This is the second month for the successful STEAM Projects to Go! STEAM Projects to Go are created for busy teens, grades 6 to 12, who still want to engage with library programming and their community. This month’s project will explore light science and teens will be creating a handheld projector. Further, it will inspire […] Read more »
To the Editor: As a longtime member of our local League of Women Voters which has always promoted free and fair elections, I am outraged by the recent moves by this Administration to curtail the services of the United States Postal System. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent, you too should be outraged. The […] Read more »
August 19 was originally scheduled to be the last day on the job for Marion Public Health Nurse Kathy Downey, but her retirement is on hold until the second weekend of September so she can assist her newly-appointed replacement, Lori Desmarais, who will start on September 8. In reporting to the Board of Health on […] Read more »
For many, the idea of living with sharks is a fairly new phenomenon. After all, sharks like warm water – right? Sharks are not that common around the northeast – right? Most sharks stay in tropical locations – right? Wrong! Spend a little time with well-known and highly-respected shark expert Dr. Greg Skomal, and you’ll […] Read more »
William J. “Bill” McMorrow, 77, of Mattapoisett, MA and Bradenton, FL, passed away peacefully at his summer home, on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Doucette) McMorrow for 54 years. Bill was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late William H. McMorrow and Joan (Sawyer) McMorrow. Bill and […] Read more »
When the congregation of the East Rochester Church at 355 County Road dwindled to a very few, the church was sold for a dollar to the Historical Society and took on a new mission as a museum to gather and preserve Rochester history. Inside the Museum, it still remains a church, but one with a […] Read more »
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will have 8:00 am services August 23 with the Rev. Nathan Humphrey, Rector, St. John the Evangelist, Newport, RI. Masks are required and all other safety precautions will be in place at the church. All are welcome! Read more »
Bryant University is pleased to recognize the Class of 2020 who have completed their undergraduate studies to earn a Bryant University degree, one which has more value now than at any time in Bryant’s history. Drew Estes of Rochester earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Finance. Kaleigh Goulart of Marion earned a Bachelor of Arts […] Read more »
I was having lunch a couple of summers ago with noted double threat Helen Wan, novelist/lawyer, and as I complained about writer’s block and misrepresented my world-class procrastination, she recommended a book called Daily Rituals. I picked up a copy soon after and promptly put off reading it in keeping with my usual, shiftless style. This […] Read more »
All the while concocting three distinct scenarios for a 2020-21 return to school, Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson has also been leading a small hiring committee to find the right person to function in the role he had held six years as Doug White’s assistant. On the same day that the ORR […] Read more »