Join author and garden expert Kerry Mendez Saturday, May 11 at 11 am at the Marion Natural History Museum for an introduction on creating a beautiful garden with dazzling native specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives in addition to your local garden center. This free event […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and ORRHS Principal Mike Devoll recognized five ORR High School seniors, Theo Jacobsen, Brenna O’Donnell, Alia Cusolito, Jacob Hadley and Ava McLeod, who were honored as South Coast Conference Academic All-Stars during the SCC’s luncheon held on April 25 at Independence Harbor in Assonet. Faculty advisors Kathleen […] Read more »
Troop 31 in Rochester would like to congratulate Marion residents Bryan Correia, Iain McManus and Cole Gretton for their recent acceptance into the Order of the Arrow (OA). OA is a service fraternity associated with the Boy Scouts of America and promotes community and camping-service projects that support the BSA and the local community. […] Read more »
ArtWeek SouthCoast returns to the Marion Art Center (the MAC) with six events during the regional festival scheduled May 9 to 19. ArtWeek SouthCoast is a 10-day event celebrating the arts in our communities by connecting innovative, creative and affordable art and cultural events in communities across the region, from Fall River to Wareham. The […] Read more »
BSA Troop 31 of Rochester is excited to announce its 2nd Annual Shoot for Eagle Golf Outing. The event will be held Thursday August 22 at Poquoy Brook Golf Club in Lakeville. Individuals or businesses who would like to sign up to play or to sponsor can do so at www.RochesterTroop31Golf.com. There is an early […] Read more »
In addressing the Old Rochester School Committee on April 11, Old Rochester Regional Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Shari Fedorowicz was careful to explain that the Student Opportunity Act is not to be confused with ORR’s School Improvement plan, otherwise known as Vision 2028. Nonetheless, Fedorowicz was enthused to recommend that the […] Read more »
Hospital pricing is notoriously difficult to understand. Until very recently, it was also impossible to find out how much a hospital was going to charge you for a test or procedure until you got the bill. Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States was required to provide clear, accessible […] Read more »
In L.C. Humphries’s papers that we have at the museum there is an entire section devoted to alewives (herring). The arrival of alewives in the springs of the 1700 and 1800’s was eagerly awaited. They were both a welcome food source and for some a money maker. In preparation for their arrival, all mills […] Read more »
Award-winning Providence poets Karen Donovan and Catherine Imbriglio will read from their poetry on Saturday, May 18 at 2 pm, as part of the Purrington Series sponsored by the Mattapoisett Library Trust. Karen Donovan’s latest collection of poems, Monad+Monadnock, was published by Wet Cement Press. Her book Planet Parable (Etruscan Press) appears in the […] Read more »
It has been a tradition for the Rochester Council on Aging (COA) to hold a candidate’s forum during an election year. In keeping with tradition, we will be holding a forum for candidates on Wednesday, May 15 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Rochester Senior Center located at 67 Dexter Lane. Each of […] Read more »