The New Bedford Art Museum’s Art Mobile will visit the Plumb Library on Saturday, May 11from 12 :00 pm – 2:00 pm. This visit, sponsored by the Rochester Cultural Council, is part of the “One Book, Tri-Town” series of programs and events. Children ages 5 and up are invited to drop in to visit the Art […] Read more »
On May 2, the Mattapoisett Finance Committee began its town meeting warrant article review, but only after Chairman Pat Donoghue questioned her most recent water bill. Donoghue said that she did not recall Water and Sewer Superintendent Henri Renauld ever discussing an increase in water rates when he met with the committee during previous months; […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) held a public presentation on April 25 to share its plans for restoring old cranberry bogs on Acushnet Road to a natural wetlands paradise. BBC Vice President Brendan Annett and Restoration Ecologist Sara Quintal spoke for about an hour explaining the current condition of the property and future plans. When […] Read more »
If you’re a resident from one of the towns belonging to the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District (CMWRRDD) – or any other town for that matter – and you have been sneaking into any one of the District’s three transfer stations without a sticker or with prohibited materials, prepare to change your ways. […] Read more »
As Superintendent of Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union # 55, I am pleased to announce that Marla Sirois will be the new Principal of Sippican Elementary School in Marion, Massachusetts. Sirois will be taking over for Lyn Rivet who has been Principal at Sippican Elementary School since 2010; we wish Rivet […] Read more »
Join the Mattapoisett Museum and the Mattapoisett Land Trust for a seminar featuring two local producers. Bob Field will present oyster cultivation from seed to market. Kitty de Groot will share an overview of bees, their importance, and what’s in the hive. Come to 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett. Presentations will begin at 6:30 pm on […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society along with the Rochester Land Trust are co-sponsoring a photo contest. The title for your photograph is “Fields, Forests or Bogs of Rochester”. The contest is open to everyone, any age, any town, but the pictures must be taken in Rochester. Rules to enter: One photo per person, photo size should be […] Read more »
The 2019 Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 27starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front Street. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School. The 2019 procession and remembrances will follow same route as last […] Read more »
On April 24 during the Marion Finance Committee’s first television performance, the committee continued its Town Meeting Warrant article recommendations, beginning where they left off: Article 23 to appropriate $30,000 to replace the tank on the Fire Department’s brush breaker, which it voted to recommend. Article 26 would appropriate $582,090 to buy a new front-loading […] Read more »
This year’s Arbor Day ceremony in Rochester was brought to the town courtesy of aspiring Eagle Scout Dominic Mattera, who for his Eagle Scout project planted two young magnolia trees at the entrance of the Dexter Lane ball field. Rochester’s Arbor Day representative Matt Monteiro assembled a small ceremony on Friday evening, April 26, to […] Read more »