Once again, experience made the difference in a decision to fill a health-related position in Marion. Earlier this year upon the dissolution of the Marion-Rochester Health District and the retirement of Karen Walega from service to Marion, the town hired Dave Flaherty as its health director. He was selected by the Board of Health in […] Read more »
Dagmar (Scheve) Unhoch died peacefully in her Marion home of 55 years on Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was the loving wife of George L. Unhoch, Jr., devoted mother of Christina Unhoch Mason and the late Bettina Unhoch Pike; and adoring grandmother (Oma) to her seven beloved grandchildren: Lucy, Nicholas, George, Olivia, Lili, Logan, and […] Read more »
Eva (Monteiro) DeBarros, 88, of New Bedford, formerly of Marion died Thursday, August 6, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Russell DeBarros, Sr. She was the daughter of the late John and Aurora (Neves) Monteiro. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she came to the United […] Read more »
Frederick Lane Baybutt passed on August 3, 2020 unexpectedly from a sudden heart event. Fred was born September 14, 1959, in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard and Nancy (Dailey) Baybutt. He moved to Keene, NH in 1960, and spent his summers with family in Holly Woods, Mattapoisett, MA. Fred attended Keene Public Schools through […] Read more »
Tritown Against Racism made a spirited introduction to the Rochester Board of Selectmen during the latter’s August 3 public meeting. “Our mission is to intentionally create an anti-racism atmosphere,” explained Tritown Against Racism member Alison Noyce to the selectmen. “Our philosophy is to start where you live. There is a huge racism problem in our […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is holding the “Taste of Mattapoisett” differently this year. We are featuring one of our restaurants each week “2020 Taste” Week 4: The Inn at Shipyard Park is ending Saturday, August 8. The Inn at Shipyard Park is open daily; Monday through Saturday, 12:00 to 10:00 pm. They have outdoor, indoor seating […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
Casey Allaire is still receiving awards for the impressive work she did as a student-athlete, even though her competitive diving days are behind her. After a successful high school career at Bishop Stang, the Mattapoisett native took her talents to Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. After she was named the Little East Conference’s Rookie […] Read more »
The July 31 Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board meeting might have been a brief one, but the new business agenda line item is already making a big difference to boaters. Opening the meeting a bit belatedly due to technical difficulties with the remote meeting platform, Chairman Carlos DeSousa displayed a graphic for those in attendance. The […] Read more »
Rochester has a number of monuments scattered about town. One, the Civil War Monument, across from the Town Hall had been mentioned previously in these writings. Have you ever stopped to read the names of the 33 brave men who went to war to save our Nation? Perhaps you have an ancestor on that list. One such […] Read more »