Mattapoisett Land Trust and “History Hunter” Dean Withrow have reached an agreement to conduct historical research at selected MLT properties. Withrow will use a specialized metal detector to locate buried relics and will use careful techniques to remove what is found. Once cleaned and examined, all relics will be provided to MLT for safekeeping and […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to present its newest exhibit, The High School Art Show. Students are from Old Rochester Regional High School, New Bedford High, Tabor Academy, and ORR Junior High, and the galleries feature works by nearly 30 young artists. The MAC has also partnered with the grassroots community organization Tri-Town Against […] Read more »
To the Editor; Music and arts have been the hardest hit and longest shuttered factions of our society during this pandemic. The impacts are paralleled in our local school departments. Music students have been restricted from ultimately life affirming IRL experiences where harmony and collaboration are key components. DESE guidelines were updated as […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust is taking steps to assess its progress since 2015 on procuring opportunities for affordable housing in town. On March 9, the trust met with Eric Arbeene from the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) to review the 2015 Marion Housing Plan and learned that, despite having accomplished […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission apparently has settled on a plan of attack in its ongoing effort to calculate the cost and determine the optimum timing for the borrowing it will take to make the long-awaited upgrade to its water treatment facility. The nearly obsolete Targa II water-treating system presently used […] Read more »
All three of the Tri-Towns have a potential contest for a selectmen’s seat in the 2021 Annual Town Elections. Two chairmen, Rochester’s Paul Ciaburri and Marion’s Randy Parker, are both running for reelection. In Mattapoisett, longtime Selectman Paul Silva’s seat will be contested by Jodi Lynn Bauer, Nicki Demakis, and former Selectman Tyler […] Read more »
In old New England towns, cemeteries are interesting places for many reasons. In Rochester, like other towns, quite a few current cemeteries grew organically from small family plots. Today in Rochester, seven cemeteries are under the auspices of the Town Cemetery Commission. However, the first to be created in Rochester, the Rochester Center Cemetery, is […] Read more »
It was a busy week for Chuck McCullough, chairman of both the Mattapoisett Capital Planning and Community Preservation Committees. But that’s to be expected as the town’s budget-focused committees continue their review and recommendation processes in a lead-up to the Annual Spring Town Meeting. On March 3, McCullough met with the CPC to […] Read more »
As Mattapoisett resident Brad Hathaway shifted through yellowing documents and old school papers drafted seven decades ago, he came across an assignment that made his heart tickle with joy. The professor had written across the top, “Good story, should be printed in some paper.” Hathaway could never have imagined as he typed his essay […] Read more »
If you are a graduating high school senior from Rochester and are attending college in the fall, please see your guidance office for applications for the Rochester Women’s Club scholarships. The club has three available $1,000.00 scholarships. We are offering two Raymond C. Hartley Scholarships, available to all graduating seniors and one “Snookie” Nursing Scholarship, […] Read more »