The Old Rochester Regional High School field hockey team played at Fairhaven on September 19 and won 5-2. The first quarter of the game was very eventful, as Louise Johnson scored off of a pass from Addy Roy, and Tessa Winslow was able to score the second goal off of a penalty corner. Hayden […] Read more »
David Schafer, registrar and genealogist from 2016 to 2023 and now chapter of the Cape Cod and Islands of Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), was the speaker at the September 18 meeting of the Rochester Historical Society. Schafer began his PowerPoint presentation with the recounting of an event 250 years ago this September […] Read more »
Join Miss Macy for story times every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30, starting in October. Join us at the library for Ghosts and Legends with Jeff Belanger, Friday October 11 at 6:30. For over 20 years, Jeff Belanger has been exploring the unexplained. He seeks out history, folklore, ghosts, monsters, and legends all over […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Community Preservation Committee will be accepting project funding applications for Committee consideration and presentation at the Spring 2025 Annual Town Meeting. The Project Application will be available on the Town Website and in Paper form at the Selectmen’s Office on October 4. Submit completed applications by November 6 to Mattapoisett Community Preservation […] Read more »
To the Editor, The Taste of Our Towns Event on September 16, benefiting Turning Point, was a huge success. We want to thank all of the sponsors, donors, volunteers and food vendors who participated and made this a night to remember. A variety of local restaurants and food vendors provided absolutely amazingly delicious […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee on September 19 made Sippican Elementary School the last of the district’s six schools to approve its own 2024-2025 School Improvement Plan. “This is our last stop,” Superintendent Michael Nelson said as he led the Marion committee to the approval vote. He noted that five of the six schools in […] Read more »
Picture this: a serene beach at sunrise, waves gently lapping the shore, and seagulls doing their best impression of a morning choir. But wait—what’s that? A plastic bottle half-buried in the sand, like an unwelcome guest at a beach party. Earth cleanups are our chance to kick out those uninvited guests—litter, trash, and waste—and restore […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is pleased to announce that Sippican Elementary School has partnered with the Marion Institute to participate in the Grow Education Farm-to-School (Grow FTS) program for the second year in a row. “We are very happy to partner for another year with the Marion Institute to offer this program to students,” […] Read more »
The meeting of the Marion Marine Resources Commission originally envisioned with the Select Board will probably take place in November, so its September 17 public meeting became the commission’s forum to prepare to address the Select Board. “I told them in general we want to discuss Island Wharf management and that we had many […] Read more »
At the beginning of September, we made a trip to England. We had moved to Rochester from Plymouth exactly five years ago and thought visiting the town of Rochester, England, would be interesting. Rochester, Massachusetts was officially incorporated on June 4, 1686, as Rochester, named for Rochester, England, from which early settlers to […] Read more »