Here I sit on Sunday digesting my egg and avocado on toast along with the news, including this latest forecast calling for another blizzard on Tuesday – Tuesday, AKA deadline day for us in the weekly newspaper business. With the impending snow comes a winter storm warning whirlwind of uncertainty – how much snow will […] Read more »
Thomas B. Hughes, 30 of Rochester died March 10, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Born on Camp LeJeune, Jacksonville, NC the son of LtCol Paul D. Hughes USMC (ret) and Lisa A. (Corbitt) Hughes, he has lived in Rochester since 1998 and graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 2004 before attending UMASS Dartmouth. After […] Read more »
Attention, local performers! The Marion Art Center (MAC) invites you to share your talent at its first Open Mic Night on Saturday, March 25, at 7:00 pm. Local vocalists, instrumentalists (acoustic only), poets, humorists, storytellers and more are invited to perform on the MAC stage in this relaxed, fun and family-friendly event. To help ensure […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and community service, industry […] Read more »
All Mattapoisett Seniors and paid members of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging are invited to the Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Luncheon to be held on Thursday, March 16, at 12:00 noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Fairhaven Road (US 6). Come enjoy a traditional corned beef meal catered by Matt’s […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame (ORRAHOF) is having its “Annual Hoops Classic” basketball games on March 24 at the ORR Gymnasium. The annual event features returning ORR basketball alumni ladies and gentlemen to play games versus current all-star student players from ORR sports. The ladies game begins at 6:30 pm with the […] Read more »
It was standing room only at the Rochester Council on Aging when the March 7 meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission got underway. Drawing people out on a dark and dismal late winter’s night was the fate of Snows Pond that many believe is suffering a negative impact from construction activities at the adjacent property […] Read more »
Robert “Bob” McCarter of Mattapoisett, MA, a World War II veteran, retired banker, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on March 7, 2017, at 91 years old. Born on July 6, 1925, in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents James and Marion (Arnold) McCarter. After graduating from William Hall High School in West Hartford, CT in […] Read more »
Squirts: The Gladiator Squirts closed out the regular season on Saturday with an 8-1 win over Plymouth Red. After falling behind 1-0 early in the first, the Gladiators got going with Brayden Hathon finding the back of the net on a feed from Liz Kilpatrick midway through the first period. Patrick Tripp, on a wrist […] Read more »
Elizabeth Taber Library presents Suminagashi Marbling Workshop on Thursday, March 16 at 3:00 pm. This workshop is for teenagers 13 and up. Suminagashi (floating ink on water) is the ancient Japanese art of paper marbling. In this workshop, we will learn the technique of mixing and applying ink to the surface of the water, as […] Read more »