The Friends of Old Rochester Drama are pleased to announce the 4th annual David Bartlett Boyce Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of a great patron of the arts in all of its various and beautiful forms, as well as an ORR alumni. David was a 1967 graduate of Old Rochester High School, who attended […] Read more »
Spring Swing Golf Program
Mattapoisett Recreation is thrilled to announce the new Spring Swing Golf program. This 4 session program with The Bay Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 29 & 30 andJune 5 & 6. This is a great way to get ready for golf season. The cost is $125 and registration is open on our website […] Read more »
Local Luncheon Ladies Unite to End ‘Period Poverty’
The ladies who luncheon together every Friday at the Bay Club know how to enjoy themselves. They reserve a long row of tables lined end to end and, on days like May 24, they cram as many seats in as they can while sipping blood orange mimosas and chatting, laughing, and celebrating their fortune of […] Read more »
Edith B. (Barrows) Rehbein
Edith B. (Barrows) Rehbein, 89, of Marion, died April 30, 2019 at home. She was the widow of the late Roy H. Rehbein and the daughter of the late Stanley and Sadie Louise (Wrenn) Barrows. She was born in Milford and lived in Hopedale for many years. She then lived in Middleboro and Carver before […] Read more »
Sherlock Holmes’ Mystery at the Manor
The fifth and sixth grade students from the Rochester Memorial School Drama Club will be performing “Sherlock Holmes’ Mystery at the Manor,” a two-act comedy/mystery adapted from Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. John Watson, head to Devonshire, England to solve the mystery of a large hound haunting the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Fire Station
To the Editor: In 1957 I was eleven years old. The Mattapoisett Fire Station was just six years old. We were both youngsters. Now we are both old. Neither of us can do what we once could. I can’t, for example, run to the fire station if the fire horn were to blow. In those […] Read more »
Pine Island Watershed Walks
Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) for a guided walk on the beautiful Pine Island Watershed lands north of Angelica Avenue and Crescent Beach on Saturday, May 4 and 11, 1:00 pm. MLT is working to preserve 120 acres of forests, streams, freshwater wetlands, and salt marsh in the Pine Island Watershed. Town Meeting on May […] Read more »
Kids Equipment Fun Day
Marion Recreation Department is sponsoring the 8th Annual Kids Equipment Fun Day, Saturday, May 11, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Washburn Park, Washburn Park Road, Marion. Rain Date is May 12. There will be fire trucks, dump trucks, bulldozers, mowers, police cars, and more. Bring the kids down to climb around and take pictures! Can […] Read more »
Rochester Council on Aging
The Rochester Senior Center will be hosting a Pampered Chef demonstration and luncheon on Monday, May 6. The demonstration begins at 11:30 am, with lunch to be served at 12:00 pm. Come for the demonstration and/or lunch! All are welcome! Please call us in advance to let us know that you are planning to attend. There […] Read more »
Groundbreaking Marks Start of Bike Path Project
It’s finally official! April 25 marked the official commencement of the expansion of the Mattapoisett bike path, and state officials, local officials, and the folks of Mattapoisett all gathered at the YMCA grounds at the end of Reservation Road to celebrate this latest phase of the bike path, one that will further connect area residents […] Read more »