennel Garcia will stick around another week on FOX’s “The X-Factor.” The 19-year-old rocked out to Joan Jett & The Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” on Wednesday night. For the first time this season, the viewers’ votes determined who stayed in the competition. Garcia received the seventh highest number of votes out […] Read more »
At Thursday’s meeting of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals, Chairman Richard Cutler said that communication lines have been opened between the ZBA and Planning Board regarding the tabling of the home business by-law at the Special Town Meeting on October 22 When the by-law was brought up for discussion and vote, Cutler read a […] Read more »
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Robert Wedge announced his resignation from the board at their regular meeting on Thursday, November 8 in the Marion Town House. Wedge has been with the board for 16 years. “You guys are a great team,” he said. Wedge said his desire to get his Captain’s boating license and […] Read more »
It was a night of dazzling dunks and slippery swooshes as Old Rochester Regional played host to the famous Harlem Wizards basketball team in a charity game organized by the Village PTA of East Wareham. The Wizards, known for their ball-handling magic tricks, were matched up against the Wareham Warriors, made up of current and […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Fire Department in cooperation with the Fire Chiefs of Bristol County is conducting a drive to collect Relief supplies for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The following supplies will be collected until Sunday November 11. The collected supplies will be transported to fire stations in the affected areas. Only those Items listed below […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee listened to an in-depth presentation on the 2012 MCAS results by Sippican Elementary School Principal Evelyn Rivet at their regular meeting on Wednesday, November 7. Across the grade levels, the test results exhibit strong improvement from the 2011 scores. “Grade four made a really nice gain compared to last year with […] Read more »
Café Parlez’s selection for November is Going Bovine, by Libba Bray. All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school — and life in general — with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally […] Read more »