The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will perform “Macbeth” on May 21-22 as a drive-in movie at the high school. Based on “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by Sir William Shakespeare and starring Tyler Trudeau as Macbeth and Chloe Bean as Lady Macbeth, the cast includes Isabel Friedrichs, Lee Grondin, Jimmy Harrington, Bessie […] Read more »
A day before the Marion Board of Selectmen held its regularly scheduled meeting, they met on May 3 with Town Administrator Jay McGrail at the Police Station to truncate what easily could have been an arduous process taking months. Impressed with an internal candidate during the first wave of interviews brought about by […] Read more »
The Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School golf team had 10 matches slated for the Fall II season, all held in April. So, on top of the fall sport being played at the start of spring, the Cougars had a jam-packed, four-week schedule. Combine that with the fact that Old Colony’s top six golfers […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Planning Board member Janice Robbins expressed concern during the board’s May 3 meeting over what she considers endless requests from applicants for continuances. A continued hearing for a modification to a Form C Definitive Subdivision filed by Eric Medeiros for property located on Selha Way was scheduled, but the applicant asked for an […] Read more »
The Rochester Fire Department will again sponsor the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race this year, but with changes and restriction in order to make an effort to keep people safe and healthy as circumstances are relaxing somewhat in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both spectators and contestants must exercise self-discipline. Face masks must be […] Read more »
Save the date – Saturday, May22! The Museum at 355 County Road will be open from 10:00 – 3:00 with the grand opening of our new exhibit, “A Curator’s Show, Part 1: Treasures from the Past.” This will share many of the historic items donated over the years and previously tucked away. The exhibit is […] Read more »
Walter E. Bowman III passed away on May 5, 2021 at The Oaks in New Bedford following a long illness. He was the loving husband of Rosemary (Zajac) Bowman. Walt and Rose were married in 1973 and have lived in Mattapoisett since that time. Walter was the son of the late Walter E. Bowman, Jr. […] Read more »
Residents of River Road, which runs perpendicular from Route 6 along the Weweantic and Sippican rivers near the Wareham town line, petitioned the Board of Selectmen during its May 4 meeting to attach stipulations to its issuance of an alcohol license to Stone Rooster Hospitality. The applicant for an on-premises, all-alcohol license aims […] Read more »
In its meeting held on May 4, the Rochester Conservation Commission discussed a Request for Determination of Applicability that was filed by Thomas Lewis of TEC Associates regarding vegetation management and pesticide spraying along railroad tracks running through Rochester. The public meeting on the application in question was continued from the commission’s previously […] Read more »
The April 28 meeting of the Mattapoisett Bike/Pedestrian Committee, whose purpose in part is to study the impact of safety options and improvements on public ways, failed to reach a quorum. The planned “kick-off meeting” for the Complete Streets Projects was a fumble. Invitations had been sent to the Highway Department and the […] Read more »