This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us, or the aspiringastrophysicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies and is thus very fortunate in that regard. On October 4, Saturn is at its closest point to Earth. The ringed […] Read more »
Visit us at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow Street. Meet a team of mystery authors at the Sisters in Crime Mystery-Making event on October 7 at 6:00 pm. Edith Maxwell, Kit Irwin and Sharon-Healy Yang will brainstorm on their feet to create a brand-new mystery. Attendees will contribute to this […] Read more »
John Mark Hartley, 64, of Rochester, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on September 28, 2026, while at work in Brookfield, MA. His passing leaves a profound void in the lives of all who knew and loved him. Born May 21, 1962, Mark was the oldest of four children of Meryden Kirby and John “Jack” Hartley. […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in the early-United States. Last week, lower Manhattan was ablaze. Was it an accident, or sparked by revolutionaries? We’re still not sure. General George Washington and his men were still pushed to the northern tip of Manhattan, […] Read more »
Local residents are invited to join the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club for an engaging presentation by local author Michelle Cusolito, Surrounded by Water: Life on a Research Vessel in the Middle of the Atlantic. The program will take place on Thursday, October 15, at 11:30 am at Reynard Hall, inside the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. The event […] Read more »
Along with researching and setting up the exhibit, “Rochester and the Revolution,” supported in part by the Rochester Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, the Historical Society has been working with the Rochester Historical Commission to find the graves of more than 400 Rochester men who served […] Read more »
How often have you mentioned the weather in the past two hours? I keep imploring my Alexa app to report the latest weather report, hoping to hear that sunshine will make a return, but it goes more like: “Rain and wind with a high of 64 and a low of 60.” It comes with […] Read more »
The Conservation Commission on September 23 held public hearings on three properties within a wetlands buffer zone and approved all three. The first two on the agenda received the most scrutiny: Mary Ann Hubbard Trust is seeking to build a single-family home on Front Street and Benjamin Dion is proposing a four-bedroom home on […] Read more »
Three residents from Rochester will participate in the 2026 Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber on Sunday, October 4. Donna Tocci, Kathy Shea and Steph Galary, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the annual event that will unite the community to raise funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care […] Read more »
Plumb Library storytimes are an interactive mix of early literacy fun with books, letters, numbers, songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, music, movement, games and lively discussions. This fall, we are offering three different sessions, starting October 6. Please register on the library’s online Events Calendar for each day you’d like to attend. Baby Storytime (Ages […] Read more »