The recent disclosure that cost estimates for repairs to Long Wharf are nearly double the original figures was discussed at the August 25 public meeting of the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board. A week earlier, the Select Board reviewed the latest estimate provided by engineering consultants Childs Engineering Corporation expressing concern costs have soared […] Read more »
She was sitting in her kitchen removing stones from cherries with the aid of an antique extractor she’d found on a dusty shelf in the back of a secondhand shop. It was a red, runny mess of a job, but she was smiling, happy, enjoying herself. Her kitchen was a wonderland of old-fashioned […] Read more »
On Sunday, September 11 at 10 am, the Mattapoisett Congregational Church will once again host its “Welcome Home” event at Ned’s Point. Everyone in the Tri-Town area is invited to celebrate with us in worship followed by a BYO picnic lunch. Traditionally, representatives from the police and fire departments are recognized for their caring service […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Athletic Hall of Fame is happy to announce that we are finally moving our ORR Athletic Hall of Fame Induction agenda forward again with two “fall kick-off” alumni events after a two-year idle time during the COVID-19 epidemic. We are excited to announce aPeter Trow Memorial/Scholarship Golf Tournament to be held […] Read more »
Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission Chairman John Rockwell called a special public meeting for August 17 to discuss progress on the Point Road Bike Path. Rockwell explained to the members in a short, historical sketch that several years ago, the commission received a grant allowing it to construct a bike path/trail along Point […] Read more »
I am forming a Prayer Group for those who would like to join. Come out, September 16 at 6 pm at the Knights of Columbus. I would like to meet you and join forces; our town has been through a very difficult experience. We will be praying for all who were affected by the M.B.Y. […] Read more »
Over the many years of Rochester’s history, the town has been fortunate that so many prominent men have been so civic-minded. Some of these men were first sea captains, men of business or rose through the military. One such man was Charles Sturtevant, born on Nov. 11, 1757. He appears on the list of those […] Read more »
The University of Rhode Island celebrated more than 4,000 of its newest alumni during the University’s 136th Commencement including Madison Elise Carvalho of Rochester and Riley O Nordahl of Rochester. Close to 3,600 undergraduate degrees and more than 800 graduate degrees were conveyed to students during the ceremonies which took place May 20-22, 2022. Read more »
Ken Steen’s 120-unit, affordable-housing development planned off Route 6 near the Wareham town line is in line for its final public hearing with the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday, September 8, at 6:00 pm. Town Counsel Jon Witten advised the ZBA not to close the public hearing during its August 25 public […] Read more »
Every so often, one of the professional golf tours comes to the Boston area, and those of us interested in seeing how the elites blast the ball off the tee to a standard spot on the fairway, shape their irons and putt for dough stand silently and watch as the best in the world […] Read more »