To the Editor: Nearly lost in the hubbub at Mattapoisett’s Annual Town Meeting on May 9th was the excellent report provided by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). That report, printed on yellow paper, details CPC awards totaling $2.356 million from 2009 through 2021. We calculate that $0.707 million of these awards have been spent […] Read more »
A Profusion of Abstraction
Spring in all its glory is fully evident throughout our patch of the globe. Flowering trees combine with perennials to color the landscapes as only they can do. At the Marion Art Center, a new exhibit has just opened that adds to the delights of spring with color galore. Titled Profusion of Color: Abstracts, […] Read more »
Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library
Lego Club Thursday, 4 pm, May-September – Lego club is back! Join us Thursdays at 4 pm in the library courtyard for child-led play, open to all ages. This is a drop-in activity, we provide the Legos, you provide the creativity! Oversized-Legos available for young children. Lego club will be held indoors in case of […] Read more »
Schools Troubled by Consolidation Timeline
The UMass Boston Collins Center for Public Management sent representative Heather Michaud to present an introduction of the center’s facilities study to Monday night’s public meeting of the Mattapoisett School Committee. A recent downward trend in student enrollment in the Tri-Towns, coupled together with Mattapoisett’s budgetary challenges, has sparked interest among town officials […] Read more »
ORR’s Wright Scores 200th Goal
The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ lacrosse team is 12-1 in the 2022 season, and a major driving force for the team has been senior Maddie Wright. Last week, she led the Lady Bulldogs to three big wins and in the process, found herself joining the 200-goal club. After a 9-8 win at […] Read more »
Panelists Discuss Immigrant, Refugee Issues
Immigrants are people leaving their country of origin by choice. Those choices may be many, but their movement ultimately is by choice. Refugees are people fleeing their country of origins for reasons of personal safety; the safety issues may be varied, but in the end, this group had no choice. While these people may […] Read more »
From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society
People driving by Plumb Corner these days may have the same reaction that they had when the shopping area was being built and that would be a comment about how Rochester was changing. While change is real and often inevitable, there is a nearby spot at the intersection of Marion Road. and Mary’s Pond Road. […] Read more »
Academic Achievements
Collin Fitzpatrick of Marion, majoring in Economics, was awarded a Certificate in Finance & Banking from College of the Holy Cross’ Carlyse and Arthur A. Ciocca ’59 Center for Business, Ethics and Society. Read more »
Thank You Marion
To the Editor; I would like to thank all the Marion residents who trusted me with their votes, and I can only wish there had been a few more of them. Best of luck to Toby in his new role. I particularly thank the many friends who invited their friends and neighbors to […] Read more »
Rochester School Committee Candidates
Editor’s Note: Below are statements from five Rochester School Committee candidates, who are running in two distinct races. The first is a three-year term for the seat presently occupied by Sharon Hartley, who is being challenged by Melissa Goneau. The second is a three-candidate race to serve a two-year term to fill the seat vacated […] Read more »