Planting Island resident Dianne Cosman was admittedly excited at the thought that the Marion Planning Board was about to finalize a bylaw for short-term rentals that would be recommended to voters at the May 13 Annual Town Meeting, but after another lengthy discussion on Monday night, the board was further away from consensus than […] Read more »
Healthcare fraud tends to be “under the radar” for most of us, surfacing when authorities arrest those accused of such behavior or when guilty verdicts are announced and usually in stories buried on the inside pages of the newspaper. While it is widely acknowledged to be a serious problem, costing the government and […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Silas Coellner are pleased to share that six Old Rochester Regional Junior High School students participated in the Southeastern Massachusetts Music Educators Association Junior District Festival (SEMMEA) on March 8 and March 9. The two-day festival was hosted at New Bedford High School. Students from the MMEA Southeastern […] Read more »
March 27, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Inviting Pollinators in your yard with Joe Dwelly. Let’s take a look at gardening with the native plantings that our local pollinators rely on including, Monarchs and milkweed, Spicebush Swallowtail and sassafras, and the Mourning Cloak and hackberry. We will also be looking at wing pattern diversity. Meet […] Read more »
Over the last months I’ve written about various buildings in North Rochester; the old telephone office, the boarding house/ tavern/ private home and others. There is one that I haven’t mentioned and that is a house at 765 Snipatuit Rd. Now a private residence, it was first the site of the North Rochester Social Union. […] Read more »
I heard that some politicians who probably never served in the military are talking about bringing back the military draft. In the spirit of transparency, I did not serve in the military, but not for lack of trying. My father had given me six months to get a job or get married after college. With […] Read more »
Marion Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman, Police Chief Richard Nighelli and Harbormaster Adam Murphy are pleased to share that the Marion Harbormaster’s office, a division of the Marion Police Department, has launched a new online database. The Town of Marion has contracted with Town Moorings to create a user-friendly online platform, which launched on March […] Read more »
Get your team together to challenge friends and neighbors in a battle of wits at the Third Annual Lizzy T Trivia Bee – Friday, April 5 at 7pm at the Marion Music Hall. $200 for team registration, team sizes limited to 5-6 people. Silent auction, cash bar and free table snacks available. Spaces are limited, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday reacted positively to a Notice of Intent application for work within the wetlands buffer zone at 532 Snipatuit Road to remove an existing houseboat and dock from the edge of the pond, demolish an existing house and construct a new, single-family home with associated site work, a new septic system, an […] Read more »
Sheila A. Davidson, 72, of Mattapoisett died Thursday, March 21, 2024 after a long illness. She was the wife of James W. Davidson, Sr., with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, she was raised in Mattapoisett by her mother and step-father, the late Dorothy (DeMello) Anselmo and Alexander Anselmo, […] Read more »