The first public meeting of the Marion Village Historic District Study Committee was held on Wednesday, January 15. The meeting was primarily to present the Preliminary Study Report to the public as well as leave time or questions. Chair of the committee, Will Tifft, began the presentation by saying, “The Marion Village is the […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday voted to recommend all seven money-spending articles on the January 27 Special Town Meeting warrant and most of its non-monetary proposals. With the help of recommendations from the Finance Committee, the board endorsed two articles that will come out of the Capital Improvement Planning budget and five others that will […] Read more »
Most municipal activities around the tri-town region in the year 2024 have shared a common theme: emerging concerns of long-time residents. Efforts were evident across the region’s adjudicatory boards to loosen bylaws restricting the construction of accessory dwellings so that more seniors could “age in place” and to formulate town bylaws that would […] Read more »
The 2025 Beach/Parking Stickers, Transfer Station Stickers and Shellfish Licenses will be available at the Harbormaster Building at 1 Island Wharf Road beginning on Monday, February 3. The Benson Brook Transfer Station will accept 2024 stickers until February 22. After that date, vehicles must have the 2025 sticker. Read more »
Nancy Baybutt, 94, passed away at home in Mattapoisett in the early morning hours of November 27th, 2024. A vibrant, happy woman, part of the greatest generation, there were many chapters in her long adventurous life. Born at home in Newton, MA on Valentine’s Day in 1930, she was the third of four children born […] Read more »
Donald Francis Tucker, 92, of Fairhaven, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2024. He was predeceased in 2022 by his loving wife of 69 years, Lois Howard Tucker. He was born in Fairhaven on September 4, 1932, to Claude S. and Catherine (Sullivan) Tucker. Donald lived his entire life in Fairhaven […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School District and MA Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Principal Michael Devoll, and Interim Assistant Principal Lauren Millette are pleased to share updates on the Project 351 initiative, which includes students in grades 4-12 at Old Hammondtown School, Rochester Memorial School, Sippican Elementary School, Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, […] Read more »
Rehearsals for “An Anniversary Celebration: ’60s Songs for 60 Years” begin on Monday, January 6, at 7:00 pm, at Wickenden Chapel, 86 Spring St., Marion. New members are always welcome; no audition is required. Doors open at 6:30 pm, so singers are encouraged to come early to register and pick up their music envelope. Anyone […] Read more »
The Marion Historic District Study Committee is pleased to note that they are moving forward with the proposed bylaw for a design review district in the historic village center. The Preliminary Study Report has been submitted to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for review. It will soon be available locally and will be presented to […] Read more »
I had assumed, as many I have talked to, that New Years has been a holiday for time immemorial. However, we were wrong! The celebration of the dawn of a new year is relatively new, only being celebrated similarly to how we do today towards the end of the 19th-century. This makes sense when you […] Read more »