Katherine Solowey, of Mattapoisett was recently named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) spring All-Academic Team for women’s tennis. The recognition honors sophomores, juniors and seniors who have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Solowey, a rising sophomore majoring in economics, is a graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury High […] Read more »
Brendan Annett of the Buzzards Bay Coalition was on hand at Tuesday’s meeting of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee to clarify aspects of a contingency agreement that needs approval from all four MRV member towns and as of June 13, had yet to get it from the Town of Rochester. […] Read more »
Exciting news from the Mattapoisett (Historical Society) Museum was shared on June 11 with the introduction of the new curator, Connor Gaudet, who holds master’s degrees from Long Island University and New York University and brings an impressive range of experiences to the position. Gaudet said that he had been the oral history […] Read more »
The Friends of the Rochester Council on Aging and the Rochester TRIAD group invites our senior community and their grandchildren to our Rochester Community Block Party. The event will take place on Thursday, June 22 from 1-4 pm at the Rochester Senior Center on 67 Dexter Lane in Rochester. Classic Rock performed by the band […] Read more »
Over 50 members of the Marion Garden Group were joined by 10 new members for the Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Beverly Yacht Club on Tuesday, June 6. The following officers for the Board were proposed and approved: Suzy Taylor, president; Sarah Mitchell, vice-president; Lindy Williamson, Secretary; Phyllis Partridge, treasurer; Kathleen Egger, membership; Martha […] Read more »
Dr. James Francis Tierney, Jr., 94, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 11, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in Boston, the son of Dr. James F. Tierney, Sr. and Margaret (Crowley) Tierney. After graduating from Boston College, he attended Boston University School of […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday considered in a public hearing a special permit and site-plan review approval application to construct a commercial building that will house a recreational-marijuana establishment, Megan’s Organic Market, at 621 County Road. The hearing was ultimately continued until the panel’s next meeting on June 27 after the applicant’s engineering representative, […] Read more »
This spring, the Mattapoisett Boy Scouts of Troop 53 embarked on a community service project with the building and installation of 10 birdhouses. The goal of the project was to benefit the community by providing habitat for birds that consume a lot of mosquitos. These houses were designed to attract wrens, bluebirds, swallows and […] Read more »
The 11th-seeded Old Rochester Regional girls’ tennis team won two MIAA Division 3 state-tournament matches before falling in the quarterfinals to third-seeded Dover-Sherborn (21-0) by a 3-2 score on June 10. The Bulldogs, who had eliminated 22nd-seeded Ashland and sixth-seeded Medfield in prior rounds, finished their season at 13-4. The 10th-seeded ORR […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society is very excited about our upcoming program and speaker on June 21 at 7:00 pm at our museum at 355 County Rd. Perhaps you heard stories from your parents or grandparents or you may remember when Mary’s Pond was a destination with more happening than fishing and kayaking. Peter Balzarini […] Read more »