Developer Matthew Zuker is looking for a reprieve from some of the restrictions on his proposed 48-unit affordable housing project so the development can begin constructing roads and possibly some model homes. The Planning Board held a lengthy hearing on this topic at the Novediteember 18 meeting and asked Zuker to review an engineering […] Read more »
Turning Point, the day resource center of Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless (WACH), is looking for the public’s help to ensure area children in need enjoy the Magic of the Holidays. Turning Point’s “Holiday Magic” Outreach Program provides clothing and gifts to those that qualify for assistance from the towns of Wareham, Buzzards […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional Class of 1985 will be hosting our 40th Class Reunion on Saturday, August 2 at 6:30 pm at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club at 242 Robinson Road in Acushnet. The cost is $30 per ticket and tickets are on sale now. Payment may be made via Venmo@lisagarabedian122 or by check (payable to […] Read more »
On December 14, we will be at the Plumb Library for their Christmas Bazaar. Watch for times from the library. We will have our Rochester hats, clothing, books, maps, tic tac toes, and other items for sale. The next events will be at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Road. On December 15 […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional high school football team lost 28-7 to Shawsheen in the final four on November 22. They will play at Wareham on November 27 in their Powder Puff game and will host Apponequet on November 28 for their yearly Thanksgiving game. Sports Roundup By Aiden Comorosky Read more »
If you tune into the Food Network Thanksgiving day, you’ll be delighted to see one of Marion’s own, Debi Lindsey, in an episode of Christmas Cookie Challenge. For about a decade, Debi has made beautiful works of art that just so happen to be delicious. Rather than a storefront, Debi runs things out of her […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club presents their 38th annual holiday house tour, Holiday By The Sea, on Saturday, December 7. Arrive early to start your seaside holiday at 10:00 am at Handy’s Tavern, 152 Front St., while delighting in glee with the Dickens Carolers. You will be swept away by five stunning homes within this […] Read more »
Visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library at 7 Barstow Street this December. The Teen Advisory Board meets on Tuesday, December 3, at 6:00 pm. Interested teens can contact Amanda Lawrence at alawrence@sailsinc.org. TAB is intended for students between the ages of 12 and 18 who seek a leadership role in the library. New members […] Read more »
As I’ve mentioned before, Abraham Holmes doesn’t make much mention of either Christmas or Thanksgiving. This is not surprising as the Puritan influence was strong. Christmas and Thanksgiving weren’t official national holidays until 1863. While we live in a state where the first Thanksgiving occurred in the 1620’s, the idea of a national day […] Read more »
On November 21, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library Board of Trustees held their regular monthly meeting. But the meeting was far from regular as the board took up the matter of the library director’s sudden resignation. After eight months on the job as the library director, Colleen Tierney resigned. Tierney had relocated from Texas […] Read more »