There’s a new Council on Aging director in town, and on September 30 she spent the afternoon meeting and greeting some of the patrons of the Rochester Senior Center. And if you are of a mature age and never before thought about stopping by, Cheryl Randall-Mach is hoping you soon will. Through her work with […] Read more »
The popular sporting trout, the hybrid tiger trout, is named not because of the tiger-like coloring and zigzag pattern of interlocking markings from head to tail, as illustrated. The tiger is an artificial insemination hybrid crossbreed species from female brown trout eggs fertilized by male brook trout sperm, or milt. The purpose of crossbreeding is […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society headquarters are in a former church located at 355 County Road on a far edge of Rochester and across the street from the Wareham town line. It seems fitting that the society’s center should be in a church; after all, churches were the beating hearts of community life for early settlers. […] Read more »
Don’t let your guard down, says Marion Public Nurse Kathleen Downey, because mosquitos that carry the deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus are still very much out there and populations aren’t likely to drop until our first hard frost. The state initiated a third round of aerial spraying this week, which might lessen the presence of […] Read more »
As many wait patiently for the big screen return of the much beloved series Downton Abbey, the Sippican Woman’s Club enjoyed a walk down Masterpiece memory lane during their September 13 monthly meeting. The guest speaker would take the group on a virtual trip to the stately home by way of her deep appreciation for […] Read more »
In 1969 when the Rochester Historical Society was born, the town’s population was 1,965. Gas was 35 cents a gallon around here, and the value of the average house in town was $28,000. As of 2018, the population is 5,698. Gas is about $2.75 a gallon, and the average Rochester home is valued at $375,000. […] Read more »
There are many hands and hearts in the little town of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Hands that wave with a friendly ‘hello’ and thousands of hearts inside these 18 square miles that beat with a love for this town and are full with compassion during times of struggle. We all watched earlier this month as Hurricane Dorian […] Read more »
Most avid birdwatchers will always remember hearing the mysterious chant of the whip-poor-will’s summer evening song. It may seem to go on forever, as long as several hundred times, making it very easy to imitate the exact verbal sequence of sound. The intent is unusually vociferous because the repetitious message is first driven by seeking […] Read more »
Long before the Cape Cod Canal connected Buzzards Bay to Cape Cod Bay, and long before the villages of Marion and Mattapoisett separated from Rochester, the U.S. Congress authorized the construction of a lighthouse on Bird Island. It would be the first lighted navigational aid along the southerly coast. Built in 1819, the light would […] Read more »
Painting with watercolor is one of the more difficult mediums for an artist. The thin fluid consistency of the paint makes it a challenge to direct. Watercolor, much like water, simply wants to flow. But watercolor can also be vivid, precise, sensual, bold, or delicate. There is one thing that is absolutely essential when working […] Read more »