Linda J. (Robert) Canty, age 72, of Wareham passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2020 after a long illness at All American Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Anita and Leo Robert of Fairhaven and New Bedford and the widow of the late James T. Canty. Born in Acushnet, Linda lived […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen encountered technical difficulties with the audio transmission of its July 8 hybrid meeting in which the board members and administration were present in town hall and any other attendees connecting via Zoom. Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar said work in ongoing to correct the audio problems for the next meeting, and […] Read more »
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will have 8:00 am services July 19 with Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector, St. Gabriel’s, Marion, MA. Masks are required and all other safety precautions will be in place at the church. All are welcome! Read more »
During the July 14 meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, a Spring Town Meeting date was set for August 17 at 6:00 pm at Old Rochester Regional High School, exact location therein to be determined. Town Administrator Mike Lorenco said he had been in discussions with school facility manager Eugene Jones and ORR Superintendent […] Read more »
Is soap art? “My soap is,” said Jennifer Marie Hofmann, who displays many colorful bars of soap in a booth sheltered by the shade of a tree during Marion’s “Arts in the Park” festival held by the Marion Arts Center on Sunday. The Ayer resident, who turned a 2009 hobby into a thriving business in […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Women’s Club (MWC) awarded four scholarships totaling $8500 for the 2020-2021 academic year. To continue offering generous scholarships, the MWC is proposing a modified Taste of the Town for the summer and fall of 2020, and to show our support and appreciation for restaurants that have given generously to the Club’s Scholarship Fund […] Read more »
Albert W. Richards, Jr., 94, of Woburn, formerly Buzzards Bay, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody. He was the husband of the late Eleanor L. (Cipriani) Richards. Mr. Richards was born in Newton and was the son of the late Albert W. Richards, Sr. and […] Read more »
Dr. Edgar H. Batcheller, Jr., known to family and friends as Terry, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his family summer home in Mattapoisett. He was born in Boston on March 9, 1937 to RAdm Edgar Hadley Batcheller and Anne Gordon (King) Batcheller. After serving two years in the United States Marine Corps, he […] Read more »
Great projects are rarely conceived according to the first draft and sometimes it takes a broken play to score a touchdown, but the volunteers who make the Mattapoisett Road Race what it’s become over a half-century have one thing in common: an ethic borne of passion for athleticism, their community and the Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »
Today 28 Marion Road in Rochester is a vacant lot, but for many years the buildings there were popular gathering spots. In 1710, the lot held a barn and stable for Ruggles Tavern. There were businesses here from then until a fire in July of 2011 destroyed the bakery, café and apartments located there. In […] Read more »