Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson presented the Rochester Select Board during its meeting Monday night a plan for a Town Meeting borrowing article to fund safety-related upgrades to ORR School District facilities. The plan would be to upgrade the HVAC system and the water and heating systems, replace the entry […] Read more »
The days of no longer needing an all-terrain vehicle to navigate the Silvershell Beach parking lot are being imagined on a scale that saw the Marion Community Preservation Committee unanimously vote during its annual public hearing to recommend a $77,000 investment in an engineering study. “For years and years and years, we’ve been […] Read more »
The MAC welcomes Watermelon Alligator back for a new Improvisation Workshop on March 28 from 6:30-9:00 pm. Highly experienced theater practitioners Garrett Olson and Jess Wilson will be conducting the workshop. This course is a basic introduction to the art of improvisation. Course work includes beginner games and exercises exploring awareness, relaxation, observation, the senses, […] Read more »
First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, is pleased to announce its Holy Week schedule. We invite you to come and worship with us. Our gatherings will also be live streamed on our website, www.rochestercongregational.com. March 24 at 10:00 am – Palm Sunday. Our pastor, Rev. Colby Olson, will help us […] Read more »
Leonard A. Desautels, Jr., of Plymouth, MA, died on February 18, 2024, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Len was born in Montague, MA, in 1945, the son of Regina (Walichowski) Desautels and Leonard A. Desautels, Sr. He graduated from Turners Falls High School in 1963 where he lettered in football and baseball. […] Read more »
During Tuesday night’s rather short Mattapoisett Select Board meeting, the members checked calendars and selected dates for a few of the moving parts associated with the Spring Town Meeting. First and foremost is the actual meeting itself, scheduled for Monday, May 13, at Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium. Although the time was […] Read more »
For most of human history, pregnancy and childbirth was the cause of many women’s deaths. In the modern era, this should be an extremely rare event, and in most of the developed world, it is. About 800 women in the United States die every year during pregnancy, delivery or the six weeks that […] Read more »
The Marion Social Club located at 44 Pumping Station Road, will be having a Chicken Dinner on Sunday March 24 at 1 pm. Doors will open at 12:00 pm for socializing, and we would love to have you attend. We will be serving barbequed chicken, baked potato, vegetable & dessert for $15.00 each. For ticket […] Read more »
Instructor Lisa Elliott returns to the Marion Art Center to teach the next 5-week session of Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom. The class runs April 25 – through May 23 and meets Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:30 pm in the MAC Studio. The cost is $150 for MAC members and $160 for nonmembers, plus a […] Read more »
Adelaide S. “Ada” (Silva) Alves, 94, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett died March 14, 2024 at Sippican Health Care Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John D. Alves. Born in Worcester, the daughter of the late John A. and Hortense F. (Lima) Silva, she was raised […] Read more »