In January, the Mattapoisett Museum began its collaboration with PRLab at Boston University. Established in 1978, PRLab is the oldest student-run public relations agency in the country. The organization provides Boston University graduate and undergraduate students with “hands-on public relations experience that empowers them to push boundaries and produce results for brands and clients […] Read more »
Out of the blue, a friend of mine called me last week. I hadn’t heard from him for some time. He had just found out that our mutual doctor was leaving the area and moving to South Carolina. He wanted to know what we could do about it. I suggested we kidnap the turncoat physician. […] Read more »
Roughly one year after settling in as Rochester’s new town administrator, the Select Board will launch a search for its next town administrator after the members accepted Glenn Cannon’s letter of resignation during Monday’s public meeting at the Senior Center. Cannon’s resignation is effective on Monday, May 13, the date of Rochester’s Annual […] Read more »
The Friends of the Library will be holding a Book Sale on Friday, May 17 from 12 noon to 5pm and Saturday, May 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. The Plumb Memorial Library is located at 17 Constitution Way in Rochester. Weather permitting, the sale will take place outside near the Gazebo. Otherwise, the […] Read more »
Welcome to Book (re)Marks, all the info you need about what’s happening at the Library this month. Did you know that May is Mystery Month? Come check out our display of thrillers, suspense novels, cozy mysteries, who-done-its and more. The Friends of the Library will be holding their Spring Book Sale from 12 to […] Read more »
Rev. Lisabeth Brimm passed away peacefully at McCarthy Care Center in East Sandwich, MA on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Liz was the devoted life partner of 31 years to Carol M. Wester of Mattapoisett, MA. Liz was born in Shawnee, OK to Preston and Lou Brimm, and had two beloved brothers, Patrick, and Michael, all […] Read more »
William (Bill, Wild Bill) D. Titcomb of Marion, MA, passed away at the age of 83 on April 30, 2024. William was born in Keene, NH, graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1958, and graduated from the New Bedford Institute of Technology in 1962. William served in the United States Marine Corps as a 1st […] Read more »
There is disagreement between elected officials in the Tri-Towns as to the efficiency with which the Old Rochester Regional School District has explained its request for a $12,000,000 debt exclusion for the purpose of capital expenditures on school buildings over the next two decades. The warrant article common to Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester annual […] Read more »
What do comedy, firefighting and fighting cancer have in common? To Freetown and Rochester – that connection is Mark “Larry Legend Lawrence.” Lawrence has been a firefighter for 12 years. He started in his hometown Rochester as a call firefighter and moved on to neighboring Freetown. Over the years, he has […] Read more »
Join The Elizabeth Taber Library and author and garden expert Kerry Mendez, Saturday May 11 at 11 am, upstairs at the Marion Natural History Museum, for “Remarkable Natives for Beautiful Gardens,” an introduction to dazzling native specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives in addition to your […] Read more »