The Rochester Republican Town Committee will be holding its monthly meeting April 4, at the North Rochester Congregational Church, 289 North Avenue Rochester. The meeting will begin at 6 pm lower level of the church. On the agenda will be a discussion and planning for Rochester’s Town Meeting, May 22, and town elections to be […] Read more »
Pretty much all of Rochester’s early settlers began as farmers. Even the owners of the gristmill and smithy had gardens and kept chickens and probably a cow. Like the original Pilgrims, many of these settlers had not been farmers in their former lives. While Rochester’s fields were good for pasturage, they weren’t as fertile […] Read more »
This April 6, the Good Shepherd’s Table at the Church of the Good Shepherd on High Street in Wareham will be marking 20 years of serving free meals for the community. The “Table”, as it has become known, is also updating its pantry and meal schedules for spring. Free, hot “home-cooked” meals will still be […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is pleased to host a competition offering two (2) $2,500 scholarships to any area high school senior, male or female, who is a resident of Mattapoisett and who will be graduating in June 2023. In addition, there will be a competition for one (1) $1,500.00 scholarship to be awarded to […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) Theater announces open auditions for the June 2023 production of Belles, written by Mark Dunn and directed by Kate Sorensen-Young. Told in “two acts and 45 phone calls,” Belles visits six southern sisters, who, over the course of an autumn weekend, seek to bridge the physical and emotional distance […] Read more »
As many of us know, Rochester once had an airport located on Marion Road (now Dogget Brook Farm.) It was closed at the beginning of World War II, and to my knowledge, no plane crashes occurred there. However, Rochester has been the site of airplane crashes on more than one occasion. In an earlier article, […] Read more »
The days are getting longer and the air is getting warmer. Have you started planting yet? Just restocked, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Seed Library is ready for you. Our seed collection has a wide variety of plant options. Our most popular include flowers, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, beans, lettuce and greens. New this year, we […] Read more »
It is Spring again, Tra La! I’m so happy it’s Spring, Tra La! The days are longer The sun is warmer And crocuses, daffodils and tulips abound! And the red, red Robin goes bob, bob, bobbling along the ground. The skies are blue, the snow is past, and the March winds have slowed at last. […] Read more »
The horrific fire that destroyed Mattapoisett Boatyard last August also had a huge impact on the MYC. Not only our Clubhouse, but all its contents are gone. Years of history pictured on the walls, trophies won by MYC racers, Yacht Club pennants and trophies from visiting Clubs and our regional and national races. All lost. […] Read more »
There is much we can learn from rocks. They are steadfast, solid, eternal. Jesus said to Peter, “I will build my church on a rock,” and Peter was that rock. They are dependable, reassuringly strong. They carry their history in their strata, telling their story to all who can decipher it. There are towering mountains […] Read more »