Engineers Kent Nichols and Rebecca Mongada appeared on behalf of consulting firm Weston & Sampson at the Marion Select Board’s special meeting on Monday night at the Music Hall for a public hearing on the town’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP.) While regionalizing sewer with the Town of Wareham lingers as an option, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Annual Town Meeting Monday decisively rescinded the town’s participation in the state’s Green Communities program and the town’s Stretch energy-efficiency-minded building codes that officials say are an overly expensive requirement of being a part of the Green Communities program. When introducing town voters to Article 27, Select Board Chairman Woody Hartley explained […] Read more »
When CNN advertises a town hall event, we all know that the Presidential election cycle is gearing up. However, the moderated question-and-answer sessions are a far cry from what has actually gone on in New England town halls for over two centuries. While many Massachusetts towns have gone through the stages of transitioning first to […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race (RMDBR) Ham and Bean Supper will be held Saturday, May 27 at the Rochester Senior Center, 67 Dexter Lane. The supper will be served from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and tickets can be purchased at the door. There is the option to eat in or eat on […] Read more »
Adam Murphy has unseated Woody Hartley on the Rochester Select Board, winning the May 24 election 845-673. After a recount of last year’s Select Board race, Murphy lost by one vote against incumbent Brad Morse. Murphy also ran against Hartley in 2020 and lost. Below are the Rochester Town Election unofficial results, as read shortly […] Read more »
A sprinkler malfunction resulted in water damage throughout the Sippican Elementary School on Tuesday night, prompting Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Sippican Principal Marla Sirois to cancel classes on Wednesday, May 24, according to a press release issued at 10:33 pm. Initial reports of the broken sprinkler came in at […] Read more »
Author Will McLean Greeley will present “A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate” at the next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club. This is the story of how Connecticut’s George P. McLean helped establish lasting legal protections for birds, overseeing passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School Senior Class Events Schedule is as follows: May 30: Senior Prom 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm June 1: Senior Awards Night 6:30 pm June 2: Senior Assembly 9:00 am June 2: Senior parade 6:15 pm June 3: Graduation 12:00 pm Read more »
Taking on the story of a person as wrapped in 20th century history on a global and local level as Eleanor Roosevelt takes an equally brave and insightful person. But to take it on as an actress inhabiting such a large personality is something else – it is epic. Equal to the character […] Read more »
Many streets in Marion have recently experienced heavy tree removal, particularly Converse Road, Front Street and Spring St. Every 10 years or so, Eversource comes through to inspect power lines and remove trees where they think they are in danger of coming down over the wires. Large orange trucks have been doing the work- hard […] Read more »