The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be having their regular monthly meeting February 9, beginning at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club 242 Robinson Road (Route 105) on the Rochester/Acushnet town line. Besides regular business the Rochester RTC will be hosting as guest speaker the Republican candidate for Congress […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health agreed at its January 15 meeting in the Marion Police Station conference room to enter into a system that tracks permitting and testing of septic systems. However, the board agreed to this new budget item under one condition: Installation of the system is covered through a state grant. […] Read more »
To the Editor; Why The Young People of Our Community Matter Every spring, on the second Monday in May, Mattapoisett holds its Annual Town Meeting. The Tuesday of the week following the Annual Town meeting is when Mattapoisett holds its municipal elections. Both events quietly shape our Town’s future. Although traditionally these events […] Read more »
Joining thousands of others at more than 100 schools around the world, teams of students at Rochester Memorial School, Sippican School and Old Hammondtown School embarked on a four-hour virtual “ideathon” focused on solving the problem of a devastating disease impacting citrus plants. “This hands-on experience allowed students to apply their scientific thinking to […] Read more »
With the number of Americans aged 65 and older projected to increase by 24 million by 2050, MFPL is proud to announce the availability of Gale Presents: GetSetUp, a proven digital resource designed to support the growing needs of older adults across our community. According to the 2024 Active Aging Report, older adults are increasingly […] Read more »
The Cozy Cup will be discussing “Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) on Wednesday, January 28. As always, coffee and tea are provided. Save the date for Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 7. You won’t want to miss crafts, storytime, and more between 10:00 am and […] Read more »
Last summer my son, who was visiting from New York, and I were driving around our lovely village, heading to the wharf for ice cream. He was driving. Suddenly a police car appeared in the mirror, waving him over to the side of the street. We had no idea why. We had just […] Read more »
Old Rochester’s boys and girls swimming teams competed against Durfee (Fall River) on January 15. ORR’s boys team won its meet by a 90-72 score, while ORR’s girls team lost a 72-71 nailbiter. Jake Iappini was named the swimmer of the meet, finishing the 50 freestyle in a time of 22.71 seconds, setting a school […] Read more »
When I look at my weather app to check out the temperature, I frequently scroll over to England, Spain, and Paris to make comparisons – often wishing how nice it would be to be elsewhere. Well, this past Christmas my wish was granted and I was off to Paris for the holiday. Ooh la […] Read more »
Some of the most valuable tools Anne Realini picked up at the high-energy teaching conference held in the desert were related to phonics strategies – making learning to read and write in the classroom more fun for all her students, allowing them to master skills without even realizing it. “I think my favorite practice […] Read more »