The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association fall sports season is set to start soon, but many schools have chosen to opt for the “Fall II” season. Old Rochester Regional High School had hoped to play fall sports during their normal months, but like Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School, the Bulldogs have opted to play their […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board meeting held on September 8 brought updates to the longstanding public hearing on the proposed mixed-use development at 22 Cranberry Highway adjacent to Seasons Corner Market. Phil Cordeiro, representing Steen Realty and Rochester Crossroads LLC’s project that includes 208 residential units and commercial space, began his presentation with a basic outline […] Read more »
Wareham Garden Club members maintain garden and landscape sites around the Wareham community. Members wear bright yellow safety vests while attending to gardens and plantings at the Lighthouse Gates, container along Main Street, Pezzoli Square, the Depot Traffic Islands at Onset and Minot Avenues, Minot Memorial Park, Memorial Gardens at the Post Office and Indian Neck […] Read more »
Kenneth J. Coelho, 50, of Westport passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was the husband of Beth A. (Vincelette) Coelho. Kenny was born in Fall River, son of Emily (Alves) Coelho of Fall River and the late Alfred M. Coelho and had resided in Westport since 1999. […] Read more »
When she visited Elizabeth Taber’s Acushnet grave with her three-and-a-half-year-old twin brothers in tow, Greta Agnew wanted to know why they called Elizabeth Taber “Marion’s Fairy Godmother.” The seven-year-old, rising second-grader from Winwood, Pennsylvania, had many more questions spurred on by a growing fascination for history while riding her bicycle around Marion. With little in […] Read more »
On September 8, Marion’s Planning Board held informal discussions with David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon, and Leone, Inc. for a two-lot subdivision proposed by Todd Zell for property he owns off County Road. The concept includes two residential parcels of approximately 5 acres each with a shared private roadway off County Road. Zell also owns […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library has just extended its hours of operation to include Tuesday nights and Sundays. Patrons are now able to utilize all of the library’s services at these times. This includes placing holds, information requests, and readers advisory by phone along with side-door pick-up. Patrons will continue to be able to place […] Read more »
What do you get when the weather is super fine for boating and you are the harbormasters of very popular seaside locations – oh, and toss in a summertime holiday weekend? You get busy. As summer winds down in fine weather style, Isaac Perry, Marion harbormaster, and Jamie McIntosh, Mattapoisett harbormaster, found their departments in […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites you to join us for a public meeting on Tuesday, September 15 (Rain date: September 17) at 4:00 pm at The Bogs in Mattapoisett (across from 138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett) to learn about a project to restore wetlands and improve trails at this popular Coalition property. The Coalition acquired the 220-acre property […] Read more »
A proud Fire Chief Scott Wiegel and Grant Writer Marcia Kessler met with the Rochester Board of Selectmen on September 8 to discuss the $120,155 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding awarded in August. This grant acquisition is a part of the larger FEMA $41,300,000 nationwide “SAFER” program, which is designed to improve […] Read more »