To the Editor, As a resident of the proposed Historic District, I write to express my opposition to the bylaw proposal as currently written. While I value our village’s unique historical character and initially approached this initiative with an open mind, my engagement with the Historic Commission’s process – and a careful review of […] Read more »
Cottage Bylaw Being Researched
The lack of affordable housing in Mattapoisett has long been an issue. Time and time again, various boards have acknowledged the need for housing, especially for young families and senior citizens. But little in the way of action has been forthcoming. That is about to change. Recently, the current configuration of the Planning Board […] Read more »
Upcoming Events at the Elizabeth Taber Library
May’s full moon is the flower moon. Join us on Monday, May 12 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm for our full moon party. We’ll make tissue paper flowers, flower presses, and find hidden flowers around the library. May is Water Safety Month, and the Elizabeth Taber Library will be hosting the U.S. Coast […] Read more »
Unified Game Day
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dr. Jaime Curley are proud to share that students from the Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 joined with others at Tabor Academy in Marion to celebrate Unified Game Day on Wednesday, April 30. The annual Unified Game Day, […] Read more »
Short-Term Rental
To the Editor; As proposed, the draft Short-Term Rental (STR) bylaw is contrary to the Marion Master Plan goals of Village Style residential areas and expansion of affordable housing for families and empty nesters. It ignores the Marion Housing Production Plan goals: (1) promote housing options for those with moderate and fixed incomes, (2) […] Read more »
Warrant Approved!
Rochester’s Select Board and the Finance Committee Monday officially recommended all 25 articles on the May 19 Annual Town Meeting Warrant after tweaking four problematic budget proposals. In the Select Board’s previous meeting, Town Administrator Cameron Durant had said he wanted to re-vote one part of the town’s FY26 operating budget (Article #4) […] Read more »
Plants with a Purpose Sale
Three student groups from ORRHS (Environmental Club, Transition, and Life Skills Program) are unified together in assembling indoor plants, perennials, and pansy baskets for sale for you. We will also be selling lemonade and homemade snacks. All just in time for Mother’s Day! Kitty, from “Buzzards Bay Bee Company,” will also be there with […] Read more »
For Men Only; How Does my Prostate Grow?
Of our many organs, the prostate gland seems to offer the most annoyance to men as we age. The prostate produces most of the fluid that carries semen and so is critical to reproduction. It is located near the bladder outlet and in young men is about the size of a walnut. As men […] Read more »
Emergency Certification Denied
On April 28, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission reopened a hearing regarding landscaping and other modification done to property owned by Robert Beauregard, 2 Jowick Street. Abutter notifications over concerns that a planned pouring of a concrete pad might cause drainage issues, brought to light that the property had been heavily modified without permits being […] Read more »
Upcoming Events at the Rochester Historical Society
May 21 at 7:00 pm we’ll be having our annual ice cream social, preceded by music with Tom and Sheila Perry. If there’s an old song you’d like to hear and sing along to, let me know the title by May 10 and I’ll see if they can include it in their set list. Send […] Read more »