To the Editor: After a very long winter, we are all celebrating the green grass, daffodils and flowering trees. But all too soon we’ll have to deal with snow and ice on our roads once again. In Marion, voters at the May 15 Town Election have an opportunity to help ensure that all our town […] Read more »
Marion Republican Town Committee
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »
Keeping Current with the Historical Commission
The Rochester Historical Commission is a passionate bunch, and five of them joined the Rochester Board of Selectmen on April 27 to make the board current on the commission’s recent activities and its endeavors yet to come. Commission member Laurene Gerrior presented the board with an update on recent undertakings, such as commission member Betty […] Read more »
Flynn David Grinnan
Flynn David Grinnan, 26, died April 18, 2015. He was the son of Marjorie Buxton Grinnan of Mattapoisett and Lew Grinnan of San Diego, California. Flynn was attending the San Francisco Art Institute, where he was pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree. At the time of his death, his most recent work (large, striking […] Read more »
Roger Willis Hunt
Roger Willis Hunt, 64, of Wareham, Massachusetts passed away January 8, 2015. He died at home peacefully in his sleep. Roger was a graduate of Old Rochester High School. He grew up in Lexington and later lived in Marion, Carver and Wareham. He worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute as a seaman on the research […] Read more »
First Congregational Church of Marion
Rachel Brown, an outreach volunteer for Heifer International for over 10 years, will speak at the 10:00 am church service on May 17. At 9:00 am, the youth of the church will hold a pancake breakfast. This is an exciting opportunity to hear about Heifer International, its programs around the globe, along with first account […] Read more »
FinCom Reviews Warrant Articles
With just a couple of weeks left before the spring annual and special town meetings on May 11, the Mattapoisett Finance Committee on April 22 reviewed warrant articles with price tags heading to the vote. The Board of Selectmen had been meeting with the Finance Committee and Town Administrator Michael Gagne for the past several […] Read more »
“Much Ado About Nothing” at RMS
The fifth and sixth graders of the Rochester Memorial School Drama Club would impress the Bard himself with their performance of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” this year’s annual spring play at RMS. Forsooth, methinks thou wilt not be disappointed. The 27 actors, under the direction of sixth grade teacher Danni Kleiman, are donning […] Read more »
Elsie (Hanninen) Heleen
Elsie (Hanninen) Heleen, 93 of Rochester died May 1, 2015 at Our Lady’s Haven in Fairhaven, MA. She was the wife of the late Arthur Heleen who died in 1985 and the daughter of the late Johannes and Hannah (Leppaluoto) Hanninen. She was predeceased by her sister, Lilian Niemi. Elsie was born in Wareham and […] Read more »
John M. O’Leary
John M. O’Leary, 86, of Mattapoisett died May 1, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Palmyra (Silveira) O’Leary with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael J. and Edna M. (Metcalf) O’Leary, he was raised in Fairhaven […] Read more »