The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on November 9 voted to grant a variance to allow an addition to the main house at 24 Hillside Road owned by Emmett Bennett. As Meagan Bennett explained it, the construction for the 10’ by 18’ addition for a playroom had already begun and was initially intended to cover […] Read more »
Walk off that post-Thanksgiving stuffing and turkey and get some fresh air with man’s best friend – your dog! Join Yelena Sheynin, Sippican Lands Trust’s Head Steward, for our fifth annual Dog Walk on Sunday, November 26 at 10:00 am at our White Eagle property. All dogs and owners are welcome. Dogs must be leashed […] Read more »
Dear Editor: First, let me thank you for consistently covering the Marion Board of Health’s (BOH) proposal to expand tobacco regulations, including the banning of flavored products like menthol cigarettes to adults while, at the same time, leaving non-menthol/non-flavored cigarettes for sale. The adult public needs to know that their rights are in jeopardy and […] Read more »
The Bourne Wareham Art Association will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, November 21 at BBs Bar & Grille, Function Room, 2424 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Following a brief business meeting to discuss the December 1-3 Art Show and Sale, Sarah Brown will demonstrate soft pastel painting. She has been painting in […] Read more »
Old Hammondtown School’s cafetorium was filled nearly to capacity as the community came out in force to celebrate veterans on Friday, November 10. After the Mattapoisett Police Color Guard presented the colors, American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280 Commander Michael Lamoureux led the Pledge of Allegiance, and the post’s Chaplain Richard Langhoff led everyone in […] Read more »
Seventeen years ago, Priscilla Gamboa arrived in the United States as a babe in arms. She attended kindergarten, graduated from high school, and is now studying at Bristol Community College. She is a “Dreamer” – one of the approximately 8,000 people classified as Deferred Act for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Massachusetts. On November 8, Gamboa […] Read more »
It’s that time of year once again! This weekend, the ORRHS Drama Club is proud to present their 2017 fall production, Noises Off! This year’s annual production is a comedy centered around the shenanigans of a dysfunctional show cast throughout their six-week run. Over the three acts, the audience sees the evolution – or rather, […] Read more »
Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 is having a Soap Box Derby on Holmes Street in Marion on Saturday, November 18 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm with a rain date of Sunday, November 19. Scouts will be racing our homemade Soap Box Derby Cars down Holmes Street in Marion. From 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, […] Read more »
At approximately 06:47, the Mattapoisett Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a structure fire at 28 Meadowbrook Lane. The Mattapoisett Fire department was dispatched with a working fire assignment. The Chief Andrew Murray arrived on scene and reported heavy fire showing from the residence. The Chief immediately called for a second alarm fire assignment […] Read more »
Robert E. Wenstrom, 89, of Mattapoisett died November 13, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with kidney disease. He was the husband of the late Martha D. (Delano) Wenstrom, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Harold E. […] Read more »