FY 2024 Real Estate & Personal Property tax bills were mailed October 18 and are due on November 30. The second half payment will be Due May 1. If paying by personal online banking, allow sufficient time for the bank to generate a check and mail it to the Town. Please supply sufficient information on […] Read more »
Avoid mall parking lots. Don’t get stuck in holiday traffic. Instead join the Mattapoisett Museum for our annual Craft Fair at 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett on Saturday, November 18 from 11 am to 2 pm. Shop for unique gifts — local, one-of-a-kind items. There will be a large selection of handmade creations available: art, notecards, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday reviewed more details of the Site Plan Review application for a 15-acre, self-storage facility at Kings Highway and Route 28 and learned the project’s biggest problem may be what public water will be available for it. The petitioner, JPF Development’s engineer William Madden, told the board that along with […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School football team played its Homecoming game on Friday night against Somerset Berkley (5-2) and won 32-20. The victory changed the momentum heavily from the prior week’s loss against undefeated Fairhaven. “We had a tough week last week, (and) we knew we had to bounce back,” ORR Head […] Read more »
Senior Night at Old Rochester Regional High School made Monday’s 42-35 Unified Basketball victory against Fairhaven even more special because of how the Bulldogs won. ORR’s three seniors, Traeh Carrington, Jake Newton and John Butler, all contributed, and Player of the Game Thomas Jupin, an athlete, scored two baskets for a career-high four […] Read more »
On November 1 from 3:30 to 4:30, the Marion Natural History Museum will welcome Deb Ewing to speak about our local terrapins. Deb oversees a diamondback terrapin conservation area in Marion and has partnered with the New England Coastal Wildlife alliance to protect Diamondback Terrapins. She will be sharing information regarding the efforts she and […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity is currently seeking partnerships to secure low-cost land for their next home. A local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, BBAHFH mission is ‘building homes, communities, and hope’. BBAHFH was first established in 1996 and serves the nine communities of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, […] Read more »
The dissolution of the Country Fair has left a void in the community life of Rochester residents and town employees. One of those town employees, Executive Assistant Amanda Baptiste, did some recent fact-finding and on Tuesday night brought a proposal to the Rochester Select Board. She wants to form a Town Event Committee. […] Read more »
Please join us at the 56th Annual “Christmas by the Sea Bazaar” on Saturday, December 2 from 9 am to 1 pm at St. Anthony’s Parish, 26 Hammond St., Mattapoisett. Many handcrafted gifts and stocking stuffers will be offered by local vendors, including wooden and leather wares, honey, seashell trees, ornaments, holiday decorations, seashell […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson announces that Old Hammondtown School Principal Kevin Tavares will retire at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 school year. Principal Tavares has served as the Old Hammondtown Principal since July 2022. He served as Associate Principal of the Old Hammondtown and Center Schools since July 2014. “Principal Tavares’ superpower is […] Read more »