The neighborhood Coyote often visiting our backyards and seen running along country roads in the headlights of our cars has evolved in crossbreeding to be as large today as a German Shepard dog. The modern Coyote has become much bigger than the small, 25-pound western canine that we saw in a Walt Disney character […] Read more »
Hummingbirds with Dana Duxbury-Fox and Bob Fox on Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library and online. Email nbcbirdclub@gmail.com for information and the Zoom link. Dana and Bob have developed a new talk focusing on Hummingbirds, that spectacular bird family we love and think we know. They will begin […] Read more »
Creating a town out of unsettled land was the Proprietors’, founders of Rochester, task. Deciding what a town would need most, led them in 1683 to give Joseph Burge land, materials and access to water on the condition that he would build and operate a gristmill. Fourteen years later, they offered land to Anthony […] Read more »
On Wednesday, October 26, the Wareham Police Association is holding a blood drive from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Wareham Police Station. The event is in honor of two-year-old “Warrior Princess” Rylie Grace Dion. In June, Rylie was admitted to Boston’s Children’s Hospital due to swollen lymph nodes. The following month, she […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night said no twice, but in a very positive way. In two public hearings, the commission issued determinations that projects to build an agricultural storage shed at 0 Pierce Street and replace a failing septic system at 213 Walnut Plain Road will not impact nearby wetlands. The […] Read more »
The ORRHS National Honor Society is offering free tutoring services for students in grades K-12 in the Tri-Town. They have a group of dedicated high school seniors who are able to help students in all subject areas. Please reach out to Caitlin Collier at caitlincollier@oldrochester.org to inquire. Read more »
After our Open House on Saturday, October 22, the Museum will be open on Sunday the October 23 from 1:00-3:00. We hope to be open the following Sundays, but it will be best to check with Sue 508 295 8908 or Connie 508 763 4932. Read more »
Late for soccer sign-ups, Leon Hayward would be ahead of his time in the game of hockey. “There wasn’t a lot of hockey in Seattle … I ended up playing … on an accident, really. I didn’t sign up for a soccer team on time and had a friend say, ‘You should try […] Read more »
During Tuesday night’s public meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board, members heard from Town Administrator Mike Lorenco the stages that have taken or will take place from the UMass Boston Collins Center school-consolidation study. Present throughout the evening was Mattapoisett School Committee member Carly Lavin, who has stepped forward as an active team […] Read more »
Audrey Plumb of Marion, has received a partial scholarship to Rochester Institute of Technology to pursue performing arts in instrumental music. Plumb, a graduate of Eagle Hill School, is a first-year student in the Production Option – Film and Animation BFA program. Read more »