The Machacam Club will hold the first meeting of the new year on October 5 at the Legion Hall at 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00pm. The meal will be lasagna, tossed salad, garlic bread and pie for dessert. Our speaker for the evening will be Catherine Heuberger. Catherine […] Read more »
From $0 to $48 a month, just like that. This is what someone just realized they would have had to pay with the changes to their stand-alone drug plan. Luckily, that person was able to find a better plan to keep their costs down. How? They met with a S.H.I.N.E. Counselor at the Council on […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Rochester Historical Society will be on Wednesday, September 21 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum. The program for the meeting is The Haskell Family and their Historic Homes in Rochester presented by Betty Beaulieu. All are welcome and refreshments will be served following the program. Read more »
During the September 7 meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission and at the end of a pretty tame agenda, Chairman Rosemary Smith asked the board members for nominations for a new chairman. “I’ve been the chairman for seven years,” Smith said with a smile. As she looked to her left where Kevin Cassidy was seated, […] Read more »
Claire Constance (Dubois) Desroches, 94, of New Bedford died September 19, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Normand R. Desroches. The daughter of the late Joseph and Rosealba (Jolly) Dubois, she was born in New Bedford and lived there […] Read more »
Thomas Sacchetti, 90, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home in West Wareham. He was the husband of Bernadine A. Sacchetti and the widower of the late Dominga (Rocha) Sacchetti. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio and Annunziata (D’Agostino) Sacchetti. A previous resident of Rochester for 30 years, […] Read more »
Maribeth Dahill, 97, passed away quietly at her home in Mattapoisett on September 17, 2016. Maribeth was born on July 9, 1919 in New Bedford, MA. She was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Margaret (Shortell) Dahill. Raised and educated in Taunton, MA, after her schooling Maribeth was employed in the Probate Division […] Read more »
Diane (Belliveau) Rego, 75, of New Bedford passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of Manuel B. Rego, Jr. Born in Acushnet, a daughter of the late Joseph Raymond and Irene (Ferreira) Belliveau she was a lifelong area resident and a communicant of the former St. Kilian […] Read more »
Andree Madeleine Lavoie, 91 of Marion, formerly of Somerset, passed away, Monday, September 12, 2016. She was the wife of the late Herve. G. Lavoie. Andree was born in Frameries, Belgium, a coal miner’s daughter. She was a daughter of the late Theophile and Hermance (DeWitte) Lahaut. Andree was a War Bride of World War […] Read more »
The ORR Class of 1966 will be holding a 50th Reunion on the Weekend September 30 to October 2. Contact Donna Lee Tufts at 774-553-5242 for more info. We are looking for missing classmates Susan Brinkema, Jane Brisson, Cecil Corriveau, Beverly Fernandes, Thalia Gronblom, Warren Hastings, Enis Krol, Ann Parkinson, Sandra Poirier, Cynthia Reed, Paula […] Read more »