Please note that the Senior Center will be closed on Monday, April 15 for Patriot’s Day and Friday, April 19th closing at 2:00 pm for Good Friday. Senior Book Club meets at the Rochester Senior Center on Tuesday, April 16 at 10:15 am. The discussion will be led by the Library Director. The book being […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will be open Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm during April vacation. On Wednesday, April 17,come to the museum for play, puzzles, coloring, and visiting our exhibits. We have loads of legos for creative play and lots of floor room to play on. Additionally, the museum has a newly donated […] Read more »
TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps national service organization focused on connecting communities to the land, selected Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) as its Service Project recipient this spring. They do this by supporting up to 36 service members annually who spend 11-months serving local nonprofits focused on land access and conservation. Throughout the year, the TerraCorps team comes […] Read more »
To the Editor: As I turn back the pages of my diary to early January 2019 – when Article “26” Recreational Marijuana Establishment By-Law became official. – Great News – Beware – Beware there is news of a By-Law change. Slow Down. A close watch needs to take place. We need to know who, what, […] Read more »
Robert Small, Rochester’s newly appointed Police Chief, will be the speaker at the April 17Speakers Night at the Rochester Historical Society at 7:00 pm at the museum located at 355 County Road. Chief Small has been on the police force for thirty years and will be speaking on the changes during that time period and about […] Read more »
The second annual Boat Building Seminar took place under clear skies on Saturday, April 4, a perfect spring day in the lot next to the Rochester Fire Department. Art Benner, chairman of the Boat Race Committee, greeted each visitor and got them started with registration, a map of the Mattapoisett River course, race rules, and […] Read more »
Rochester Planning Board member Mike Murphy stepped up his game on April 9, clearly exceeding the expectations of the board with a sugar-shocking supply of candy straight out of a grown boy’s dreams. Murphy, the apparent candy man to the board, is depended upon every meeting to deliver an assortment of the favorite candies enjoyed […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church, UCC, wraps up its Monday evening study series with a showing of the original 1973 film, Jesus Christ, Superstar, at 6:30 pm on April 15. Not only is the music terrific, the film is an excellent cinematic interpretation of scripture, showing the emotional and theological nuances of the final earthly days of Jesus. […] Read more »
The last speaker in the Science@Work series at Tabor Academy this year is Rhonda Moniz, an underwater forensics specialist, filmmaker, journalist, and ROV pilot/supervisor. Moniz is also a diving safety officer, and specializes in the use of marine technology in underwater search and recovery, and aquatic crime scene investigation. She has also worked over the […] Read more »
Tap your feet to lively songs from a variety of Broadway Musicals. The Occasion Singers, under the direction of Cassandra Morgan, bring their unique talents and harmonies to concert goers during this special concert. Songs from favorite Broadway musicals such as Gypsy, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Cabaret, Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, The […] Read more »