Pat DeCosta represented the Marion Board of Assessors for a continued public hearing before the Select Board on November 22, the hearing for tax classification. “Based on the town being 93% residential, it would be a big burden on the businesses to split the tax rate and (have) very little impact on the […] Read more »
Be kind to one another. The other person may be hurting. Be patient with one another. For none of us is perfect. Be encouraging to one another. It may be just what someone else needs to hear. Be generous to one another. With no thought of anything in return. Be honest with one another. And […] Read more »
The League of Women Voters SouthCoast will present a program on the environmental impacts of single use plastic on Wednesday, December 7 from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Buzzards Bay Coalition, 114 Front Street, New Bedford. Guest speaker, Mary Lou Nicholson, a climate leader with The Climate Reality Project will discuss the effects […] Read more »
First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, 508-763-4314, is pleased to announce its Christmas worship schedule. We invite you to worship with us! All gatherings will be live streamed on our website, www.rochestercongregational.com. December 4 at 10:00 am – On this Second Sunday of Advent, we will light the Candle of […] Read more »
Michael Rocco “Chopper” D’Acci, 79, of Rochester, passed away on Dec. 1, 2022, at Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was the husband of Carol A. (Kenney) D’Acci and the son of the late Joseph and Bernice (O’Hare) D’Acci. He was born in Milton and lived in South Weymouth before moving to Rochester 51 years ago. […] Read more »
Dorothy V. (Plasewicz) Cass, 99, of Marion died December 1, 2022 at Brandon Woods of Dartmouth. She was the wife of the late Dr. Walter J. Cass. Born in Lynn, MA the daugher of the late Walter and Veronica (Bekisz) Plasewicz, she lived in Fall River before moving to Marion in 1973. […] Read more »
Editor’s note: Five members of the Old Rochester Regional Youth Football 12-and-under team share their experience of the 2022 season that saw the Bulldogs rebound from a 2-3 record to run the table through the Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts League of Pop Warner Football and then win their way to the New England […] Read more »
During the November 28 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission, a request for a Certificate of Compliance from one applicant, Farland Corporation, was tabled, given that another property owner was using the same Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection file number. Farland requested that a Certificate of Compliance be issued for 16 Nantucket Drive. However, […] Read more »
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land, Town folks were gathering to hear the Tri-County Symphonic Band. The Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, celebrates the festive holiday season with its annual Children’s Christmas Concert, on Sunday, December 11, 1:30 pm at the Sippican School, 16 Spring Street, […] Read more »
I have come across a piece of Rochester history that presents me with a bit of a mystery. The picture with this article shows a water tower that appears to be made of wood. The photograph was in the museum collection, and on the back was a notation saying that the tower was located […] Read more »