The air was thick with the smell of exhaust and the sound of dozens of dirt bikes as the Pilgrim Sands Trail Riders Club held a hare scramble race in the woods around the Mattapoisett transfer station. “We have about 300 members or so,” said Bruce Rocha, Jr., who helped organize the event. The Riders […] Read more »
The weather held out so that the Witches from the Marion Art Center were able to host the Annual Halloween Parade in Marion! A grand time was had by all, Happy Halloween! Read more »
The Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists (M.O.S.E.S.) bestowed Rochester resident Kyle Cassidy, son of Department of Transportation member Keven Cassidy, with a Scholarship Trust Award at its recent monthly meeting. Cassidy is a student at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, working toward a Masters of Science in Marine Sciences & Technology. M.O.S.E.S. – representing […] Read more »
On Saturday, October 27, the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library held their annual kids’ scarecrow contest. Local children were invited to create their own signature scarecrows and were judged at a mini-competition outside the library. This year there were seven entries in the contest. Congratulations to the following winners: •“Best Dressed” award went to Luke Couto for […] Read more »
The gravediggers worked hard digging through the cold February ground. The corpse had been buried for seven days during the dead of winter of 1841. Hopefully, the smell would not be as bad. Rumors had begun to circulate in the days after the death of Thomas Randall. His death had come “by unfair means,” it […] Read more »
For some kids, reading isn’t very fun. In fact, it can be considered a chore, or even a bore. But what if they had something to make it more fun? Like a dog? That’s what Mattapoisett resident Jenna Gifford is proposing to the Mattapoisett Library. Reading PAWS is a brand new program that’s being introduced […] Read more »
On Wednesday, October 24, ORR engineering teacher Tom Norris had some of this students conduct weight-ratio experiments with balsa wood towers they designed and built from scratch. They used a free design program by Google called Sketch Up to render their basic ideas and spent over two months cutting, gluing, and painting their structures. The final test […] Read more »
Rehearsals are well underway for the Chapel Players of the First Congregational Church of Marion’s production of “101 Dalmatians,” a fundraiser to be presented on October 26 at 7:00 pm. and October 27 at 3:00 pm. in the Community Center, 144 Front Street. Tickets are $10 for all seats and may be purchased at the Marion General Store or from […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Youth Football Midget, PeeWee and Junior PeeWee Dance Squads had a great showing over the weekend at their competition on Saturday, October 20 in Providence, RI. All three teams earned first place in their divisions, bringing home gold medals and trophies. With the wins, the girls advance to the next stage of […] Read more »
Rochester’s Jennel Garcia is one step closer to seeing her dreams of becoming a singer come true. Garcia auditioned for the popular Fox TV show ‘The X-Factor” over the summer. She performed in regional auditions in Providence before advancing to the show’s Boot Camp in Los Angeles shortly after. Garcia earned a coveted spot while […] Read more »