We’ve hosted some walks for our human supporters before, but now we want to include our canine supporters too. Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust for a walk and bring your four-legged friends. On Friday, March 10, we will meet at 4 pm at the MLT kiosk on Anchorage Way and walk the Brandt Island Cove […] Read more »
There are still openings with AARP tax preparers at the Mattapoisett and Rochester Councils on Aging. All ages are welcome to make an appointment by calling either the Mattapoisett COA at 508-758-4110 or the Rochester COA at 508-763-8723, Ext. 201. Read more »
Dear Editor: It is difficult to venture out for a walk, a bike ride, or put a canoe in the water without seeing the blight and pollution caused by ubiquitous nip bottles that degrade Marion’s streets, parks, streams, bays, beaches, fields, and properties. I believe the phrase “…including the conservation of natural resources […] Read more »
Lydia Francis Coelho Dominici, 95, of Milford, passed away peacefully at Countryside Health Care where she was dearly loved. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Belmira Coelho, sister of Deena Herlihy and Alice Tessicini and the late Elsie Hoberg. Lydia was born and raised on Lawrence Street in Milford. She graduated from […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club’s Spring musical production of “Once Upon a Mattress” will take the stage on March 30, 31 & April 1 at 7 pm and April 2 at 2 pm. This will be the fourth show for Director Maxx Domingos and third show for Assistant Director Sarah Whinnem as […] Read more »
The timing of the wind-down of the local elementary schools’ two-year improvement plans and the Old Rochester Regional School District’s Vision 2023 plan with the emergence of a new, outsourced, literacy-assessment program is music to the ears of the Mattapoisett School Committee. Darci Burns, PhD and Executive Director of Hill for Literacy, Inc., […] Read more »
Beauty is everywhere, always with us and sweet as honey. Beauty is in all that we see in the glories of nature, in the faces of children, in the wisdom of the aged, and in the promise of the young. Beauty is in the wonders we smell, in the flowers and in the fresh-mown meadows, […] Read more »
Earth Day 2023 is fast approaching, and the Rochester Women’s Club once again will be sponsoring this year’s town wide clean up on Saturday April 22 from 9 am -2 pm. Local groups or clubs, families, neighborhoods and town organizations are encouraged to join us as we do our best to sweep the streets of […] Read more »
Spring will be here soon and the historical society is gearing up for a busy season. Some of our events: April 19, meeting at 7:00 pm at museum 355 County Road, Rochester, celebrations through 1936 with a sneak peek at our exhibit Maps, Signs and Celebrations. Part 2 opening in September May […] Read more »
The Greater New Bedford Garden Club is offering two $1,500 scholarships to residents of the Greater New Bedford area who are high school seniors graduating in June and who are planning to attend a four-year college and pursue a degree in horticulture, landscape design, agriculture, forestry, conservation or environmental science. The goals of the […] Read more »