Mites C: The Gateway Gladiator Mite C team defeated YD 18-8 on Saturday and ended the regular season on a high note. The Gladiators came ready to play, executing on play after play. The Gladiators showed true sportsmanship through a penalty filled game with only one being called against them. The Gladiators stuck to our […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board will hold a public workshop to discuss and solicit public feedback on the potential amendments to the Limited Commercial District to allow for mixed-use development in the Limited Commercial District located in Rochester Town Center. The workshop will be held on Saturday, March 28 at 9:00 am at the Council on […] Read more »
The public is invited to join members of the Rochester Land Trust for its Annual Meeting that includes a potluck dinner and talk by our Representative, Bill Straus. A fabulous Pot Luck will begin at 6:00 pm at the First Congregational Church Hall in Rochester Center on Wednesday, March 25. It will be followed by […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Rochester will hold its annual St. Patty’s Dinner on March 22 at 5:00 pm; doors open at 4:30 pm. Tickets are limited and cost $14 adults/ $5 under 12. Tiffany Rozenas and family will perform traditional Celtic music and Chef Mike Daniel will prepare corned beef and cabbage with all the […] Read more »
In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 600 students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester. Tri-Town students that were named to the […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Junior High School seventh-grader Dante Cusolito has been named a 2015 Massachusetts National Geographic State Bee semifinalist and is now headed to the state championship to compete for the chance to attend the national competition in Washington, D.C. against the top geography bee contestants in the country. After winning a classroom round […] Read more »
The monthly meeting of the Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held at the Post Hall at 7:00 pm on March 18. At this meeting, I would like to turn our attention to Memorial Day, as well as several projects that should be reviewed for the betterment of the hall structure. Finally, I have requested […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission once again considered and debated whether or not to move forward with a wetlands bylaw document. Chairman Bob Rogers had broached the subject during previous public meetings with the commission members asking each to review the bylaws that Freetown presently has in place as a starting point. Rogers asked that the […] Read more »
To the Editor: In the early 1970s, as the deleterious effects of unbridled corporate power became more and more visible, a movement was initiated to invoke social responsibility by corporations via stockholder initiatives. While it had some impact on corporate policies, it was not effective enough to countermand the legal requirement that corporations were to […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and the Marion Art Center are partnering to sponsor a non-juried exhibition by local artists to highlight the many scenic sites that comprise the Lands Trust’s forests and marshes. This is one of several initiatives undertaken by the SLT to encourage visitation and enjoyment of the properties protected by the […] Read more »