Mary E. Roberts, of Rochester, passed away May 1, 2022 at the age of 69, after a long illness. Mary grew up in Bridgewater and graduated from Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, Class of 1970. She was an active alumna and helped plan many of her class reunions. After high school, Mary became a Hair […] Read more »
A Special Permit was approved for a very large, stand-alone garage when the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met on April 21. Seated to hear the single case on this night’s agenda were Chairman Susan Akin, Kenneth Pacheco, Colby Rottler and Jordan Rodrigues. Coming before the board and representing his client Tracey White was […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, Inc. is sponsoring another Electronics and Household Appliance Recycling Event. The event will be held May 21 in the parking area next to Jacks Kitchen, 22 County Road, Route 6, Mattapoisett, MA between 9:00am and 1:00 pm. Donation receipts provided. This event presents a great opportunity to clear out all […] Read more »
The Rochester Fire Department will again sponsor the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race this year and with a lot of similarities to races that took place a few years ago and previously. Some differences this year will be that only one registration session will be held, the Dorothy hot dog stand will be back […] Read more »
The Town of Marion approved its newest Master Plan in 2017, but only now is it closing in on finalizing the open space and recreation part of that document. The draft Open Space and Recreation plan includes juicy possibilities such as installing sidewalks and shared paths on Front Street, Point Road, Delano Road, the […] Read more »
The Marion Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Phase I of the Marion Historic Survey Update has recently been completed. Work on this project included updating and expanding the Historic Inventory in much of the Marion Village area in order to make it more accessible, more easily usable and fully compliant with current state […] Read more »
The largest predatory master of the sky over Buzzards Bay as well as the national aerial emblem of America is returning to be frequently seen along our south-coast shoreline. However, according to Benjamin Franklin, the Bald Eagle is not at all regal because of a flawed character reputation of acquired bad habits. He said […] Read more »
The recent resignation of Marion Health Agent Ana Wimmer, acknowledged during the April 21 public meeting of the Marion Board of Health, has its members seeking a full-time appointment to what has been a very busy part-time job. Board of Health Chairperson Dot Brown said one of the problems was the challenge of […] Read more »
After a two-game losing streak saw the Old Rochester Regional High School baseball team come into its April 20 game against Dennis-Yarmouth in need of a win, the Bulldogs did what they needed to do and dominated. ORR picked up a lopsided win in the away game with a final score of 12-1 after six […] Read more »
Late into the April 25 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, Mattapoisett Neck Road property owner Michelle Gregoire informally appeared in what became a bitter discussion over enforcement orders and permitted cutting of barrier beach campsites. To fully understand the chain of events that led to the Enforcement Order that Gregoire received in […] Read more »