Although I would describe myself as an outdoor enthusiast – winter finds me lagging a bit. Needless to say, there is less to interact with as the outdoor world assumes a picture of still life – like Louise Penny’s debut novel but without the murder. Dormancy can have a dead look about it, […] Read more »
Old Rochester’s girls basketball team played New Bedford (9-11) on February 19 and won 63-31. Award winners on the season include Emma Johnson, Sydney Bosma, and Sadie Hartley-Matteson, as they were named South Coast Conference All-Stars. Honorable mentions for the SCC All-Star team were earned by Carly Mello and Hannah Thorell. Ellie Correia won the […] Read more »
To the Editor; Development: the people of Rochester don’t seem to want it, and the Town of Rochester can’t stop it. That’s the conflict that occurred at the February 10 Planning Board meeting discussing re-zoning properties from Adrian’s Liquor Store on County Road to the old Decas Cranberry buildings on Mary’s Pond Rd. The […] Read more »
For a small town, Rochester has been home to many creative people (some recently mentioned in the Wanderer). Some artists that come to mind are Charles Matthews, best known for his Sunbeam bread billboard, but also the creator of the oil painting of Rochester Center hanging in the Select Board room at Town Hall. Then […] Read more »
The Rochester Democratic Town Committee will be hosting its 2026 Caucus on Monday March 9 at 6pm. Early registration will start at 5:30 pm. The 2026 Massachusetts Nominating State Democratic Convention will take place at the DCU Center in Worcester on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. The RDTC caucus will take place at […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Wednesday, February 18 in the Marion Police Station. Chair Randy Parker noted a joint session with the Planning Board has been delayed. The two boards have yet to select an alternative date. The joint meeting will include the interview of applicants to fill the vacant seat on the […] Read more »
It was Senior Night for the Old Rochester Regional High School girls basketball team, and it was the seniors that set the tone, according to Head Coach Rick Regan. ORR defeated a good New Bedford High School team, 63-31, on February 19. Regan credited the sound victory to the attitude set by the seniors. […] Read more »
The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4. We meet at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street. Social time begins at 5pm followed by dinner at 6pm. Our speaker will be introduced at 6:40 pm. Chef Colby is planning another satisfying meal. Callers, please send your counts by 9:00 […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the second term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors: Phoebe Cowles, Quin DeMello, Ava Dzerkacz, Ava Figueiredo, Alexandra LeColst, Lucy Lombard, Neva Matos, Faelyn McCarthy, Benjamin Meighan, Annalise Milhench, Jiya Patel, Isabella Perez-Dormitzer, Noah Santos, Chelsey Soltau, Amanda Tomasso, and Nathaniel Tse Honors: Caroline […] Read more »
Exactly four weeks after the last big storm that brought a foot and a half of snow to the Tri-Town, the Northeast has again gotten hammered, this time by a Blizzard on February 22 that tops the famous Blizzard of 1978 in many areas. Though in the lead-up to the storm, much of the […] Read more »