On Memorial Day from 9 until noon, stop by the Marion Music Hall to check our pop-up exhibit about the Veterans of Foreign War Chapter of Marion. Active from 1932 though 2017, the Benjamin Cushing Post 2425 brought camaraderie and community service opportunities for those who returned from armed service. “It’s amazing to see […] Read more »
The main event at Rochester’s Candidates Night on May 15 was the race for two open seats on the Rochester School Committee. The May 22 Town Election sets incumbents Jason Chisholm and Robin Rounseville against two challengers, Matthew Bache and Joshua Trombly, for three-year terms. Old Rochester Regional School Committee incumbent Matthew Monteiro is […] Read more »
Jodi Lynn Bauer, Mattapoisett Select Board member, chairman and candidate won re-election on Monday night, fending off a challenge from Kathleen Costello, former principal assessor for the town. After publicly reading the results from four separate counts categorizing the tallies by precincts and early versus day-of-election voting, Town Clerk Catherine Heuberger and her […] Read more »
Randy Parker took the seat of the Marion Select Board in the May 17 Town Election held at the Cushing Community Center, according to preliminary figures. Parker won with 572 votes, leaving challenger Diane Lopes-Flaherty well behind with 248 votes. Parker is set to serve another three-year term on the Select Board. In a […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board, Historic District Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals met jointly Tuesday to hear a proposal by Marion resident Mark Briggs to construct two buildings to store and repair collectible automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles on New Bedford Road. The project labeled “Briggs Hobby Barn” will require Site Plan Approval from […] Read more »
ORCTV will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 27 at the ORCTV studio. The meeting will begin at 5:00 pm and will include the election of officers to the Old Rochester Community Television Board of Directors. All current ORCTV station members are invited and encouraged to attend. The nominees for 2024 are: Bill […] Read more »
Robert E. Mitchell, 80, of Fairhaven passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Westview on Main after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the husband of the late Brenda (Gagner) Mitchell. Born in New Bedford, a son of the late Harold and Jeanie (Ciborowski) Mitchell he was a lifelong area resident. Bob […] Read more »
Rochester School Committee There are two open seats for three-year terms on the Rochester School Committee being contested by four candidates: challengers Matthew Bache and Joshua Trombly and incumbents Jason Chisholm and Robin Rounseville. The Rochester Town Election will be held on Wednesday, May 22, at the Senior Center on Dexter Lane. Matthew Bache […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on May 9 granted a side-setback variance to allow the construction of a 20×40-foot, inground pool and 8×10-foot sundeck at 276 Snows Pond Road. The homeowner, John Kirk, needed a variance of the requirement that such a construction be located no closer than 40 feet from the lot’s […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding its next book sale during Harbor Days and will take place on July 20 and 21, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Meeting Room of the library, 7 Barstow Street. A wide collection of donated books are available. The average hard cover book […] Read more »