Dorothy E. (Lendh) Holland 97, of Brockton, wife of nearly 60 years to the late Vincent G. Holland died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday July 7, 2017. Mrs. Holland was born in Whitman, MA to the late Harold R. and Eva (Clark) Lendh. She attended Whitman grade schools and went on […] Read more »
Donated items for Live Auction wanted to benefit the Rochester Country Fair. Did you finish your spring-cleaning in time for summer? The Fair Committee is currently looking for donated items to be auctioned at the Rochester Country Fair. We hope to have approximately 100 items to auction off, so your help in reaching this goal […] Read more »
Children ages 1+, teens, and adults are invited to “Build a Better World” by participating in this year’s Summer Library Program. Register before July 15 at www.plumblibrary.com. Check the library’s Events Calendar for information on the full range of activities for all ages. Thanks to the Rochester Lions Club, Mad Science is back for science […] Read more »
Rochester Planning Board Chairman Arnold Johnson was by turns indulgent and rebuking of the overflow crowd at the Rochester Town Hall Tuesday evening as he steered the board through the public hearings of two contentious projects proposed in town. The first was a continued public hearing regarding the large-scale solar photovoltaic installation Special Permit application […] Read more »
With graduation, the school and community tend to focus on the senior class and their achievements at that time. However, the underclassmen also have an opportunity in the same period to celebrate their accomplishments for the past year. At the ORRHS Underclassmen Awards Night, these hard-working students had their chance to be honored. The American […] Read more »
Bike Lending Program: The Elizabeth Taber Library is very excited to again offer our bike lending program for adults this summer! Starting the week of July 10, we will allow library patrons (18 and over) to check out a bicycle and helmet for three days with your Marion library card. Patrons will need to provide […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Congregational Church is now accepting items for our August 12 yard sale. Downsizing your house? Cleaning your closets? Whatever your reason may be, please consider donating to the Mattapoisett Congregational Church yard sale. Something for everyone: children’s table, jewelry table, fishing corner, household items, and furniture (tables, chairs, clothing, bureaus, end tables and […] Read more »
Name: Will Huggins Age: 45 Lives in: Mattapoisett How he got here: His parents, both local natives, eloped to Idaho but returned home with young Will in tow after a short stint; he’s been here ever since. Favorite Tri-Town place: Goodspeed Island / Eel Pond area, “But I have to ponder that one. There’s a […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen on July 10 authorized Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar to research a solar energy generating facility option for the capped landfill on High Street. “We’re very limited in our income,” noted Selectman Greenwood Hartley. “A lot of different communities have utilized spaces that they have, and nothing can happen on a […] Read more »
You’re in the zone – zooming down the highway, an endless conveyor belt of repetitive white stripes, inconspicuous mile marker signs, a steady green smudge of trees streaming by. Expressionless you appear through the windshield, the world of the commuter’s corridor as mundane and predictable as the sun-induced puddle mirage ahead that blurs into sky […] Read more »