The Mattapoisett Boy Scouts Troop #53 worked as staff for all four weeks this year at the Boy Scouts of America Camp Cachalot. The Troop #53 staff counted for about a fifth of the staff at the camp this summer, a unique event to have a large number of active kids of their age in […] Read more »
Natalie Cerveny Atwood, 90, of Marion, passed away on August 13. Natalie was born on July 14, 1925 in Westfield, Massachusetts and was a longtime resident of Marion. Natalie was a graduate of Westfield High School, Westfield Commercial School, and American Institute of Banking. She was actively involved in her community as the former President of Tobey […] Read more »
Dorothy “Dot” June Barlow Coykendall, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2015 in Marion where she has lived since 1962. Dot was born in Longmeadow on October 5, 1919, daughter of Waldo Barlow and Clorinda von Heinrichshofen. After graduating from Emma Willard School, Dot went on to graduate from Connecticut College for Women. Dot was […] Read more »
Emily Roseman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Roseman of Rochester, graduated magna cum laude after majoring in politics at Bates. She is a 2011 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School. She graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious liberal arts honor society. Read more »
ORRHS student Maxx Wolski of Mattapoisett soloing on the vibraphone while performing with the Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band at the Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 1. The MMEA Jazz Band opened the day’s performances on the Harbor Stage with a 45 minute set which included classics like; Counter Blocking by Thad […] Read more »
Once again, coming before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission were applicants Jay and Julie Duker of 112 Aucoot Road with their Notice of Intent to build a private recreational pier extending across a barrier beach and into Aucoot Cove. David Davignon of N. Douglas Schneider & Associates, representing the Dukers, provided the last pieces of information […] Read more »
To the Editor: It sounded like the famous lines from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Mr. Bumble says, “Well? What do you want, boy?” Oliver holds up his bowl, his voice shaking. “If you please, sir, I … I want some more.” That was food. I didn’t attend the Mattapoisett Planning Board meeting which addressed a […] Read more »
On Saturday, August 15, the Rochester Grange will hold its 105th Agricultural Fair. Doors will open at 1:30 pm. Admission is free. A Ham & Bean Supper will be served at 6:00 pm. Tickets, which are $7 for adults and $3 for children under 10, can be purchased at the door. At 7:15 pm, there […] Read more »
The Joseph H. Plumb Library has received a donation that is out of this world. By the end of August, the Plumb Library will be the first library in Southeastern Massachusetts to offer its patrons the opportunity to check out a telescope in the same way one would check out a book, a DVD, or […] Read more »
The notorious dog kennel that has been driving the North Avenue neighborhood nuts for the last two years had its kennel licenses revoked by the Rochester Board of Selectmen on August 9 after a long process of issuing conditions, appeals, complaints, inspections, and now criminal and imminent civil charges against Melinda and Liberal Teixeira have […] Read more »