Please join us for our car show on September 18 from 3-6 pm (rain date: September 25, at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane. Break out your 1950s attire or come as you are, but either way, be sure to join us at the COA. Music will be provided by Johnny Angel. Hamburgers, […] Read more »
Paul F. Bodeau, 77, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023. He was the husband of Jill Bodeau for 54 years. Born in Acushnet, son of the late Francis and Beatrice (Bachand) Bodeau, he lived in Rochester most of his life. Paul enjoyed fishing from his boat and his kayak […] Read more »
Dust off those reading glasses. The Mattapoisett Library Fiction Book Group starts again in person at the library on Sunday, September 17 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. All welcome. Read more »
Teresa Rose Nunes Pawelczyk Dall, of Mattapoisett, passed away on September 4, 2023, at age 77. She is survived by her husband Mark; her children Andrew, Amy, and Peter; her step-children Christine and Kennet; her brother Charles; and her grandchild, step-grandchildren, and great-grandchild. As a teacher at Old Rochester Regional High School for over 25 […] Read more »
While most of us want to put Covid behind us, recent news headlines make that hard to do. What should you know? What should you do? The most important fact is that like it or not, Covid is probably here to stay. While the worst of the pandemic is thankfully behind us, Covid […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health voted on August 24 to grant a variance to the owners of property at 458 Mill Street, allowing the construction of a bathroom inside the garage without denitrification technology in its septic system. When an accompanying house is built at a later date, the garage bathroom will tie […] Read more »
TTAR (Tri-Town Against Racism) announces book selection for the September Community Read celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the Elizabeth Taber Library on Saturday, September 23, at 10 am. The book Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo tells the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering […] Read more »
Everyone has a story of when they met or saw a celebrity. Maybe you got an autograph at a ballgame or stood in line behind a celebrity at the bank or had one wave at you at a stop light as I did with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics. Milton Berle, the […] Read more »
A backyard will get 50 feet deeper after the Marion Conservation Commission voted after an August 23 public hearing to issue a Negative Box 3 Determination of Applicability to Deer Run Lot 5 LLC, for land clearing for a residential house lot at 5 Deer Run. Project representative Matt Leone of Schneider, Davignon […] Read more »
From the Rochester Historical Society, a big thank you to all those who supported our August activities. That includes everyone who contributed to the success of our yard sale by donating, pricing, selling, setting up or taking away leftover items. Another thank you to the workers and attendees at our first ever Mini-Fair. As […] Read more »