Falmouth Academy sent fourteen students and thirteen projects to the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair held on May 4 and 5 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and brought home top awards. A first place went to junior Emma Keeler ‘19 of Rochester for her project, “Bioprospecting for Benthic Fungi and Their Bactericidal Antibiotics.” She […] Read more »
Come enjoy the ever-popular Spring Dance Recital at Tabor Academy put on by the school’s award-winning competitive dance team. The team recently won two first place finishes and a “Razzle Dazzle” Award for their tap number, “Music. Music. Music.” earning them an invitation to the Starpower National Competition in June. This year, the team is […] Read more »
Janet B. (Saba) Charron, 74, of Rochester passed away on Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Nemasket Healthcare Center in Middleboro after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond A. Charron. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Kiwan) Saba, she lived in Rochester for most of […] Read more »
Margaret “Peg” Butts, 88, of Marion formerly of Hartford, CT and Boston, passed away on Friday, May 11, at the Sippican Healthcare Center. Mrs. Butts was the wife of the late Donald E. Butts. She was born in Hartford, CT the daughter of the late James J. Burns and Margaret Mary (Fahey), Burns, Mackey. She […] Read more »
One of the most interesting and educating experiences that teenagers can have is studying abroad. They get the opportunity to learn about different cultures, make new friends, and get to see education from a different point of view. At Old Rochester Regional High School, there is a club that makes all this – and more […] Read more »
Recycling is officially a sticky subject in the Tri-Town, both figuratively and literally, and now ABC Disposal, Inc. is looking to reclaim some of the costs of disposing our dirty recyclables by increasing disposal fees. And what’s worse, recycling in the area and in the country is at a veritable halt, with many of the […] Read more »
Bring your bike to the Elizabeth Taber Library on Saturday, May 19at 11:00 am for a Family Bike Clinic. Ben Hack will be going over some simple and useful tricks to keep you out of the bike shop and on your bike while making sure your ride is safe and comfortable. To register or for […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Memorial Day, May 28, starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finish at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The minimum age for contestants is […] Read more »
They were well into a continued conversation during the May 7 meeting regarding a proposed cluster housing project on Chapel Road when Mattapoisett Planning Board Administrator Mary Crain said, “I’m not sure if the SRD (Special Residential District) had ever been recorded.” The issue at hand revolves around whether or not the Planning Board and […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Rochester Democratic Town Committee is May 17at 6:30 pm at the Rochester Police Station on Dexter Lane. We will be discussing community engagement. Read more »