While we all know Rochester was once larger than it is today, we may not remember exactly how large. Before it was decided to create Wareham out of land from both Rochester and Plymouth, Rochester extended as far as the Narrows. Long before Marion and Mattapoisett separated from the town, other boundary line changes occurred. […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, April 8 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The Public and new members welcome. The Meeting is for the purpose of electing the new committee officers. Read more »
Old Rochester Regional District Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, ORRHS Principal Mike Devoll and Director of Guidance Lauren Millette are pleased to announce that ORR senior Jaymison Gunschel and junior Emerson Gonet have been selected to serve on Governor Maura Healey’s Youth Advisory Council. Gunschel and Gonet were sworn in at the State House on […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on April 1, this time with a filing for an Approval Not Required petition, was applicant Colin Labrie, represented by Chris Vandenberghe of Civil and Environmental Consultants. During an informal meeting in March, Labrie and Vandenberghe met with the board to propose an eight-lot subdivision in a 9-acre […] Read more »
Robin Rounseville has confirmed her bid to run for re-election to the Rochester School Committee, while fellow incumbent Jason Chisholm pulled papers but had yet to return them as of Tuesday morning. The deadline to return papers in Rochester was April 3. There are two challengers for seats on the Rochester School Committee: Matthew Bache […] Read more »
The seed library is back. Check out seeds and educational materials to get your garden growing. Grab free eclipse glasses at the library. Get your team together to challenge friends and neighbors in a battle of wits at the Third Annual Lizzy T Trivia Bee, Friday April 5 at 7 pm at the […] Read more »
On April 8, the moon will glide between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow across parts of North America: a total solar eclipse. Safely celebrate this event in style with a pair of solar viewing glasses provided by the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library. Stop by the MFPL to snag a free […] Read more »
There is no controversy inside Marion town government as to the need for a new patrol boat in its harbor, but arguments on how to fund the boat bloated Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting well beyond three hours. The concern brought to the board by Shay Assad is that voters are likely to […] Read more »
Thanks to some industrious and talented teenagers, Vietnam veterans from Rochester have a handsome new memorial commemorating their service just inside the front door at Rochester Town Hall. Five students from Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School worked on the memorial that was dedicated on March 29 by the Rochester Select Board. “A […] Read more »
After Rochester Finance Director Suzanne Szyndlar said the town needs to cut $300,000 from FY25 to end up with a balanced budget, that goal has been reached and in fact exceeded. At the conclusion of Rochester’s Finance Committee on Monday, Szyndlar said, “$327,921 has been reduced from the FY25 budget, so we are able to […] Read more »