Adam Murphy had long been doing the work of a harbormaster in Marion. On Tuesday night, the Select Board saw fit to remove the interim tag from his title after he and his staff got through the summer so efficiently in the wake of Perry’s move to Mattapoisett. It’s been a big 2023 […] Read more »
Please join us on Saturday, October 14 from 11-3 for the 3rd Annual Old Colony Family Fall Festival. Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, 476 North Ave, Rochester. This is a rain or shine event. Suggestion donation is $10 per car. Come and listen to music by The Concept. There will be food trucks, […] Read more »
As I was preparing the Bicentennial portion of our new exhibit at the historical museum, I read about the time capsule that was filled as part of the festivities on Aug. 8, 1976. In the picture are Kathy Gayoski May, chairwoman of the Bicentennial Committee, Walter A. Pierce, Chief of Police and Julia Enroth, Rochester’s […] Read more »
Having been stuck in the weeds of a backstory that dates back to the early 1980s, the Marion Planning Board finally found its way to a solution on Monday night by voting 4-2 to lift a cease-and-desist order and grant developer Sherman Briggs the Special Permit he requested to complete cleanup of a mostly […] Read more »
To The Editor: A letter from the Marine Resources Commission attempted “to correct some of the misinformation” concerning taxpayer monies and the proposed new Harbormaster’s office. The writer claims that “First and foremost, the design and construction…is completely funded through grants and harbor fees.” All government grants, whether federal, state, or local are […] Read more »
Patricia “Pat” Jane Comeau (Wojtkonski) passed away on July 9, 2023, at the age of 78 at home in Englewood, Florida. She was born on June 11, 1945, in New Bedford and raised in Rochester, Massachusetts. Pat was a beloved sister, aunt, and friend. Pat, known for her sense of humor and vibrant personality, […] Read more »
South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) Artistic Director Janice Weber is pleased to announce the full program for the 2023-2024 season. “Welcome to another season of spectacular chamber music performed by artists of the NBSO. This year The Brass join in for a brilliant blowout and throughout the season, masterworks traversing three centuries are leavened […] Read more »
The Bulldog Pride Alumni Association will kick off its inaugural activities on Friday, October 20, 2023, during the ORRHS Homecoming halftime. The launch of ORR’s first-ever alumni association will coincide with a full program of Alumni Weekend events open to all alumni and friends of ORR from Friday, October 20 through Sunday, October 22. […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library. Welcome to BookRemarks, a monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Charles and Elizabeth Leonard and Joseph and Dorothy Plumb. Do you recognize these names? These are the four people we have to thank for there being a library in Rochester. Charles Leonard (1814-1868) was a ship’s owner […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board, meeting on Monday night, dissolved the Public Safety Feasibility Study Committee that was examining the town’s goal of improving Police and Fire Department facilities and created a Public Safety Facility Building Committee. Public Safety Feasibility Study Committee Chairman Arnie Johnson told the Select Board that the feasibility report has been […] Read more »