The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be holding a regular meeting on October 18, in the community room of the Rochester Police Station beginning at 6:30 pm. This meeting will focus on the committee’s endorsement and support for candidates in the upcoming state elections, November 8. All Rochester Republicans, Independents and dissatisfied Democrats are […] Read more »
True Crime Book Club hosted by Jay Pateakos, Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30, The True Crime Book Club will be discussing Blood and Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder that Hooked America on True Crime by Joe Pompeo. Table Top Gaming Club, Saturday, October 15 at 11 am, Open to all players, all […] Read more »
In May 2022 the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board met and spent considerable time reviewing four options presented by Childs Engineering Corporation for repairs and reconstruction of the town’s historic Long Wharf. The wharf, also known as the Freddie Brownell wharf, was originally built in the 1800s. Time and tides, storms and use have […] Read more »
New England Lighthouse history tells about brave and heroic women who risked their own lives to save others under dangerous conditions. Many of these women were substituting for the male members of their family. At the Matinicus Rock Light off the coast of Maine, the keeper was a political supporter of President Zachery Taylor. […] Read more »
Watching the news coverage of Hurricane Ian made me reflect on hurricanes that have occurred in this area. The picture accompanying this article is of my grandparents’ barn on Snipatuit Road in Rochester after Hurricane Carol blew it down. My mother told the story of someone she knew whose husband had been sucked out of […] Read more »
When they are in bloom, there is nothing that lifts the spirits more than a hydrangea shrub or a vase of showy clusters of blue, white or pink hydrangeas. Joan Harrison a Cape Cod resident will be at the Sippican Woman’s Club offering expert advice on the selection, planting and care of hydrangeas. Joan will […] Read more »
Joanne Marie Nye, 69, of Marion, died Monday, October 3, 2022 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a long illness. Joanne was a loving wife and best friend of Douglas A Nye for over 32 years. Born in Wareham, she was raised in Marion and attended Sippican Elementary and Old Rochester Regional High School. […] Read more »
Three residents attending the September 29 public meeting of the Old Rochester Regional Joint School Committee/Superintendents Union #55 in person at the Media Room of the Junior High School participated in the Open Comment session. Addressing the high school’s library, the residents aired concerns about books available with “graphic behavior” and “sexual content,” […] Read more »
Lifesaving is a heroic, often emotional and in the case of Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel, ironic event, considering he was the loved one in need of rescue on August 14. The September 28, Rochester Fire Department Awards ceremony held at Rochester Memorial School gave the chief a public opportunity to thank not only […] Read more »
The Historical Society got a good though wet start to their October events. We were at the Rochester Country Fair. We sold a map, sweatshirts and cookies and met some potential new members (after all, who wouldn’t want to join a group that’s willing to stand out in the rain to support another local group […] Read more »