ORRHS Class of 1971 will be having a 55th reunion in Mattapoisett on Sunday September 13 at 4:00 pm. Classmates wishing to attend may contact Christian Saether via email at csaether@msn.com or Cornelia Dougall at Corneliadougall@yahoo.com for further details and RSVP. Pull out your go-go boots, penny loafers, cardigans, jeans, Three Dog Night and […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Musicfest continues its five-concert series with performances throughout the week of July 15 to July 19. On Friday, July 17, the Buzzards Bay Musicfest Swing Band will delve into Music from the Movies with a sampling of compositions from the pens of some of the elite Hollywood composers. The nine piece “little […] Read more »
We are continuing to celebrate our country’s 250th and will be opening our new exhibit,” Rochester and the Revolution” on Saturday, July 25. With this exhibit we are trying to show what happened in Boston and throughout the colonies during the Revolution and how Rochester reacted to it. Also, we will have our ongoing Revolutionary […] Read more »
Declaration & Dialogue: Reflections on 250 Years opens on July 10 with an artist reception on Friday, July 17 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the MAC, located at 80 Pleasant St. in Marion. The exhibition and the reception are free to the public, who are warmly encouraged to visit. As we […] Read more »
While the Rochester Historical Society will be celebrating the semiquincentennial throughout 2026, a high point was certainly joining in Freedom Bells on this past Saturday. We had good attendance at the museum even with the hot temperatures. Several people came early to try their hand at ringing the bell. They received Freedom Bells certificates to […] Read more »
Support Sippican Land Trust with a fun poker game on the water on Tuesday, July 28. Participants will paddle between designated stations in the harbor to pick up poker cards. Put in from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Island Wharf on Sippican Harbor, then join us for a bring-your-own picnic following the event. […] Read more »
Despite the hot and humid weather, the Mattapoisett Road Race was a great success. More than 1400 runners registered for the race. Henry Myers of San Diego was the overall winner with a time of 21:03.6 minutes and Abigail Hassman of Foxboro was the women’s winner with a time of 22:14.6. Lowell Copps was the […] Read more »
I’m recapping in part (before our July 4th bell ringing) facts about our bell at the Rochester Historical Society/ East Rochester Congregational Church. The church building which houses the bell as well as the next-door cemetery are on the National Register of Historical Places thanks to hard work by Betty Beaulieu. The church building […] Read more »
If you have ever had to park a great distance away from the Fireman Performing Arts Center to attend a Buzzards Bay Musicfest concert, your experience has just become easier. The Buzzards Bay Musicfest will be offering free shuttle service for the Wednesday, July 15, Friday, July 17 and Sunday, July 19 concerts. Parking will […] Read more »
School’s out and summer reading is here at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Stop by to grab a copy of the assigned summer reading lists for Old Rochester and Old Colony students, and to see what books from the list are available for checkout. The library is also hosting a Teen Summer Reading Challenge. […] Read more »