On Wednesday, December 9, the Mattapoisett Master Plan Committee (MMPC) met for the first time via Zoom. The role of the MMPC is to work with the Planning Board to guide the project by identifying local goals and priorities, to comment on and to influence work that the project team creates, and to be optimistic […] Read more »
Clifford A. Bodge, 85, of Mattapoisett died January 11, 2021 at home after a lengthy illness surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Ann H. (Brady) Bodge and the late Barbara J. (Brady) Bodge. Born in Quincy, MA he was the son of the late John A. and Mildred […] Read more »
Rochester Selectman Woody Hartley has been working on potential grant funding to add a three-season room to the Senior Center at 67 Dexter Lane. Simultaneously, Hartley was also looking into a MassDOT Shared Streets grant that would have funded a solar canopy over a parking lot in the area of Town Hall, but that […] 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 »
Marion Public Health Nurse Lori Desmarais told the Marion Board of Health on January 5 that COVID-19 vaccination clinics will begin inoculating local first responders from Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Wareham as soon as next week. According to Board of Health Chairman Dr. Edward Hoffer, Marion received 400 doses of the vaccine, which […] Read more »
Frank J. Weckesser, 83, of Rochester, died Friday, January 8, 2021 at Mass. General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. He was the husband of Carol A. (Godsoe) Weckesser. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Francis and Elizabeth (Curran) Weckesser. Frank or “Grumpy,” as most called him was […] Read more »
If you would like to participate in Plumb Library’s Zoom Storytime, please register on the Plumb Library event calendar by January 30. The Event Calendar is found on the library’s website www.plumblibrary.com. The combined Winter/Spring session will begin the first week of February and will end the last week of April. Once the class is confirmed, […] Read more »
Happy New Year to all! With your help, the Rochester Historical Society has survived into 2021. While the museum is essentially closed, we are open by appointment for shopping. We are always here to answer questions about Rochester history (eshbach2@aol.com or sasha@comcast.net), and we are working toward hopefully offering programs in the spring. At that […] Read more »
Being a tree warden is no small task. The average tree warden must possess a spectrum of skills, like maintaining public tree inventories, interfacing with the public and town government, and performing physical labor such as pruning, planting, and cutting down trees. Since 1899, according to the Massachusetts Tree Warden and Foresters Association, […] Read more »
Starting January 1, Sippican Lands Trust will offer specific reservation slots to our 1,800-foot long Osprey Marsh accessible boardwalk for visitors at high-risk or otherwise unable to social distance safely. Visitors needing a one-hour time slot can set up at an appointment at sippicanlandstrust.setmore.com for a visit to the Osprey Marsh accessible boardwalk on Sundays from 3:00 […] Read more »