The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the most high-profile birds on the North American continent. It is nearly as big as a crow in color, black with bold, white stripes down its neck. It is named pileated because the dictionary derives from the term “pileated,” meaning capped top of its head covered with a […] Read more »
The Marion Energy Management Committee wants to build a solar farm on a 1.4-acre patch of land at Benson Brook that eight years ago had been vetted by the Conservation Commission for the purpose of a leaf dump. In his research, committee member Bill Saltonstall discovered that hay bales bordering the site against […] Read more »
The Arbor Day Festival will once again be presented by the Wareham Garden Club April 18 from 10 am to 2 pm at A.D. Makepeace Company, 158 Tihonet Road, Wareham. The Festival this year will celebrate the pivotal role that trees play in our environment and in our conservation efforts. It will include free tree […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is pleased to present its newest exhibit featuring the works of Evelyn Kendall with an opening reception scheduled on Saturday, April 1 from 3:00-5:00 pm. The show will include Mrs. Kendall’s traditional sailor’s valentines, shell compositions and sculptures. Evelyn Way Kendall (1893-1979) was born in Ontario, Canada and […] Read more »
Deputy Harbormaster Adam Murphy came away with a measure of confidence from his recent meeting with new Town Administrator Geoff Gorman, in which they and Harbormaster Isaac Perry went over “how the (Harbormaster) Department operates and how to make it better, reach goals that we’ve set. “I can honestly say after meeting with […] Read more »
Marilyn Kinney Lee, age 88, of Mattapoisett, passed away Tuesday March 28, 2023 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late Daniel C. Lee, Jr., and the daughter of the late Police Chief Alden S. and Mrs. Doris L. (Perreault) Kinney. Born in New […] Read more »
Pretty much all of Rochester’s early settlers began as farmers. Even the owners of the gristmill and smithy had gardens and kept chickens and probably a cow. Like the original Pilgrims, many of these settlers had not been farmers in their former lives. While Rochester’s fields were good for pasturage, they weren’t as fertile […] Read more »
The Rochester Lions Easter Egg Hunt will be on April 1, 8-10:30 am. Egg hunt by age group, Bunny leaves at 10:00. Bingo style Egg Hunt. The hunt will be at the Arch at the Meadow on Mendell Road, Rochester. Proceeds to Lions charities. For info, call Lorraine, 508-728-7767. Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday night took the proposal for a large-scale, solar array at Rochester Memorial School several steps closer to approval. The board approved the requirement that the developer, Solect Energy Development, post a five-year, $38,000 bond to ensure that proper landscaping and other maintenance will be paid for, should the […] Read more »
After months of review and face-to-face discussions with applicants, the Mattapoisett Community Preservation Act Committee was ready to make their decisions on the five grant requests received for FY24 Town Meeting. The fate of each request will be determined by an affirming majority vote on May 8 at the Annual Town Meeting. Applications […] Read more »