The Marion Planning Board met once again with attorney Doug Troyer on Monday to discuss the Cumberland Farms parking lot at the corner of Route 6 and Front Street. This time, the parties reached some resolution, with Troyer expressing confidence that his client would carry out improvements to the site. Those improvements include an additional […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School is hosting an International Dinner on Sunday, November 17, from 3:00 – 6:00 pm in the high school cafeteria. We are welcoming the many AFS exchange students in the South Coast area. Join us and exchange stories and advice with these high school students and their families. Please bring a […] Read more »
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School will hold their 19th annual American Made Professional Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 23, and Sunday, November 24, from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. The Craft Fair is sponsored by Upper Cape Tech’s Parent Teacher Organization, which funds student activities, scholarships, and other school events. […] Read more »
After a relatively insignificant change in the net overall worth of Rochester, the Board of Selectmen voted to keep a unified tax rate per recommendation of the Board of Assessors. John Mello, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, said that because there hasn’t been a major change in property value within the town, he wouldn’t […] Read more »
Highway Supervisor Barry Denham and Water and Sewer Superintendent Nick Nicholson came before the Planning Board to state their case for an important aspect of infrastructure work: on-site inspectors. Both Denham and Nicholson said that during the course of their busy work day, over capacity in ensuring that sewer, drainage system, and similar construction was […] Read more »
Marion’s First Congregational Church hosted its third annual Soup Cook-Off with a variety of offerings from traditional clam chowder to more exotic versions like Brazilian salt cod chowder. There was roasted corn chowder, a vegetarian-style, and even a salmon chowder for the tasting and evaluating. Secret ballots were placed in waiting voting boxes after each […] Read more »
Louise Anna (Lopes) Custodio, age 96, of Fairhaven, died Friday, November 1, 2013 in South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was the wife of the late Joaquim A. Custodio. She was dedicated to her immediate and extended family and was considered the matriarch of the large Lopes family of Marion. Mrs. Custodio was an avid […] Read more »
On Friday, November 8, the Sippican Woman’s Club will tour the Sandwich Glass Museum followed by lunch at the Daniel Webster Inn in Sandwich. We will carpool departing at 9:45 am from The Landing Road Parking Lot in Marion (across from the Music Hall). At the Museum, we will take a self-guided tour (about 1.5 […] Read more »
Rochester residents are cordially invited to attend a public informational forum on the Community Preservation Act (CPA), to be held at the Rochester Senior Center on Dexter Lane on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 pm. The Rochester CPA committee, a group of Rochester citizens advocating for passage of the CPA, has organized this forum to […] Read more »
Achieving a state of silence isn’t a passive activity. I know that sounds weird, but it is true. Have you ever tried sitting still, being quiet, and then waiting for your brain to slow down? It isn’t easy. We are mammals wired for action like running down prey or avoiding the same. More apropos to […] Read more »