There was disagreement among the members of the Marion Select Board as to the town’s Public Comment Policy. A Draft Second Read was before the board during Tuesday night’s public meeting, the purpose to allow the board to observe the changes made with recommendation allowing the chairman to maximize discussion time while maintaining […] Read more »
The first public hearing of the newly reorganized Marion Planning Board was a challenging one for engineer Dave Davignon, whose explanations satisfied six of seven members, green-lighting a special permit for a dock extension planned by applicants James and Joyce Patten at 83 Holly Road. The board, chaired by Tucker Burr, heard on Monday […] Read more »
Nicole Klein, a Mattapoisett business owner, said she grew up in the area as a musician. She says she initially did not know about the concert series to descend on Marion next month. Now she is a board member of the Buzzards Bay Musicfest about to celebrate its 25th season with five performances, starting on […] Read more »
The 11th-seeded Old Rochester Regional girls’ tennis team (13-3) doubled down on its 4-1 victory over Ashland with a 3-2 win on Monday at No. 6 Medfield, earning a spot in the MIAA Division 3 state quarterfinals against the winner of Tuesday’s match between second-seeded and undefeated Dover-Sherborn and Swampscott. Time and location of […] Read more »
On Sunday, June 11, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, will present a concert featuring music written for dance entitled “Shall We Dance?” Symphonic dance music from “West Side Story” will be highlighted along with “Suite of Old American Dances,” John Williams “Dance of the Witches,” “Shall We Dance?” and other […] Read more »
Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Director of Guidance Lauren Millette are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional High School students recently participated in the Memory Project. The Memory Project is a youth arts organization that uses art created by children and for children to promote kindness and intercultural understanding around the world. Since […] Read more »
TTAR (Tri-town Against Racism) is excited to announce a Juneteenth Celebration and unveiling of our third and newest Little Free Diverse Library at the Plumb Library in Rochester. Celebrations at the event will include a talk by Leon Correy III, Fairhaven Select Board member and founder of the Fairhaven Belonging Committee for Diversity, Equity and […] Read more »
During the June 5 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, Peter Demakis of the Village at Mattapoisett spoke on behalf of the owners requesting the return of a $50,000 surety held by the town for some 20 years. Demakis said that in all the years that sum had been set aside for emergency stormwater-system repairs, […] Read more »
On May 24, six members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Unified Track Team traveled to Natick High School to compete in the Unified Track and Field State Finals. Aveil Ward (shot put), Traeh Carrington (400 meters), Tom Grondin (javelin), Michael Hogan (javelin, 400 meters), Adam Murphy (400 meters) and Emilia Cantwell (shot […] Read more »
Foxgloves are the most elegant flowers you can choose to decorate your garden. They are also the easiest to grow as they begin by developing a floral roseate arrangement at ground level and then grow upwards taller into double lipped petals. The developing statuesque petals can soon be plain white or bright yellow or […] Read more »