The third edition of the local police enforcement’s “National Night Out” took place under an iron-colored sky on Tuesday evening. The sky, however, didn’t deter families from swarming over the front field of ORR, enjoying an afternoon of fun. The local search and rescue team handed out Dunkin’ Donuts. There was pizza available next to […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board, unhappy about what Chairman Arnold Johnson called a violation of the terms set during site plan review, gave a preview of what is to come at their next meeting after breezing through a couple of approvals during the July 26 meeting. Colbea Enterprises, developers of a proposed Shell gas station and […] Read more »
What started out as an approved use for a home-based business, but ultimately became a rental unit above a garage, was deemed illegal when the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals heard the case for a variance on July 21. Dr. Tedor Georgescu and his wife bought the 121 North Street property expressly because it was […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library will present Yoga with Kathy on Tuesday, August 2 at 11:00 am. Please bring your yoga mat and join us outside of the Elizabeth Taber Library for a yoga program for adults led by Kathy Bliss. Please note: a rain date has been scheduled for Thursday, August 4 at 11:00 am. […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition hosted a “Seining the Shore” activity with a couple dozen kids at Silvershell beach on Friday, July 22. The kids practiced tossing the seine net to capture small sea creatures and explore what was caught. Photos by Jean Perry Read more »
Joseph Christopher Higgins Jr., of Marion and Vero Beach, FL, passed away August 1, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Catharine (Reagan) Higgins and father of Joseph C. Higgins III and his wife Kim of Danvers, Molly C. Mahn of Pennington, NJ, Catharine M. Higgins of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Robert R. Higgins and his […] Read more »
On Monday August 1 at 1:10pm Rochester Police received a call reporting an erratic operator driving a Chevy Blazer on Mary’s Pond Road near Pierce Street. The reporting party stated the Blazer was all over the road and driving in the wrong lane. As officers headed toward the area, the reporting party said that the […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will top off the summer season with its production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The play was penned by the popular and prolific Christopher Durang and had a successful run on Broadway, garnering several major theater awards, to include a 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Described by […] Read more »
On Tuesday, August 2, the Marion, the Mattapoisett and the Rochester Police Departments will celebrate the annual National Night Out Against Crime. The event will take place on the grounds of the Old Rochester Regional High School from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. We will be joined by the Tri-Town Fire and EMS Departments, the Marion […] Read more »
On July 20, Jim and Holly Vogel were once again sitting before a governing body in the Town of Rochester. This time, it was to review the clean up and habitat rehabilitation plans precipitated when an enormous manure pile was deemed a hazard to jurisdictional areas of their farm. The Rochester Conservation Commission issued an […] Read more »