The new Little Library at Matt Congo Church has been a huge success. We now find we are running low on children’s books. Please search your bookshelves and see if you have any age appropriate books you would be willing to donate. We need books for children of all ages but particularly books for young […] Read more »
On August 18, it will have been 100 years since the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. However, women were not “given” the right to vote; they campaigned over 50 years for equality and the right to vote. The 19th Amendment declared, “the right of citizens of the United States […] Read more »
The newly formed Marion Democratic Town Committee consists of 30 members. Our Mission Statement is to support issues that create a just and sustainable society, as well as to elect Democratic candidates who will work toward these goals. This year, 2020, is an important election year both locally and nationally. We have launched a new […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s harbormaster and team assisted the Army Corps and the Coast Guard, as the Mayflower returned to Plymouth via Buzzards Bay and the Cape Cod Canal after completing sea trials and a stay in New Bedford due to recent tropical storm. Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Environmental Police Read more »
On August 10, Mattapoisett received two checks totaling $185,229 from the Plymouth County CARES Act, a fund established to help cities and towns offset unplanned expenses due to COVID-19. Presenting the checks were Plymouth County commissioners Sandra Wright and Gregory Hanley, along with Thomas O’Brien, the county treasurer, and Jim Cantwell, the state director. Receiving […] Read more »
Activities at the Rochester Senior Center are gradually being re-introduced. All activities are held outdoors, weather permitting (under 90 degrees and not raining). COVID-19 guidelines are in place for all activities and events. Attendees are reminded to bring their own masks and adhere to social distancing (six-feet apart from those not in the same household). […] 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 »
Rochester has a number of monuments scattered about town. One, the Civil War Monument, across from the Town Hall had been mentioned previously in these writings. Have you ever stopped to read the names of the 33 brave men who went to war to save our Nation? Perhaps you have an ancestor on that list. One such […] Read more »
The Marion Scholarship Committee has two funds: The Scholarship Fund raises money for scholarships for graduating high school seniors; the Education Fund helps provide capital expenses for Sippican School. These are difficult times for students, many of whom question their ability to afford college. Administrators at Sippican School are struggling with unforeseen needs. The Scholarship […] Read more »
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today that EEE virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Carver and Middleboro, Massachusetts. Since Rochester is a bordering town, Rochester has been changed to a High-Risk Level for EEE. High-risk level means that conditions in our area are likely to lead to an infection of a […] Read more »