Cushing Cemetery is holding a meeting at the Mattapoisett Library on April 15 at 1 pm. The meeting will be downstairs and is open to the public. We will be talking about many topics all concerning the cemetery, what we have been doing, what our goals are, what we have to do to achieve […] Read more »
The Rochester School Committee unanimously voted during its March 23 public meeting to approve Superintendent of School Mike Nelson’s proposed FY24 school budget of $7,025,493. The figure above includes $200,563 for Bristol Agricultural High School, which is not included in the general operating budget of $6,816,930. The operating budget represents an increase of […] Read more »
The March 27 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found its members sitting across the conference table from homeowner Katherine Wood, 1 Pinebrook Lane. Wood said that when she recently learned that cutting and clearing activities on her property were in violation of an issued Order of Conditions, she was surprised. She was further […] Read more »
While the Rochester Historical Museum at the East Rochester Congregational Church at 355 County Road does not have regular hours, we are always more than willing to open for anyone who would like to visit our current exhibit, tour our 1800’s church which is on the National Register of Historic Places, or visit our shop […] Read more »
The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be holding its monthly meeting April 4, at the North Rochester Congregational Church, 289 North Avenue Rochester. The meeting will begin at 6 pm lower level of the church. On the agenda will be a discussion and planning for Rochester’s Town Meeting, May 22, and town elections to be […] Read more »
The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the most high-profile birds on the North American continent. It is nearly as big as a crow in color, black with bold, white stripes down its neck. It is named pileated because the dictionary derives from the term “pileated,” meaning capped top of its head covered with a […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee wants to build a solar farm on a 1.4-acre patch of land at Benson Brook that eight years ago had been vetted by the Conservation Commission for the purpose of a leaf dump. In his research, committee member Bill Saltonstall discovered that hay bales bordering the site against […] Read more »
The Arbor Day Festival will once again be presented by the Wareham Garden Club April 18 from 10 am to 2 pm at A.D. Makepeace Company, 158 Tihonet Road, Wareham. The Festival this year will celebrate the pivotal role that trees play in our environment and in our conservation efforts. It will include free tree […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is pleased to present its newest exhibit featuring the works of Evelyn Kendall with an opening reception scheduled on Saturday, April 1 from 3:00-5:00 pm. The show will include Mrs. Kendall’s traditional sailor’s valentines, shell compositions and sculptures. Evelyn Way Kendall (1893-1979) was born in Ontario, Canada and […] Read more »
Deputy Harbormaster Adam Murphy came away with a measure of confidence from his recent meeting with new Town Administrator Geoff Gorman, in which they and Harbormaster Isaac Perry went over “how the (Harbormaster) Department operates and how to make it better, reach goals that we’ve set. “I can honestly say after meeting with […] Read more »