The Bristol County Radio Control Club, Inc., will hold its annual John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly on Saturday, August 16. The event will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. It will be held at Mary’s Pond in Rochester, Massachusetts. Parking opposite 507 Mary’s Pond Road. This is a non-competitive AMA sanctioned event. All […] Read more »
The August meeting at the Rochester Historical Society Museum will be hosted by both the Society and the Historical Commission on August 20 at 7:00 pm at the Historical Society Museum at 355 County Road, Rochester. Cemeteries, Genealogy and the Revolutionary War will be the topic of the evening in the context of beginning […] Read more »
Looking through some newspaper articles assembled in a notebook by Betty Beaulieu, I came across a 1951 Standard Times article about Rochester and its controversy over building a new school. Previously, I had mentioned that it took about 30 years for discussions on building a new school to actually result in the Rochester Memorial School, […] Read more »
The Sippican Rod & Gun Club is pleased to announce its annual NRA Women-On-Target program which will be held on Saturday, September 27, located at 215 Dexter Lane, Rochester. The program will begin at 8:30 am and finish at 5:00 pm. The program’s morning session will teach the NRA Home Firearm Safety Course, which qualifies […] Read more »
The MAC Theater is auditioning for roles in the award-winning play, Proof, by David Auburn, directed by Richard Sherburne. Auditions will be held at the MAC Theater, located at 80 Pleasant St., Marion on Saturday, August 16 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Sunday, August 17 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. […] Read more »
On Sunday, August 10, The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector, St. Peter’s on the Canal, Buzzards Bay, MA, will return for the second time during St. Philip’s 141st Summer Season. Services, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, will be held at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. All are welcome to this historic church next […] Read more »
Town Administrator Geoffrey Gorman is pleased to share that the Town of Marion, the Department of Public Works, the Marion Historical Commission, the Council on Aging, and the Friends of Marion Recreation are holding a re-dedication ceremony for DePina Landing at 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 14, to celebrate improvements made at the public park […] Read more »
Here’s a reminder to mark August 16 on your calendar. Once again, Rochester Grange will hold its agricultural fair, our 113th. Printing of our books has been completed and are being distributed throughout the Tri-Town. Here’s what you need to know. The fair will be held on Saturday, August 16 from 1:00 pm to […] Read more »
In the 1880’s in Rochester, there were no appropriations made by the town for public safety, neither police nor fire. By 1888, an article came before town meeting to vote to offer a fixed payment for forest fire fighting. With its abundance of forested land, the biggest fire concerns centered around forest fires. There were […] Read more »
Learn all about the baby oyster nursery in Mattapoisett this summer, a collaboration between Mass Oyster Project, the Mattapoisett Harbor Master Department, and the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Join us at the Mattapoisett Library on Tuesday, August 5 at 2:00 pm for a short film for all ages called Operation Restoration: Oyster, a documentary about […] Read more »