As the large-scale solar farm project slated for the center of Rochester progresses, abutters and concerned citizens are beginning to learn that any possibility of halting the project lies not with the Rochester Planning Board, but with the Rochester Historic District Commission – and now, as they learned on January 12, the Board of Health […] Read more »
Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) is excited to announce the winter session of the Young Athletes™ program. The winter eight-week session will run on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 pm from January 10 to March 6 (no session February 7 & modified session February 14). In partnership with Tabor Academy in Marion, MA, this program […] Read more »
The monthly meeting of the Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held at the Post Hall at 7:00 pm on January 20. At this meeting, we will reschedule the Ham & Bean Supper and, hopefully, review an estimate on the Hall repairs we discussed last month. Bring your ideas for these endeavors as we cannot […] Read more »
The following area students have been named to the Fall 2015 dean’s list at the University of Vermont. To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. – India Krawczyk of […] Read more »
To Rochester Residents: I wanted to clear the air and clarify recent statements in the press as to why I resigned from the Rochester Personnel Board this past year. First and foremost, it was not in any way associated with an article not being passed at last year’s town meeting as stated. I have served […] Read more »
During the January 12 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, Environmental Agent Elizabeth Leidhold reported that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection was appealing the commission’s December 12 decision that approved the test borings at the bike path site. At that December meeting, the commissioners had issued an Order of Conditions to the Mattapoisett Bike […] Read more »
Every high school senior, college student, and adult student who will be attending college during the 2016-2017 academic year needs to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to apply for federal, state, and institutional financial aid. FAFSA Day Massachusetts, part of the national College Goal SundaySM program, provides FREE help […] Read more »
Twenty-sixteen will be a very exciting year for the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club. In addition to our monthly programs, we are planning a garden tour, we’ll participate in Taste of the Town, bake pies for Harbor Days this summer, and celebrate our 75th anniversary in the fall. Our monthly meetings bring us together for inspiring talks […] Read more »
Pee Wees: Gateway Pee Wees played Norwood on Sunday morning in what would prove to be a nail biter. After a scoreless first period, Gateway got on the board early in the second period off of a goal by Ben Demoranville. Gateway held the lead for most of the second with the superior goal tending […] Read more »
Finding substitute teachers is an ongoing problem in all four Tri-Town school districts, and the Rochester School Committee on January 7 was the first district to officially adopt a measure to increase substitute teacher and paraprofessional pay by $5 in the hopes that it will attract more candidates. Before the vote, Superintendent Doug White stressed […] Read more »