The annual Rochester Historical Society yard sale will be held on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4. Saturday hours are 9-3 and Sunday is 10-2. As always, we will be at the museum at 355 County Road, Rochester. All items must be clean and ready for sale. We are a small nonprofit with […] Read more »
The Commission offers two program awards: certification and accreditation, with the latter being the higher of the two. Marion Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman is pleased to announce that Marion will receive an additional $88,779 in state funds that can be used to improve the town’s roads, sidewalks and bridges. The money is […] Read more »
Rochester’s Public Safety Building Committee Monday approved hiring Yarmouth Port-based Catalyst Architecture to design plans for a new main Fire Station on Pine Street, utilizing $28,000 of unused funds from the town’s Feasibility Study account. A Feasibility Study Committee organized last year by the Select Board looked into a potentially three-pronged upgrade to the […] Read more »
On Saturday, July 20, as part of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s annual Harbor Days Festival, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club’s will offer its annual homemade Pie and Pastry Sale under the Lions Club’s Big White Tent. The event runs from 9 am until all the items are sold. You are guaranteed to find that a […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson said Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning Dr. Shari Fedorowicz had to move quickly to prepare a presentation to the June 12 public meeting of the ORR School Committee. The resultant FY24 vote enacted approval of a $105,000 grant for investment in the Amplify Desmos Math […] Read more »
It depends! Water truly is life – we can go without eating for weeks and survive but get very sick if we do not get adequate water for a few days. You are doubtless familiar with “rules” such as the need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. The problem with relying […] Read more »
Some of the earliest toys in colonial New England, including Rochester, were dolls. The three dolls shown in the picture would have been home made using readily available material. The yarn doll on the right could be put together quickly with leftover yarn. This would not be one of the earliest dolls as it first […] Read more »
On Tuesday, July 16, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club’s will host its 20th annual Taste of Mattapoisett event under the Lions Club’s tent in Mattapoisett’s Shipyard Park. Come enjoy delicious creations of local restaurants, roam the quaint village area, and explore the historic wharves that are all part of the park. […] Read more »
Gracey Weedall of Marion graduated from Emmanuel College on Saturday, May 18, 2024, during the College’s 102nd Commencement Exercises on its campus in Boston. Weedall received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Counseling & Health during the ceremony. Brielle Fernandes of Rochester has been named to the MassBay Community College […] Read more »
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