In the Old Rochester Regional High School (ORRHS) auditorium stands nearly a half dozen 10-foot-tall wooden planks, each painted in a coat of white primer in preparation for their transformation into the set of the school’s first play this year. In the performance, the planks will double as both the skyline of London and […] Read more »
Rising costs, budget talks and the future of the codification committee were among the topics at the November 3 Select Board meeting at the Town House. Select Board members and Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman agreed that the town should work toward a level funded budget for next year. They said this would not include […] Read more »
The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library would love to have you join our productive and rewarding volunteer group that provides valuable monetary support to the Marion library, which is the center of our children’s education and development, while continuing to provide community services and resources for all individuals seeking knowledge and innovative events. […] Read more »
It’s 6:00 am. A mother and daughter occupy a table in their local café brainstorming get rich quick schemes to pay for college. Meanwhile, across the café, an over-educated and underpaid barista studies her increasingly unhinged customers, trying to figure out how everyone else pays the bills. So goes Tabor Academy’s fall drama, Business Ideas, […] Read more »
This is the continuing monthly column for the astronomer in all of us, or the aspiring astrophysicist. Compared to areas near Boston or New Bedford, generally speaking, the Tri-Town has pretty good dark skies and thus we are very fortunate in that regard. We are firmly into the fall now and as humidity wanes, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee (MDTC) is looking for new members, and you’re invited to our next meeting. If you’re a registered Democrat in Mattapoisett who cares about what’s happening in this town and in this country, we’d love to meet you. The MDTC supports Democratic candidates for local office, registers voters, keeps an […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Old Rochester Regional Junior High School (ORRJHS) Principal Silas Coellner are pleased to announce the 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for senior citizens. Tri-Town (Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester) senior citizens are invited to gather in the ORRJHS cafeteria on Sunday, November 22, for an afternoon of food, friends and thankfulness. […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust’s Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 7, at 11:00 am at the Wildlands Trust’s Rounseville II property on Mary’s Pond Road, right next to Gifford Park. We will be honoring the Rounseville family and their many contributions to conserving land in Rochester. The guest speaker will be Karen Grey, […] Read more »
Christina Bartlett Hutton was born on November 27, 1950 and passed away peacefully on October 5th following complications from treatment for plasmablastic lymphoma. Chris grew up in Southington, Connecticut, as the third of seven children of her loving parents, Richard and Virginia Hutton. She graduated from Skidmore College, earned an MFA in Visual Arts […] Read more »
Unfortunately, Wally could not make the Rochester COA’s last block party due to the weather. However, he is planning on joining us on Saturday, November 7, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm inside of the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane. We will also be joined by comfort dogs from the office of District […] Read more »