The Marion Conservation Commission, on June 12, decided to respond to one property owner’s request to investigate a drainage pipe that extends from 692 Mill Street under Giffords Road onto an adjacent property owned by Eleanor Mello. Chairman Jeff Doubrava said he took a look at the pipe that he described as a black plastic […] Read more »
Looking for funding? The Rochester Cultural Council (RCC) reminds you that funds for cultural activities within the Rochester/Tri-Town area are available for 2020. Consider applying to the RCC if you have a project/event that benefits the community in the arts, sciences, or humanities. Grant applications for 2020 are accepted in the fall (Sept. 1 – […] Read more »
Promoting kindness has been the focus of Mrs. Rusinoski’s program “Be The Nice Kid” this school year. The fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students have met her challenge at Old Hammondtown School. Over the course of the school year, staff members were asked to note students’ acts of kindness towards others. Names that were submitted […] Read more »
Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) BERMUDA, June 18, 2019: Kiwi Spirit was the line honors leader from start to finish in the 2019 Marion Bermuda Race. The Farr 63 finished off St. David’s Lighthouse at 2:27:59 on Tuesday. Francis Seldorff’s Kinship, a Baltic 52, was second across the line at 5:01:02. Friends and families and volunteers have all […] Read more »
Inspiration: Time & Texture at the Mattapoisett Museum – Please join us for the opening of our special exhibition on Thursday, June 27at 5:30 pm at 5 Church Street in Mattapoisett. Inspiration: Time & Texture is an invitational art exhibit featuring works by local artists, inspired by the collections of the Mattapoisett Museum. Each artist was […] Read more »
The highlight of SCOPE week for seventh grade students of Old Rochester Regional is the annual cardboard boat race when groups of students have a blast designing and building their boats of cardboard and duct tape to race on the open waters off Mattapoisett Harbor. The week of activities include field trips and creative learning […] Read more »
On June 10 as the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission prepared to open their meeting, Chairman Mike King, in an aside to his fellow board members, said that this was his second to last meeting. King said that his appointment to the commission was ending on July 1 when the new fiscal year began and that he […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Road Race Committee is gearing up for our annual race to be held at 9:00 am on Thursday, July 4. The committee is looking for the oldest Mattapoisett Road Race t-shirts. If you have the oldest t-shirt, you will get free registration to next year’s “50th Anniversary” road race. Simply bring your t-shirt to […] Read more »
Hate Ticks? Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, June 26from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm for a tick talk by local expert Blake Dinius and learn how to deal with them. Summer vacation is almost here! Get ready for fun! Beaches! Camping! Cookouts! And nymphal deer ticks! The CDC estimates nearly 300,000 cases […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board finished quickly with its business on the June 11 agenda with the continuation of two public hearings and the closing of one uncomplicated application, leaving plenty of time for some solar project updates needing attention. After giving Town Planner Steve Starrett some flak for vouchers seeking reimbursement for an over $200 […] Read more »