The weather’s not looking good for Wednesday. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the area for all day Wednesday as they are expecting heavy rains. Thunderstorms are expected to accompany the rain and there is the potential for heavy rain of 1 to 2 inches per hour ate times. Those […] Read more »
Dorothy (Brass) DeLorenzo, 86, former owner of the Chadwick Inn in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, died peacefully Tues. Aug. 12th, 2014 at the Kindred Walden House in Concord, MA. A resident of Marion, she was the beloved wife of the late Eugene J. DeLorenzo. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she was the daughter of the late […] Read more »
This August, beat the mid-day heat with Sippican Historical Society’s Musical Matinees. On Thursday, August 14, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor star in the 1952 musical, Singin’ in the Rain. Set during the advent of “talkies,” Don Lockwood (played by Gene Kelly) has risen to stardom during Hollywood’s silent-movie era, and pairs with […] Read more »
If your friends and family say that you make a great pie, then come and let us be the judge of that! Come and bring your pie-making skills to the Pie Bake Off contest at the Rochester Country Fair, located at 65 Pine Street in tranquil Rochester. This year’s pie contest will be held on […] Read more »
Students from the Mattapoisett Library Writing Workshop. This is the third year these students have participated in this program. Pictured here: Top row (left to right): Grayson Lord, Tova Brickley, Audrey Knox, Kate Downey, Joseph Sheridan; Middle two: Erin Besancon, Julia Sheridan; Lower Row: Sarah Besancon, Brianna Lynch, Emma Gabriel, Felicia Aguiar; In front: Meghan […] Read more »
Let’s go fly a kite with Marion Recreation! Bring your kite to Silvershell Beach on Sunday, August 17 for an afternoon of kite flying from 2:00 until 4:00 pm! Silvershell Beach is for Marion and Rochester residents. Current resident stickers must be displayed on the vehicle. Non-residents may buy a one-day pass to the beach […] Read more »
Katie Ryer, 20, has been settling into life in Marion after returning home from ten months of volunteering with AmeriCorps. From October 24, 2013 to July 25, 2014, Ryer worked with a team of other volunteers on four different charity projects throughout California and Oregon. How did such an adventure begin? A simple statement: “Mom, […] Read more »
Trees cut down and brush cleared without a permit will have to be replanted at 510 New Bedford Road, according to a restoration plan the Rochester Conservation Commission approved on August 5. Carmelo Nicolosi, standing in for Rick Charon of Charon Associates, the representative for property owners Christopher Faustino Jr. and Britney Ashley, presented the […] Read more »
Calling the precious waterfront and harbor areas of Mattapoisett a “public trust,” members of the Marine Advisory Board voted to send a letter to the selectmen citing concerns that the waterfront management plan might be overlooked by the Conservation Commission. Member Robert Moore and others at the July 31 meeting felt it was important during […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House fundraising efforts for the restoration of the antique building are underway and, although it got off to a wet start this week, the yard sale planned for August 2 went ahead anyway despite the rainy weather. “We had known it was going to rain,” said Deena Kinsky, a member of […] Read more »