Maureen (Albernaz) Kennedy, 68, of Rochester, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at St. Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River, after a long courageous battle with Machado Joseph Disease. She was the wife of 43 years, of Daniel J. Kennedy. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Louis and Rita (Pelletier) Albernaz, she […] Read more »
Town department budgets are being built and the Annual Town Meeting is in sight. On February 26, the Rochester Board of Selectmen were briefed on the Town’s status heading into spring as Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar brought the board up to speed on late winter progress. Szyndlar has been working closely with the Finance Committee […] Read more »
The Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, continues its concert season with an exciting blend of music for a program called “March Mania” with featured soloists The Resurgam Saxophone Quartet. The concert is at 3:00 pm on Sunday, March 18 at the Fireman Performing Arts Center on the campus of Tabor Academy, […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Because of the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
This diminutive black and white diving duck – the bufflehead sea duck – spends most of the winter bobbing up and down along the icy edges of Little Bay. It is named for a large white puffy head in proportion to a black tiny body as the similar profile of a buffalo. A buoyant and […] Read more »
With a marijuana moratorium in place, the Marion Board of Health finds itself at its leisure when it comes to drafting up local regulations for adult non-medical marijuana use establishments. Unlike some Massachusetts municipalities crafting ‘placeholder’ draft regulations in time for April 1 when the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) starts accepting marijuana establishment applications, […] Read more »
At the previous Marion Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on January 18, applicant Christian Loranger had been asked by the board to provide it with a timeline of his ownership of and activities relating to his property at 120 Front Street. The purpose of the timeline was to provide information to help the ZBA establish […] Read more »
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, March 11 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm for a free performance by the Irish music group Golden Lane. The group is based in southeast MA and features lively Irish traditional dance music (jigs, reels, etc.) as well as songs […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to offer two $2,500.00 scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents who are high school seniors, graduating June 2018. In addition there will be a $1,000.00 scholarship granted to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a post secondary degree. Contact information below. […] Read more »
As if things couldn’t get worse for herring trying to migrate up the Mattapoisett River system – overfishing in and around Block Island, global warming, and natural predators –according to Rochester Herring Inspector David Watling and Mattapoisett Herring Inspector Bob Martin, herring numbers continue to decline. “There is no good news,” Watling told the Mattapoisett […] Read more »