On Sunday, April 28 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, in the downstairs meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee is honored to present its last in a series of Spring Speakers’ Forums, featuring Danielle Allen, the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. Ms. Allen is an internationally […] Read more »
To The Editor: On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, during the Marion Planning Board meeting, I felt as though I was in an 1800s town meeting, where male thinking and behavior showcased the subordination of women. Throughout the meeting, a couple of male colleagues continuously interrupted preventing me from effectively communicating my thoughts. This […] Read more »
Richard Louis “Dick” Chaplain, 95, passed away on February 12, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida. He was the husband of the late Patricia M. (Charbonneau) Chaplain, with whom he was married for 68 years. Born on June 21, 1928, in Avon, Massachusetts, the son of the late Wilfred and Alice (McCarthy) Chaplain, Dick grew up […] Read more »
Patricia M. (Charbonneau) Chaplain, age 90, died peacefully, at the Manor at Carpenters, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Her husband of 68 years, Richard (Dick) Chaplain, was at her side. Pat was a 1947 graduate of Middleborough High School and a 1951 graduate of Syracuse University, earning her BA in Music. She lived in […] Read more »
William “Bill” do Carmo, 94, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 20, 2024. He was the husband of Doris Carmo for many years. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late John and Alice (Lopes) Carmo, he lived in New Bedford most of his life. […] Read more »
Come meet the candidates, May 8 beginning at 6:30 pm at North Rochester Congregational Church, North Ave, Rochester. The Rochester Republican Town Committee is putting on this event All school committee and Select Board candidates have been invited to speak followed by a time for questions/answers. Everyone is invited to attend. Read more »
Join us in Wickenden Chapel on Sunday, May 5 at 4:00 pm, for “Songs of Solace,” featuring French composer Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in D Minor, a work that was performed at the composer’s own funeral in 1924, and one that is noted for its calm, serene, and peaceful outlook. Seekers of solace will also find […] Read more »
James Jr. and Laura Ryan Shachoy filed a Notice of Intent heard by the Marion Conservation Commission on April 10 to remove and replace the stone armor located landward of their seawall at 1 Water Street. In a 7:10 pm public hearing, Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., represented the Shachoys’ […] Read more »
What is bird flu? It is an influenza virus, related to the seasonal flu viruses that plague us every winter but one which predominantly spreads among birds. The specifics are that is an H5N1 form of influenza. (Those letters and numbers describe certain proteins on the virus surface and vary quite a bit from year […] Read more »
A Ladies Friendship Luncheon will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall at First Congregational Church of Rochester, located in the center of town (11 Constitution Way). Too often we are told things about ourselves that are untrue. We believe the lies that are told to us […] Read more »