To the Editor; A sincere “Thanks for Coming” to the February 28th Mattapoisett Tree Committee meeting last week. We estimate around 200 people attended between an overcapacity Fire Station meeting room, a spillover at capacity in Town Hall on Zoom, and 70 connecting from their own homes via Zoom on a night of terrible […] Read more »
Fieldstone Abutters Concerned for Future
The backside abutters living on Olde Sheepfield Road came out to Monday night’s Marion Planning Board meeting to weigh in on Arnie Johnson’s expansion proposal for Fieldstone Market on Route 6. Given the floor during the public hearing, some abutters rejected elements of the expansion plan itself, but more abutters seemed to be primarily […] Read more »
Skaters Stymied by Hanover
Down 2-0 on the scoreboard, the Old Rochester/Fairhaven coop hockey team got the pushback it was looking for entering the second period of Saturday’s MIAA Division 4 tournament game against Hanover. But an unlucky bounce and an untimely turnover conspired to undermine the Bulldogs’ effort in a season-ending 4-1 defeat at the Hobomock Arena […] Read more »
Book (re)Marks: What’s up this month at Plumb?
Welcome to Book (re)Marks, all the info you need about what’s happening at the Library this month. March brings us the start of Spring and most importantly, the beginning of Daylight Savings. Don’t forget to change your clocks. Do you love traveling and having adventures? Or maybe you’re more of an armchair traveler? Join […] Read more »
ORRJH Students of the Month
Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for February, 2024 Green Team: Rebecca A. Schaefer and John P. Ferreira Orange Team: Caden J. Gonsalves and Claire M. Vergoni Blue Team: Ava E. Dzerkacz and Oliver A. Hutchison Red Team: Aurora J. Froes and […] Read more »
OPM Request Met with Scrutiny
Rochester’s Select Board Monday rejected Public Safety Building Committee Chairman Arnold Johnson’s request to hire an owner project manager with $140,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, preferring to learn first what exactly an OPM would accomplish for them at this stage of the project to combine, replace or rehab the town’s space-challenged police […] Read more »
From the Rochester Historical Society
In early New England, the most important man in town was most likely not the owner of the biggest house, the town clerk, or a selectman, but rather the minister of the town’s church. Rochester’s first two ministers, Reverends Arnold and Ruggles, both served for many conflict-free years while growing the size of the congregation […] Read more »
MNHM Coastal Explorations
The Marion Natural History Museum is offering two summer sessions of Coastal Explorations. During our weeklong programs, we explore some of Marion’s unique natural areas, including shorelines, salt marshes, estuaries, riverbanks, ponds, swamps and bogs. These programs are designed for small groups of students entering grades 3-6. We meet from 9 – 12 in a […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Trees
To the Editor; Let’s hope that the next meeting to discuss the proposed road work in Mattapoisett will be held in a venue that can accommodate all of us who want to be present. I have a fondness for old things and think they epitomize strength, durability, charm, and character, just as the […] Read more »
Martin Sparks Bulldogs to Playoff Win
The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team opened the MIAA Division 3 state tournament on March 1 with a 65-59 victory over Foxborough in Mattapoisett. Gavin Martin was named the player of the game, dropping 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Zach Maurao added 18 points. The host Bulldogs, seeded second, […] Read more »