The Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee and Capital Planning Committee convened on Zoom June 8 for a vote on the 20 warrant articles to be presented at Rochester’s June 22 Town Meeting. Most of the articles had been talked out in prior meetings with the Select Board, FinCom, and some with Capital Planning. Clarifications were […] Read more »
Red and purple hearts, respective colors of Tabor Academy and College of The Holy Cross, decorated an overpass on I-195 and were held up by family, friends, and supporters all the way down Front Street past Tabor and beyond Marion village down to Pitcher Street for Hannah Strom’s June 3 homecoming. Strom had been recovering […] Read more »
The full monthly newsletter is available on our website, www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Events and information is also on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/rochestercoa. The Rochester Senior Center is working with the AARP Foundation to finalize tax preparations for the seniors who are still waiting for assistance. If you are waiting for tax assistance from AARP, they will be contacting […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham / New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and […] Read more »
Editor’s Note: The Wanderer invited candidates for contested seats on elected boards and committees in the tri-towns to submit up to 350 words stating their case to the voters. This week we hear from candidates in Mattapoisett and Rochester. The respective elections in these towns are scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, and Wednesday, June 17. […] Read more »
“We don’t know where local revenues are going to fall or what the state budget will be,” said Town Administrator Mike Lorenco during the June 8 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen. Selectman Paul Silva opened the financial discussion wondering aloud if Town Meeting should be postponed at least until August to give the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library has arranged for Blake Dinius from Plymouth County Extension to speak about ticks and mosquitoes to residents of our local area towns. This will be a free Zoom presentation that will take place on Monday, June 29 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Registration is required for this free presentation. Please email […] Read more »
Although there will be no in-person race this year, the Mattapoisett Road Race committee encourages you to get out and exercise while supporting the class of 2020. Funds raised by the road race normally go towards members of the graduating class as stipends for college. We would like to continue supporting the seniors this year, […] Read more »
To the Editor: Last November a Special Town Meeting was held at ORRHS to address whether we wanted to change the zoning by-laws thereby allowing Mattapoisett to be the Southeastern Massachusetts wholesale cultivation and distribution HUB for the marijuana industry. We work hard every day along with the police, schools, churches and others to create […] Read more »
Fieldstone Farm Market’s application for a license to sell beer and wine was discussed in a favorable light during Tuesday night’s public hearing, Marion’s first since the coronavirus pandemic forced public meetings out of municipal buildings and onto remote-access platforms. Owner Arnie Johnson, known to some in the tri-towns as chairman of Rochester’s Planning Board, […] Read more »