To all Rochester School Committee members: I am writing this letter to address the already made decision to throw out Good Friday as a day off. Many of our families take time out to remember this day of Christ’s death on the cross. No one is forced to remember our Lord on this day but […] Read more »
Selectmen Attend to the Mundane
Sometimes selectmen have to hold small meetings to address the small details of running a town, like on April 7 when a relatively full-looking agenda produced less than 20 minutes of meeting time. The Rochester Board of Selectmen referred to the Planning Board its amendment of a proposed by-law pertaining to the flood plain districts […] Read more »
MPD National Drug Take Back Day
The Mattapoisett Police Department will be participating in a prescription drug disposal day. This event is part of a nationwide initiative by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA). It will be held Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The purpose of such programs is to allow for safe, legal, and environmentally-friendly disposal […] Read more »
3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
Please join the Sippican Lands Trust for their 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 12 at 10:00 am at Peirson Woods. This event is free and open to the public. Please bring your own basket or container for collecting goodies and please arrive promptly so you don’t miss the start. Peirson Woods is […] Read more »
George Edler Stone
George Edler Stone, 96 years old and WWII veteran, passed away peacefully in his family home in Mattapoisett, MA. He was born in Dorchester, MA, son of George Andrew Stone and Hannah Bergfeldt Stone, of Sweden. He is survived by his beloved childhood sweetheart, Sonja “Snug” Stone; children Sonja Stone Peterson and husband Frank; Lars […] Read more »
Solar By-Law Clarification Causes Stir
The board had a lengthy discussion regarding the Zoning Bylaw, Table of Principal Use Regulations-Solar at their meeting on Monday evening. Building Commissioner Scott Shippee also attended the meeting as well as Marion Energy Committee members Bill Saltonstall, Jennifer Francis and dual board member Norm Hills. What appeared to be a clarification of the Table […] Read more »
Metal Recycling Fundraiser & Tractor Show
Winter is finally over! The Rochester Country Fair will hold its 2nd Annual Metal Recycling Fundraiser on Saturday, April 26. Get ready for spring and help support the Rochester Country Fair by donating your unwanted ferrous and non-ferrous metals to the Rochester Country Fair! Donations of scrap metal items can be dropped off at the […] Read more »
Excellence in Effort
The following Old Colony students received the annual Excellence in Effort award for their shop. They will be recognized at a luncheon on April 13 at Old Colony. -Amiee Hill of Mattapoisett, Grade 11, Graphics -Thomas Gonet of Rochester, Grade 11, Carpentry -Nathaniel St. John of Rochester, Grade 11, Welding Read more »
Mission Trip – The Craddock Center
Volunteers are getting closer to their June departure! About two-dozen people continue to prepare for a Mission Trip to the Craddock Center in Cherry Log, GA. Participants are doing special reading programs, taking part in very rich discussions, and chipping away at the fundraising goal of $15,000. Everyone needs to be involved! Attend as many […] Read more »
Take a Hike – Old Aucoot District
Have you ever noticed that each wood has its own unique personality – its own distinct feel to it? The difference in character between two woods had never felt more unambiguous to me than earlier this week, as I will explain in this second installment of Take a Hike! The most obvious of reasons […] Read more »