Ralph E. Parsons, 75, aka “Rocky”, aka “Ralphy”, aka “Dad”, aka “Papa Ralph”, finally allowed his big, generous, fun loving heart to retire peacefully yesterday at his home at Dexter Beach in Marion. Ralph’s heart had quite the amazing history. It took its first marvelous thumps in New Haven, CT. His mother Rita, his father […] Read more »
A Special Permit application for an in-house, dog-training business at 16 Bishop Road drew a standing-room-only crowd of concerned neighbors to Rochester Town Hall on November 9, forcing the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals’ public hearing to be postponed. After noting that the meeting was no longer accessible to all who wanted to […] Read more »
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Even as a little boy when you’d think it would be just like any other day, just me and my mother and father at the dinner table, it was special. Instead of the usual meatloaf or tuna casserole, or “potato bargain” … a concoction of sliced potatoes […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School football team got a touchdown from Gavin Martin and a two-point conversion from Devin St Germaine, but a stingy Shawsheen Tech defense ended the Bulldogs’ postseason run with a 28-8 victory in the teams’ MIAA Division 5 quarterfinal on November 10 in Billerica. “We had our chances […] Read more »
On Friday, December 8, from 6:30 – 7:30, the Marion Natural History Museum will welcome Steven Wright and Jason Zimmer, wildlife biologists with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. They will be giving a presentation on the Black Bears in Massachusetts. Black bears are found throughout much of the state, including southeastern Massachusetts. […] Read more »
Sarah Sollauer of Rochester has made the Dean’s List at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the summer 2023 semester. Read more »
During Monday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, it was announced that the commission’s agent, Brandon Faneuf, will be handling clerical duties in the absence of a clerk in the commission’s office. Faneuf asked for the community’s patience as he handles additional duties for the town and the commission and asked that […] Read more »
James Parker likes to keep busy. After a very active life filled with military service and commercial business success, he turned to his love of painting and research of all things Americana. For many years now, Parker has been painting in the self-taught folk or primitive style. He has found that nearly every street, […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Rd. will be open from 1:00-3:00 on Sundays, November 19 and 26. It’s a good time to view the exhibit and get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Watch for information on our December Holiday Organ Sing. Read more »
The Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee heard from David Wong of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection during the former’s monthly public meeting on Tuesday afternoon, and the message about the invasive species discovered at Snipatuit Pond in Rochester and the Mattapoisett River Watershed is that they have spread, but on […] Read more »