The Old Rochester Class of 1964 will hold their annual summer gathering at noon on July 9 at Ned’s Point Lighthouse rain or shine. Classmates and friends are invited to bring a lawn chair and a bag lunch to catch up on the past year’s activities, reminisce about the good old days or just enjoy […] Read more »
Sign up today for the Mattapoisett Lions Club Triathlon, a USAT-sanctioned, .25-mile swim in well-sheltered harbor, 10-mile bike ride on scenic county roads, and 5K run to ocean-front park and around Ned’s Point Lighthouse. Held on Sunday, July 10 at 8:00 am at the Mattapoisett Town Beach, Water Street, Mattapoisett, the entry fee is $70 […] Read more »
Silvershell Beach will officially open on Monday, June 20 at 9:00 am. Residents of Marion and Rochester can purchase beach access stickers from their respective town halls. Daily passes for non-residents are available at the gate for $10. Guards will staff Silvershell Beach seven days a week from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm until late […] Read more »
Between Friday, June 10 and Sunday, June 12, the Mattapoisett Fire and Marine Rescue unit responded to several water-related incidents. Friday found the first responders searching for a person yelling for help in the vicinity of Dyar Road near Mattapoisett Harbor. Chief Andrew Murray said in a follow-up interview, “Within seven minutes the fire rescue […] Read more »
For over 60 years, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has been striving to help young people in their educational pursuits. This year, the Club is happy to award four scholarships to students from Old Rochester Regional High School. The selected students are: – Abigail Field, who will attend UMASS Dartmouth and major in History. She is […] Read more »
Annual Book Sale: Our annual book sale will take place at the Marion Music Hall on Friday, July 29 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm and Saturday, July 30 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Please come and support your local library. All funds raised from the book sale are spent on enhancing our programs and […] Read more »
Hearing about school-related matters via the press before the School Committee has been informed is concerning, said Rochester School Committee member Sharon Hartley on June 9 regarding Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee’s recent proposal to selectmen to add a part-time school resource officer to Rochester Memorial School. “It was actually kind of alarming that the […] Read more »
Marion’s Energy Management Committee is pleased to announce that on June 7 the Board of Selectman approved an increase in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) to be requested through grant applications. The Board initially approved three EVs for municipal use; that number is now four. Funding for one EV was already received, and a […] Read more »
Karen E. (Grew) Prevett, age 72, of Marion, formerly of Mansfield passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday June 14, 2016 at Boston Medical Center in Boston. She was the beloved wife of the late John C. Prevett. Born in Norwood, MA on November 18, 1943, she was a loving daughter of the […] Read more »
Timothy J. O’Connor, 54, of Mattapoisett, died Tuesday June 14, 2016 due to ongoing health issues. A lifelong resident of Mattapoisett, he was a 1980 graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, a 1984 graduate of Bucknell University and received his MBA from Bentley College in 1991. He was the son of Betty L. (Smith) […] Read more »