Join us for the 6th Fall Free Family Fun Festival (FFFFF) at Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett on Saturday, October 22 from noon to 4:00 pm. The event is free, no registration required. Hayrides (two tractors this year), face painting, games, refreshments (while supplies last), music, coloring station, goody bags (while supplies last), pumpkin patch (while supplies […] Read more »
Allan “Zeke” Snell Hartley, 83, of Rochester, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Alden Court Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven. Born in Middleboro, he was a lifelong resident of Rochester. Zeke was an auto mechanic and enjoyed antique cars. He was known for being a smiley, kind and generous man who was well […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board Tuesday night approved the waivers required for the owners of the “Arch at the Meadow” performance and event venue to change their layout. Owners Glenn L. Lawrence and Laurie Whitney-Lawrence wish simply to move their driveway to their home lot, instead of its current location, in order to straddle the […] Read more »
The South Coast Children’s Chorus is welcoming new singers for the upcoming season. A service-oriented group who are as kind as they are musical, SCCC is open to all students from grades 1-12. The first rehearsal will take place on Tuesday, September 20. New singers are accepted during the first three rehearsals. Rehearsals take […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester and the Board of Health will be hosting the following flu clinics: Tuesday, October 4 from 3:30-5:30 at Rochester Memorial Elementary School. This clinic will have state-supplied flu vaccines for children and those without health insurance. The standard dose will also be available for those ages 19-64 with insurance. You may […] Read more »
You’d have to travel pretty darn far to find an art exhibit of the caliber now on display at the Marion Art Center. There are 99, yes, 99 pieces of visual art in this Members Show, including one located in the window of the historic Marion General Store. Don’t worry that your brain will be […] Read more »
While the Mattapoisett School Committee was eager during Monday night’s public meeting to share in the same positivity pervading the Old Rochester Regional School District at large, the potential consolidation of school building lurks as the UMass Boston Collins Center carries out its study. Committee Chairperson Carly Lavin and ORR Superintendent of Schools […] Read more »
Learn to play Gaga Ball and about Scouting Marion on Saturday September 24, 11 am-1 pm. If your son or daughter enjoys camping, hiking and having fun, Marion Pack 32 and Marion Troop 32 would like to welcome youth living in Marion and Mattapoisett as well as the surrounding areas (where the scouting schedule in […] Read more »
Daniela Gil Veras of Marion, Allison Paim of Marion, Felicia Aguiar of Mattapoisett, Lilah Gendreau of Mattapoisett, Maya Dube of Mattapoisett and Chelsea Peterson of Rochester were named to the 2022 spring semester Dean’s List at Simmons University in Boston. To qualify for Dean’s List status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of […] Read more »
On September 10, the Mattapoisett Council on Aging held a grand lawn party in celebration of the COA’s 50-year anniversary. The weather was a perfect combination of late-summer warmth and refreshing sea breezes, as visitors learned about the extensive programs and services available to seniors and their caregivers. On hand to celebrate the […] Read more »