With much ongoing discussion about creating a new police station or public safety building, I decided to look back to see what I could find on policing in Rochester’s earlier days. Surprisingly, very little of Mary Hall Leonard’s book on old Rochester’s history deals with policing. There is a lot of mention of laws being […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library and welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Let’s be honest, March is a hard month. It’s long. There are no holidays. The weather is still unsettled, and everyone is feeling a bit twitchy. And then you hear it, “I’m bored.” Plumb Library to […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center welcomes art historian Jill Sanford to present Art for Your Mind: The Fascinating Georgia O’Keeffe on Thursday, March 23 from 2:00-3:00pm in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Art for Your Mind is an engaging, educational, art observation experience designed to broaden the minds of its participants. Presentations are for people […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation will be opening online sign up for Seahorse Explorer Camp and other one-week summer camps in April. Seahorse Explorer Registration will be open April 1 and 2 to Mattapoisett residents only. April 3 and 4 will be open to residents and returning campers. April 5 will open to all if there are still […] Read more »
The Friends of Plumb Library are collecting clothes, shoes, accessories, handbags and soft household goods, including bedding, throw pillows, curtains, etc. for a Savers resale drive benefiting the Library and our programs. There will be a truck in the Library parking lot (New Bedford Road side) on Friday March 24 from 2-6 pm and […] Read more »
It’s almost spring, and things are stirring at the Historical Society. Our first meeting is April 19 at 7:00 at the museum, 355 County Rd. The program will discuss Rochester’s many celebrations, pre-1940. May brings us both the bees of Nettie’s Bees and the Historical Commission’s dedication of the new Revolutionary War Memorial. There […] Read more »
One of the many maps in our museum exhibit is titled, “Original Purchases from the Indians.” It was a gift to our historical society from the Lakeville Historical Society in 1974. On this map it is possible to trace some of the early North American pathways. Many of these became the template for the roads […] Read more »
Our ego is an essential part of our nature. It is our persona, the way we present ourselves to others and the way we receive ourselves. But there are two sides to our ego: a positive and negative side. The negative side of our ego is a “me first” attitude. It has an […] Read more »
There are still openings with AARP tax preparers at the Mattapoisett and Rochester Councils on Aging. All ages are welcome to make an appointment by calling either the Mattapoisett COA at 508-758-4110 or the Rochester COA at 508-763-8723, Ext. 201. Read more »
Beauty is everywhere, always with us and sweet as honey. Beauty is in all that we see in the glories of nature, in the faces of children, in the wisdom of the aged, and in the promise of the young. Beauty is in the wonders we smell, in the flowers and in the fresh-mown meadows, […] Read more »