Tabor Academy Head of School Tony Jaccaci announced today that the Tabor Board of Trustees has approved a proposal to provide financial support to the Town of Marion. Starting June 1, an annual $50,000 donation will be paid to the Town over the course of three years for a total donation of $150,000. The first […] Read more »
The Council on Aging Book Group will meet on Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 at the Rochester COA on Dexter Lane. The Book Group will be discussing “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi. Copies of the book are available at the Plumb Memorial Library. Bring your library card to the meeting to check out the book for […] Read more »
Emma Elizabeth Whittaker, 15, of Rochester passed away Wednesday February 16, 2022. She is survived by her parents, Phillip and Jessica, her brother Liam (her most favorite person), aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. In addition to her family, she is survived by the most amazing friend-family a person could dream of having. Emma was […] Read more »
Julia M. (Lopes) Bence, 99, of Mattapoisett died February 23, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frederick W. Bence, Jr. Born in Fairhaven and raised on the family farm, daughter of the late Antonio S. and Maria (Gaspar) Lopes, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. […] Read more »
Developer Matt Zuker hopes that voters at Marion’s May 9 Spring Town Meeting will respond more favorably than they did last year when they voted down his application for a zoning change that would have allowed him to pursue construction of a multifamily, residential development on Route 6 next to the much larger Heron […] Read more »
A new eight-week session of Continuing-Advanced Watercolor Painting for Adults will run March 18-May 6 with Instructor Jay Ryan on Friday mornings from 10:00am-12:00pm in the MAC Studio. There is a drop-in option ($30 per day) for students who can’t commit to the entire session. The cost is $195 for MAC members and $220 for […] Read more »
It’s happening. It’s happening now. The changing climate is already affecting ecosystems and communities across the globe, but it is not too late to take action. The League of Women Voters Southcoast elected climate change as an action priority for Southcoast communities, and they aim to bring all residents up to speed on climate […] Read more »
Rochester residents could be looking at Spring Town Meeting warrant articles of $110,000 and $20,000 for feasibility studies aimed at two, potential three major construction projects that were in the cross hairs of the Rochester Public Safety Committee in its February 16 meeting with the Select Board at Town Hall. Both the Fire […] Read more »
Many can claim a heritage rich in New England history replete with ancestors whose actions and deeds both great and small helped to shape socioeconomic realities that built our nation. But how many are able to take on the research necessary to put flesh and personality on those who have been long buried. That takes […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust has created a few scavenger hunts for winter exploration. These scavenger hunts will introduce you to a few of the many Mattapoisett Land Trust Properties and teach you a few unique things about each site. Hope you enjoy your adventure! Mattapoisett Land Trust Education is sponsored in part by the Mass […] Read more »