The next meeting of the Machacam Club is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1. We meet at the American Legion Hall on Depot Street. Social time begins at 5:00pm, dinner at 6pm, a short business meeting at 6:45, followed by our speaker’s presentation. Our speaker this month is Dr. Bert Zarins, the long-time Head Team Physician […] Read more »
The November 15 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found Chairman Tom Tucker nudging the board towards closing the public hearing for the site plan review of Randall Lane Solar LLC’s project. Tucker was also looking to have finalization of the members’ decision. Coming before the board as he has done for just […] Read more »
The holidays are coming and Rochester themed items sold by the Rochester Historical Society make great gifts. We have small boxes, books and tic tac toes. While we won’t be filling individual orders due to the uncertainty on when they would arrive. We have a good variety of t shirts and sweatshirts on hand. If […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Health will be holding Covid vaccine clinics for ages 5-11 and 12+. The clinics are as follows; Monday November 29 and December 20, 3 to 6pm for ages 5-11 (pediatric vaccine only) Tuesday November 30 and December 21, 3 to 6pm for ages 12+ Thursday December 16, 3 to 6 pm […] Read more »
To the Editor; I think I have a lot of company when I admit that 2021 has been the pits!! I’m a firm believer that we all hit tough times in our lives, but 2021 really takes the cake. After all, none of us can escape the ongoing threat of Covid and the nightly […] Read more »
Woody Hartley told his fellow Rochester Select Board members during Monday night’s meeting that he is concerned that the Reverse 911 system, most recently used in October to alert residents of the Boil Order due to the discovery of E. coli bacteria in Marion’s water supply that feeds a section of Rochester, was not […] Read more »
The American Goldfinch can be the most colorful visitor to our back yards because its shiny golden body is offset by black wings, forked tail, and black hat on its head. For bird watchers, finches can be difficult to identify because of their elusive flitting motion from limb to limb of their favorite thistle […] Read more »
Howard Tinkham, educator, farmer, and friend to all, will be celebrating his 99th birthday on November 20. His family and friends are asking those who wish to acknowledge this milestone and Howard’s many contributions to the hometown he loved, to send him a birthday card. Cards may be sent to Mr. Howard Tinkham, Alden Court […] Read more »
To the Editor; The family of Wesley Bowman would like to thank everyone who reached out to us during this very difficult time. It has been comforting to know that our dad was loved by so many. The show of support at his service, including the Highway Department trucks he loved so much, was […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health is digesting a problematic interpretation of its septic regulations, as reported during the board’s Tuesday Zoom meeting by Health Agent Ana Wimmer. After hearing from design engineer Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone Inc., Wimmer brought to the board’s attention a potential discrepancy regarding the town’s requirements for […] Read more »