William “Bill” Standish Bradford passed away peacefully in his 90th year in Marion Massachusetts. He was the loving father of three children, Laura, Stan and Jamie. Born on December 29, 1933, in Hampstead Heath, England to American parents William and Helen Bradford. Bill spent his childhood on Cape Cod and in southern Massachusetts. He […] Read more »
Ernest J. Davoll, Sr., 88, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his home in Rochester just a few days prior to his 89th birthday. He was the husband of the late Arabelle (Burns) Davoll. Born in Middleboro, he was the son of the late Irving E. Salley and Ruth (Henshaw) Davoll. He moved to […] Read more »
Indoor Holiday Book Sale through December 23 – Find great gifts for the whole family at our annual holiday book sale at the Elizabeth Taber Library. Get books, puzzles, DVDS, games, library T-shirts, and raffle tickets to an array of prize baskets. 3D printed holiday ornament kits – Available starting December 4. Convert drawings […] Read more »
Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path ask residents who are enjoying the Shining Tides Mile to consider the “bike path” in their year-end giving plans. We’re now working with the Town on Phase 2 which will extend the Mattapoisett Rail Trail from Depot Street into the Park Street neighborhood and over to Marion. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board met with Administrator of Assessing Mia Robinson to determine whether or not the town should continue with a single tax rate for all forms of real and personal property. The decision was unanimous to stay the course with a single rate. In her presentation to the board and the […] Read more »
Jane Ellen Ford Barker of Marion, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on December 7, 2023. Jane, the daughter of William Blanchard Ford and Elizabeth Castle Ford, was born on December 28, 1929 in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA in 1947, and attended Connecticut College in New London, CT. Charlie Ford, […] Read more »
Alexander J. Thomson, aka “Slim”, 90, of Rochester, MA passed away November 27, 2023 after a lengthy illness. Born in Toronto, Canada, he later moved to Massachusetts and became a citizen of the USA. Alex, aka Slim, was a Local 37 ironworker in Providence, RI. He was a skilled auto body mechanic and fixed […] Read more »
Currently on display at the Rochester Historical Museum on County Road as part of our Maps, Signs and Celebrations exhibit are pictures, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and artifacts that tell the stories of how Rochester celebrated two important anniversaries. In 1976, they joined together to celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States and then from 1979-1986, […] Read more »
The ladies of the Rochester Women’s Club will be hosting a visit from Santa on December 16 at the Club House located at 37 Marion Road. From 11 to 1, Santa will be available for a chat and a photo. This is an opportunity for parents to bring along their phones or cameras and catch […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday struggled to approve a rather problematic Notice of Intent to construct a single-family home with an on-site well, septic and associated grading within the 25-foot wetland buffer zone at 0 Bishop Road. Even the applicant’s representative, Darren Michaelis of Wareham-based Foresight Engineering admitted the plan proposed by the landowner […] Read more »