The next meeting of the Rochester Woman’s Club will be held on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:30 pm. The club house is located at 37 Marion Road in Rochester. Our membership is not limited to Rochester residence. Originally, this club was an auxiliary of the Men’s Country Club, known as the Rochester Country Club. […] Read more »
To The Editor: Opinion – Rebuttal…Taxpayers should reconsider new Harbormasters office. In all reasonable discourse, the key to any position is the understanding and proper use of the facts. In a recent Opinion piece, “Taxpayers should reconsider the new Harbormasters office” the writer seems unclear of the applicable facts. We would like to […] Read more »
Plans are in the works for a 15-acre self-storage facility off Cranberry Highway at Route 28 and Kings Highway. Petitioner JPF Development’s engineer Bill Madden told Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday night that the facility will combine four large lots and include 180 small, self-storage units and 64 others. Fencing will surround the site, […] Read more »
Two children with local ties took a time-honored tradition and turned it on its side, then did a very good deed. One weekend this past summer, seven-year-old Ruby Cambra and eight-year-old Emma Grace Daniel went into business together at the end of a Rochester driveway but not to sell lemonade. Ruby, a New […] Read more »
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board was more like a celebration. The Mattapoisett Fire Department community meeting room was full to capacity with officers from the Mattapoisett Police Department and many smiling family and friends. The occasion was the formal introduction of two new police officers, Isaac Perry and Benjamin Church, and […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces its newest exhibit, The Macy Women, featuring paintings by sisters Beth Macy, Deborah Macy and Margaret Macy. Show dates are September 30-November 3, with an artists’ reception scheduled Saturday, September 30 from 3:00-5:00 pm. Separate Lives; One Epiphany of Color – Three sisters born of artistic heritage unite their […] Read more »
The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library in conjunction with Community Veg Marion are hosting a one-day tour of secret vegetable gardens on Friday, September 29 from 12 pm to 3 pm. Tickets are $25 per person, tax deductible, all money goes to the Elizabeth Taber Library. Come celebrate the Harvest Moon and be […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride is adding some shining new scenery for its 17th year. The annual Watershed Ride is a fund-raiser for the Buzzards Bay Coalition, a membership-supported nonprofit organization that protects clean water in communities across the Buzzards Bay region. Every dollar raised helps support the Coalition’s work to improve the health of […] Read more »
There will be a High Dose Flu Vaccine Clinic at the Rochester Senior Center on Tuesday, October 10 from 10:00-1:00. High dose flu vaccines are for those age 65 and older. Walk-ins will be available from 12:00-1:00 if there are remaining vaccine doses. The Rochester Senior Center is located at 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester. […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday overrode recommendations from Town Counsel as it approved a mandate that anyone applying for one of its permits must allow site visits from the Conservation Commission or its Conservation agent to be considered for that permit. The commission endorsed its original addendum to the Rochester Conservation Commission application over […] Read more »