This morning, at approximately 0830 hours, the Rochester Fire Department received a 911 call from the Regional Old Colony Communications Center, reporting a golfer at the Rochester Golf Club who was unconscious and not breathing. CPR was reportedly being performed. Within three minutes of being dispatched, Rescue 210 and Engine 193 arrived on the scene, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has announced its scholarship awards for recent high school graduates pursuing a four-year degree. Maeve Bradshaw is a graduating senior at Fairhaven High School who is planning to study nursing at Northeastern University with the goal of earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In addition to being a sports […] Read more »
Marion residents are welcome to attend the monthly meeting of the Marion Democratic Town Committee at 5:30 pm, Thursday, May 21. The meeting will be held in the Community Room of the Marion Police Station, 550 Mill Street. The agenda will include committee reports about our essay contest winners who submitted compositions on the […] Read more »
Michael J. Paolella, 77, of Wareham, passed away on May 8, 2026, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the beloved husband of Louise A. (Boissoneau) Paolella, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Queens, New York, Michael was the son of the late Dominick and Rose (Barberine) […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in New England and the northern Thirteen Colonies. Last week, desires to conquer Canada falter as emissaries to the north like Benjamin Franklin return with news that campaigns in the north are fruitless. George Washington still rallies […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on April 30 finished work on two continued hearings and said goodbye to retiring long-time member Richard Cutler. The meeting began by accepting the withdrawal of a Variance Petition to allow a shortened front setback for a new home construction at 28 Marion Road. At the board’s […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health would like to inform the community of the following event, Rabies Prevention, Control Efforts and Reducing Risk of Exposure. This event will now be held on June 3, at 5:30 pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. The Cape Cod and Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force is actively […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust invites you to an afternoon with Peter Trull to learn more about our fascinating neighbor, the eastern coyote. This free event will be held Saturday May 16 at 1pm at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House, 103 Marion Road (Rt 6) Mattapoisett. Eastern Coyotes are a wild canid whose genetic make-up […] Read more »
On May 4, the Mattapoisett Planning Board met with Taylor Perez of the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD) to discuss drafting an updated Rules and Regulations document for the town. Perez explained that her input would be primarily involved with clerical aspects of the project, formatting the document to conform with […] Read more »
As Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday further reviewed the Town of Rochester’s Notice of Intent application for proposed work with a harvester to cut and remove invasive aquatic weeds in Snipatuit Pond, the commission mulled over a variety of alternative ideas for eradicating the water-choking plants. Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly began the discussion by […] Read more »