Allegra Horstmann of Marion graduated from Gettysburg Collegeon May 20, 2018. Horstmann received a Bachelor of Arts. Jessica Baum, granddaughter of Howard and Nancy Tinkham of Mattapoisett, attained her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in education and math from Lake Forest College. She is the daughter of David and Cheryl Tinkham Baum. Curry […] Read more »
Marion voters chose John Waterman to fill the one-year seat on the Board of Selectmen on Friday, May 18, in a decisive vote garnering over half the total votes in a four-way race. Waterman will resume the remaining one year term of former selectman Steve Gonsalves, who resigned on February 22 from the board after […] Read more »
Raffle tickets (with a Grand Prize of $1,000) are now on sale for the Tri-County Symphonic Band’s 16th Annual Benefit Pops Concert “British Invasion.” This raffle raises funds annually for the Tri-County Music Association’s Scholarship Fund. Raffle tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at The Bookstall in Marion and The Symphony Music Shop […] Read more »
There will be a Nasketucket Bird Club meeting on Thursday, May 24at 7:00 pm Kathleen Shepherd, a Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences student, will give a program on the piping plover. The presentation will start with an introduction to piping plover identification, behaviors, and habitat. She will then explore why they are a species of concern, […] Read more »
Dear Editor: I am writing this post with mixed emotions. As of tomorrow, the dedicated dispatchers of the Rochester Communications Center will no longer handle your public safety calls for service. The Regional Old Colony Communications Center in Duxbury will take over the handling of your routine and emergency calls for service. I would personally […] Read more »
A major house fire in Rochester claimed the life of Richard Cutcliffe, 62, along with the family dog, and left one other resident injured on Sunday morning, May 20. The fire was reported just after 9:00 am, and Rochester Fire arrived at 1008 Walnut Plain Road where a house was engulfed in flames with only […] Read more »
Lucien F. Pires, Jr. passed away peacefully on May 18, 2018 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Wareham, MA on April 7, 1955 to Beatrice (Pina) Pires and the late Lucien F. Pires, Sr. He was a graduate of Upper Cape Cod Regional […] Read more »
It was nearing closing time at the May 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission; that is to say, all public hearings had been heard and the commission was on to “walk-ins” when Charles Motta of 26 Holly Lane asked to speak. Motta complained bitterly that a two-lot development being constructed by Greta Fox adjacent […] Read more »
Isabella King of Marion qualified for the spring 2018 Dean’s List at Belmont Universityin Nashville, TN. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Abigail Inglis of Mattapoisett qualified for the spring 2018 Dean’s List at Belmont Universityin […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race (RMDBR) Ham and Bean Supper will be held on Saturday, May 26at the Rochester Senior Center, 65 Dexter Lane in Rochester. The supper will be served from 5:00 to 7:00 pm and tickets can be purchased at the door. Adults cost $10 and children under 12 are only $5. […] Read more »