As the Rochester Historical Society was preparing for its anniversary celebration, we discovered in the meeting minutes from 1986, that a time capsule had been created for the town’s 300th anniversary of incorporation. The 1990 minutes stated that the capsule was placed in the basement of the Rochester Town Hall by the 1990 Historical Society […] Read more »

            While she takes no credit for pulling together a committed group of women who enjoy breaking bread together as well as bringing joy to others, Wendy Russo is without a doubt a natural organizer.     Russo has been the prime mover behind the Bay Club lunch group, a group of women, friends, and neighbors who meet each […] Read more »

The heavy rain and wind couldn’t stop Santa from visiting Rochester on December 9.             While the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is traditionally held on the town green, the less-than-ideal weather moved many of the activities indoors to the nearby Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational Church.             The church’s bells chimed “Little Drummer Boy” […] Read more »

            What do we usually expect from Mother Nature in the month of December in New England? Cold, wet weather. But that was not the case on December 7, when Santa-suited runners of all ages and all capabilities took to the village streets of Mattapoisett. The temps were chilly hovering in the low 30s, but the […] Read more »

            Sunday, December 8, was the day of the annual Marion Holiday Stroll.             The holiday stroll is a Tri-Town event that sets itself apart from the rest in a category all its own. It surpasses the other town events by its very nature; the holiday stroll is not just a town event, the holiday stroll is […] Read more »

            The library is to a book, like a museum is to a work of art. In the library, books are cataloged, placed upon shelves with care, gently opened, adored and essentially worshipped as the relics of the history of human storytelling they are. Which is why it seemed blasphemously counterintuitive to watch a handful of […] Read more »

Have you or a loved one ever struggled to find reliable medical or health information online? Would you like to be better prepared to ask questions at appointments? Don’t miss Dr. Heather Brodie Perry speak about finding reliable health information and health information literacy at her Health Information Workshop on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm. Dr. […] Read more »

            Jolly old Saint Nick has a busy weekend ahead of him with a number of back-to-back Tri-Town events where Santa (with some events accompanied by Mrs. Claus) will make appearances to spread the spirit of Christmas and listen well to what our Tri-Town kiddies want most this holiday season.             We don’t want you to have […] Read more »

            Over a century after three ghosts fix the cold, miserly heart of Ebenezer Scrooge, he’s been called upon to help someone who is even worse than he was. As it turns out, that someone is his great-great-great granddaughter Emmalina, the central character in the Marion Art Center’s production of Emmalina Scrooge.             Emmalina Scrooge, played by Zoe […] Read more »

            Chuck McIntyre has terrible executive function skills. Keeping organized, remembering to do the tasks on his to-do list, and even getting started with chores like doing laundry or doing the dishes often seems as complicated to the 27-year-old Mattapoisett man as a 1,000-piece puzzle with no picture of the final result to go by. On […] Read more »