The Marion Board of Health held a remote public hearing on June 16 to consider public comment on a proposed regulation that would require new construction to install a nitrogen-reducing septic system if access to the municipal sewer is unavailable. The regulation would also require failed septic systems to be replaced with the new nitrogen-reducing […] Read more »
Robert J. Zora, 97, of Marion, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Florence L. (Akins) Zora. Born in Marion, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Anna (Medeiros) Zora. Mr. Zora worked for many years as a shellfisherman. He was a […] Read more »
An admission that the Old Rochester Regional School District and the teachers’ union had both failed to carry out in-depth review and implementation of programs that would expose racism at its core came from Cary Humphrey, chairman of the district committee, as the joint meeting opened on June 15. Earlier promises made during the 2019 […] Read more »
Here we are friends, ankle-deep in rich soils, watching the weather for rain events, anticipating bountiful crops and armloads of flowers – summer growing season in full swing, hip-hip-hooray. You’ve probably been thinking about the 2020 growing season since 2019 or even 2018 depending on what you’ve been planning. I’d say most New England gardeners […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen agreed to release Simple Recycling from its payment obligations through September 1 during the board’s June 15, remote access meeting. In her Town Administrator’s report, Suzanne Szyndlar told the selectmen that Simple Recycling, citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, told the town it will no longer be able […] Read more »
The full monthly newsletter is available on our website, www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Events and information are also on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/rochestercoa. The Rochester Council on Aging would like to thank all of the staff and volunteers for providing support to the senior community during the challenging times of the last few months. Your time, dedication, and commitment are […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) will host its 2020 Annual Meeting online via Zoom on Wednesday, June 24 at 5:30 pm. This year’s Annual Meeting will feature a talk titled “Celebrating 30 Years of Saving Rare Plants in Massachusetts” given by the State Botanist of Massachusetts, Robert Wernerehl, Ph.D. Wernerehl leads the botany program at the Natural […] Read more »
In the June 16 conclusion of a continued public hearing, the Marion Board of Selectmen voted to award Fieldstone Farm Market one of the town’s five licenses with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABCC) for the retail sale of beer and wine. There was no feedback from last week’s discussion in public hearing. The owner, […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School is inviting the community to come out to the Class of 2020 Parade on June 19 in the evening! There will be three town parades filtering into one unified parade around the high school campus: The Rochester parade begins at 6:45 pm from Dexter Lane. The Marion parade begins Washburn Park at […] Read more »
On June 11 the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen approved plans to reopen restaurants to customers by offering them outdoor seating. For most of the restaurants in town, outdoor seating was either limited or not offered in the past. Now with the state’s COVID-19 guidelines expanded to include on-site dining in an outdoor setting, many local […] Read more »