Creating a town out of unsettled land was the Proprietors’, founders of Rochester, task. Deciding what a town would need most, led them in 1683 to give Joseph Burge land, materials and access to water on the condition that he would build and operate a gristmill. Fourteen years later, they offered land to Anthony […] Read more »
Tri-Town against Racism (TTAR) announces they have developed a system to document discriminatory incidents experienced by community members in the Tri-Town. Collecting this information will help to identify how to best support the Tri-Town Region. The incident report can be completed online, either on a computer or mobile device, anonymously if preferred. Community members can […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Road Race Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 college stipends. The Road Race Committee awards these stipends to college bound ORR student athletes. This year’s award recipients are Desi Sinnott, Sally Butler, Isabella Hunt and Maggie Brogioli of Mattapoisett, Isabelle Kelly of Marion and Teagan Shay of Rochester. Receiving […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett PTA is pleased to be partnered with Booster to sponsor a Fun Run Fundraiser for Center School and Old Hammondtown School (OHS)! The fundraising effort has already started and is open until October 18! Our goal is to raise $20,000 to support OHS playground updates, bring arts and science enrichment programs to […] Read more »
Unfortunately, rain canceled the tractor pull at the Rochester Country Fair. However, it did bring back memories of horse pulls that I went to as a child. Horse pulls predated tractor and truck pulls. Around the 1860’s, it was horses that pulled farming machinery. Farmers loved to brag about how strong their horses were, and […] Read more »
The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be holding a regular meeting on October 18, in the community room of the Rochester Police Station beginning at 6:30 pm. This meeting will focus on the committee’s endorsement and support for candidates in the upcoming state elections, November 8. All Rochester Republicans, Independents and dissatisfied Democrats are […] Read more »
Watching the news coverage of Hurricane Ian made me reflect on hurricanes that have occurred in this area. The picture accompanying this article is of my grandparents’ barn on Snipatuit Road in Rochester after Hurricane Carol blew it down. My mother told the story of someone she knew whose husband had been sucked out of […] Read more »
The Historical Society got a good though wet start to their October events. We were at the Rochester Country Fair. We sold a map, sweatshirts and cookies and met some potential new members (after all, who wouldn’t want to join a group that’s willing to stand out in the rain to support another local group […] Read more »
The JH Plumb Memorial Library and its Board of Trustees cordially invites you to a meet and greet with our new director, Kristen Cardoso. Please stop by the library on Saturday, October 8 from 10 am-2 pm and help us welcome Kristen to the community! Light refreshments will be served. Read more »