Sharon Delancey did her part as a pitcher and a hitter to lead the Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School girls’ softball team to a 17-6 victory over visiting Blue Hills on May 18 in Rochester. Delancey was the winning pitcher, going seven innings while allowing 8 hits and striking out 4 Blue Hills batters. […] Read more »
The committee charged with examining how to combine, replace or rehab Rochester’s Police and Fire stations to alleviate cramped quarters needs expert help to take its planning to the next step. Public Safety Building Committee Chairman Arnold Johnson told Rochester’s Select Board Monday, “We need some direction, some professional help in some capacity to […] Read more »
Former Marion resident Ann E. Wallace will read at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Saturday, June 1, at 2:00 pm from her latest poetry collection, “Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID’s Long Haul.” Ann E. Wallace, PhD, is the 2023-24 Poet Laureate of Jersey City, New Jersey. As a longtime […] Read more »
Painters Robert Abele & Mary Moquin will be exhibiting their work at the Marion Art Center, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, May 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. The show runs from May 24 through June 28 and will encompass the annual Art in Bloom festival at the MAC, […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School girls’ lacrosse team built its record to 12-4 with a 12-2 victory over visiting Bourne on May 15 and only had Monday’s regular-season finale on home field against Marshfield before preparing for the state tournament. Boys Lacrosse The Bulldogs lost a close one, 9-8 to Bourne (10-6). […] Read more »
The rearranged Marion Select Board assured 159 Spring Street residents Matt and Jen Christopher that they will be heard, but new chairman Norm Hills insisted the Christophers’ complaint over their water bill be thoroughly fleshed out with representatives from the Department of Public Works on hand and only after he has had ample time to […] Read more »
This June we won’t be having our regular 3rd Wednesday of the month meeting. Instead, we will be opening our new exhibit: Past Pastimes-How We’ve Entertained Ourselves for the Last 337 Years. This exhibit is supported by the Rochester Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This exhibit […] Read more »
The American Legion Post 280 and The Tri-Town Veterans Office would like to invite all to attend the Annual Mattapoisett Memorial Day Ceremony. The ceremony will be held at Center School at 17 Barstow Street on May 27 at 1:30 pm. Our guest speaker is Pete O’Brien USMC (Ret) as well as performances by the […] Read more »
Unbelievably packed into one late afternoon on May 16, Rochester Memorial School for the second consecutive year celebrated its students’ achievements in various expressions via an event dubbed STEAM-a-palooza. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, and some of the things produced by RMS students encompass multiple facets within the STEAM theme. […] Read more »
The May 20 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission found the commissioners unanimously voting to lift an Enforcement Order issued against restoration work taking place at The Bogs, a property of the Buzzards Bay Coalition. After winter storms flooded the project area, resulting in stormwater pouring away from the site into neighboring properties, the […] Read more »