Blizzard Warning Issued for Tri-Town By Jean Perry Just when you think we’ve escaped the seemingly weak clutches of this year’s winter, the National Weather Service has just issued a blizzard warning for Plymouth County and Southeast Massachusetts, including the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Rochester between the hours of 4:00 am to 7:00 pm […] Read more »
Rochester Land Trust
The Rochester Land Trust (RLT) is pleased to announce the purchase of an 11-acre property from new Rochester residents Mike and Charlotte Spieldenner. This acquisition was made with the help of a Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program grant and will allow RLT to open nearly 44 acres to the public. In 2006, the Fordyce Properties […] Read more »
Academic Achievements
Emma Nizzari, an English major from Mattapoisett, has been named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA for achieving a GPA of 3.33 or higher. Jessica Lowe of Marion has earned Highest Honors for the fall semester of the 2015-2016 academic year at the University of New Hampshire. Students […] Read more »
Marion Independence Day Fireworks
It may be winter weather outside, but it is time to think ahead to summer! Think Fireworks! Thanks to our generous neighbors, we were able to bring the fireworks back to Silvershell Beach for Independence Day 2015. We are hopeful that we will be able to do the same for 2016! The Marion Fireworks Committee […] Read more »
Student Works Towards Female Empowerment
This fall, Alexis Jones, a feminist activist and author, came to Tabor Academy to talk about her experience and her organization “I AM THAT GIRL”. Many Tabor students left inspired to make a change – whether by continuing with their friends or teachers the conversation she started or by starting their own projects. One student, […] Read more »
Ideas Flow Like Water
The February 2 meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission had an agenda that was absent of any hearings. But that didn’t mean there wasn’t business to attend to and ideas to explore. Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon opened the discussion with the commission to craft 2016 Conservation Commission goals. The commission members, along with Farinon, came […] Read more »
ORCTV Off the Air for Maintenance
ORCTV will be off the air for 5-10 days beginning February 8 for upgrades and maintenance to its cablecast system. The local cable access station will be moving its server, which is the broadcast system for the station, from their old home at the Captain Hadley House in Marion, to ORCTV’s new studio located at […] Read more »
Open Table
You are invited for supper on Friday, February 12 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. It is Abe Lincoln’s birthday, and we’re sure he would want you to celebrate it with us. As always, something delicious and nutritious is on the menu. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 4:30 pm […] Read more »
Applications for Affordable Homeownership Opportunity
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity announces that applications are now available for a three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home for purchase on 18 Minot Avenue, Wareham. The application deadline is April 1, 2016. Applicant households must be income eligible (families must fall into the following guidelines, 30% to 60% of the area median income as […] Read more »
Alice W. (Valley) Walsh
Alice W. (Valley) Walsh, 65, of Mattapoisett, passed away surrounded by family and friends on February 2, 2016, at St. Luke’s Hospital following a gradual decline in health. Alice grew up in Tinkhamtown and in her youth earned many badges in Girl Scouts. A 1968 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School she became a […] Read more »