It started its life as a pew in the old Saint Anthony’s Church where, for decades, the devoted – those in prayer, and those asking for guidance and help – were supported by its firm, warm, wooden surface. Much later, it found itself positioned outside the principal’s office at Center School where small children would […] Read more »
In the first week of Winter Sports action, there were no official games for Bulldog sports teams, but a few teams – namely, both basketball teams and Girls’ Ice Hockey – warmed up with scrimmages that gave us a preview of what’s to come over the course of this season. Boys’ Basketball: Seniors Will Santos, […] Read more »
To the Editor: This letter is in response to Doreen Adams’ letter urging support for physician-assisted suicide. I am writing in opposition to this proposal and why physician-assisted suicide should not be legalized. In 2012, voters rejected this proposal because it was and is a faulty law. It did not require a psychological test, and […] Read more »
As the high-pitched screeches of alarm clocks pierce the eardrums of the students of Old Rochester, it’s time to reluctantly roll out of bed and drag tired bodies to school. On Friday, December 4, those alarm clocks went off early for the members of the American Field Service (AFS) club. Despite being at the school […] Read more »
Instead of his traditional sleigh, Santa Claus’ preferred mode of transportation on Monday night was the Town of Rochester’s new bright and shiny yellow fire tower truck, complete with lights blazing and siren sounding. At the annual Rochester tree lighting ceremony, hundreds gathered on the green to witness the seasonal spectacle of the lighting of […] Read more »
The large-scale solar farm project slated for Rochester center continues to inch forward after another session with the Rochester Planning Board on December 8, but an endangered turtle habitat finding from the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program has kick started a 60-day process of evaluation of the site, which will lead to a mitigation […] Read more »
The December 7 meeting of the Marion Planning Board kicked off with a discussion about an alleged continual problem. “The parking spots in front of 41 Mill Street are supposed to be 30 minute parking,” pointed out Planning Board member Eileen Marum, “but I always see cars parked there for three to four hours, and […] Read more »
The following students were named to the First Quarter Honor Roll at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School: Delaney Gosse of Marion, Grade 9 High Honors Christopher Rogers of Marion, Grade 9 High Honors Cheyenne Bunch of Marion, Grade 9 Honors Jackson St. Don of Marion, Grade 9 Honors Christopher Parisi of Marion, Grade 10 […] Read more »
To the Editor: Will Marion Selectmen and Town Employee’s Be Driving BMW’s? If the Marion Energy Management Committee (EMC) gets its way, Marion Town employees and Selectmen may well be driving BMW i3’s with an MSRP of $43,895. This is based on handout materials distributed to Selectmen at the December 1, 2015 meeting. The three […] Read more »
One needed only a light jacket the evening of December 13 for the annual Mattapoisett Christmas in the Park, with temperatures reaching 60 degrees in Mattapoisett this Saturday. Santa and Mrs. Claus almost looked a little overdressed as they greeted the kiddies before the tree lighting at Shipyard Park. Photos by Colin Veitch Read more »