The 2018 Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 21, at 7:00 pm at the Rochester Memorial School. Please visit our website at https://www.townofrochestermass.com for the 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
2nd Annual Kids Photo Contest
Rochester Historical Society is sponsoring a photo contest for Rochester youth 16 years and under. The theme for the contest is “Businesses/Occupations in Rochester – Past and Present”.
Photos should be 5×7 or larger, matted not framed, B&W or color and one (1) entry per person. Please put your name, age, address and phone number on the back of the photo.
All entries must be received by August 1. They will be on display at the Historical Society booth at the County Fair, Pine Street, August 16-19 and attendees at the fair will vote on the favorites. Top three favorites will be awarded monetary prizes. Voting will end at noon on Sunday, August 19.
Call 508-961-7401 for information/ drop off instructions or leave message on our FB page: Rochester MA Historical Society.
Cease and Desist Issued for 324 Front Street
Christian Loranger’s 324 Front Street condominium project was issued a Cease and Desist Order on May 10 as the building permit undergoes the appeal process with the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The Wanderer obtained a copy of the order in which Marion Building Commissioner Scott Shippey wrote that on May 4 he received additional information and documentation containing affidavits “indicating the nonexistence of a full basement under the Southwest section of the previous structure,” as well as new volume calculations by a registered professional engineer.
“Based upon this new information … I hereby order the cease and desist of all work on the property,” Shippey wrote, until the ZBA or the Court makes a decision on the project’s entitlement to the building permit.
Peter Douglas, the abutter at 326 Front Street, filed the appeal in February after Shippey denied Douglas’ request for zoning enforcement on January 25. Douglas insists that Loranger supplied inaccurate information on his building permit application and miscalculated the total volume of the project, which Douglas asserts exceeds the allowed volume that is not to exceed the total volume of the previous structure that was torn down.
The Marion Planning Board on April 19 issued the ZBA a letter supporting Douglas’ position that the bylaw should be interpreted to define “volume” as habitable space that does not include “below-grade” basement space that was not habitable in the original house.
The ZBA opened the public hearing for Douglas’ appeal of the building permit on April 19, but promptly continued the hearing until its next meeting on May 24 due to the absence of a quorum, as well as the unavailability of Shippey and town counsel that evening.
By Jean Perry
Voters Reject Town House Renovation Article
The fate of the Marion Town House is as unclear as ever after two-thirds of the voters at the May 14 Marion Annual Town meeting rejected via secret ballot the appropriation of nearly $7.9 million to renovate the historic building.
Once Article 14 was introduced, the chatter began amongst the people packed into the Sippican School resource room while Selectman Norm Hills read the article and then sped through the reading of a prepared statement explaining the article.
Hills said the decision to exclude an article proposing a new $5.1 million town house construction from the warrant and allow only the Town House renovation article was “the selectmen’s responsibility to take action,” calling the Town House renovation article the only “reasonable, well-considered plan.”
Town House Building Committee Chairman Bob Raymond gave an encore presentation of the one he offered at a Board of Selectmen meeting in January to a room packed with many of the same faces that night, overviewing the proposed renovation and breaking down the costs.
Raymond pointed to accusations that the committee was biased in its preference to renovate the existing town house, saying, “We are biased, based on years and years of studies and, eventually, that this was the best [option] for the town.”
The process to explore Town House construction and renovation options began almost a decade ago in 2009 when 12 options were considered, vetted, and whittled down to four. The committee chose this particular renovation project that was poised to move ahead until the Town acquired the old VFW building and property at 465 Mill Street, prompting some to form a subcommittee to explore a new town house construction option for that site.
With the original Town House Building Committee’s option and the subcommittee’s option both set to go before Town Meeting voters, the two remaining selectmen – Jody Dickerson and Norm Hills – jettisoned the new construction article from the warrant on March 20 and brought forward only the Town House renovation article for a Town Meeting vote, a move that angered some residents.
Former town moderator of 35 years David Titus was the first to rise and take to the town meeting floor, making it clear that his decision to step down as town moderator was based solely on his desire to speak on the Town House matter as he did that night.
“I was shocked, disappointed, and very angry … that the selectmen at the last minute deleted [the new town house construction article] from the warrant,” said Titus. “And they did this at the last minute to avoid the possibility of a citizen petition to reinstate the article.”
Titus called the move “self-serving and underhanded,” accusing Hills and Dickerson of being “single-minded in pursuing the option that they have preferred.”
Titus advocated for a single-story town house construction at the ball field between the Town House and Sippican School, a suggestion that Susan Grosart, the sitting chairman of the School Committee during the Sippican School renovation, later said was impossible due to an agreement between the Town and the state to keep the field intact as a condition of the state’s reimbursement of renovation funds.
Titus that night said Elizabeth Taber herself would roll over in her grave if she knew the town was about to spend $7.9 million to renovate an old outdated building, being the shrewd business woman that she was. Others along the way felt Taber would roll over if she knew the town wasn’t prepared to spend the money to save the building.
Resident Dana Anderson said there was no doubt in her mind that renovating the Town House was the right decision, as the Town House is “the cornerstone of our village.”
“This is a plan put together by a blue ribbon committee composed of experts,” Anderson said. “I do not want to see the Town House handed over to a developer, even with restrictions on construction, and I do not want the building to sit and further deteriorate.
“We have kicked this can down the road far enough,” Anderson continued. “The time for us to rebuild is now. Yes, we will be making an investment, but the soul of our town is at stake and I believe it is well worth it.”
The applause Anderson elicited was slightly less rambunctious than Titus’, an ominous sign of the results on the ensuing vote.
Ray Collum, a member of the Marion Master Plan Subcommittee, said that although he was not against renovating the Town House, he felt the project should be spread out over time – an option he said was a more “planned fiscal approach.”
“It just doesn’t make any sense to me … that we’re not looking at our priorities,” said Collum. “We’re not understanding our priorities…”
At that point, one impassioned resident suggested a motion to implore the use of a secret paper ballot to vote on Article 14, acknowledging the divisive nature of the Town House and the precarious position of some residents – namely business owners and friends – who may feel inhibited in openly expressing their vote, a notion that Finance Committee member Alan Minard, who was also co-chair of the subcommittee exploring a new town house construction on Mill Street, upheld.
Candidate for Board of Selectmen William “Dale” Jones said he was willing to “stick his neck out” in public support of Article 14, “…And I think the other people should be able to do that too.”
“We should respect the views of the people who are concerned about whether they will be subjected to pressures,” said Rob Lane, who also co-chaired the new town house option subcommittee.
A resounding ‘aye’ followed in favor of a secret ballot, and Minard brought the discussion back to Article 14, lamenting the absence of what would have been Article 15 for a new town house construction.
“We will not learn about, discuss, or have the chance to vote on [another option],” said Minard. “[The two selectmen] disenfranchised thousands of voters in Marion, forcing you to vote this article down if you wanted to have a voice…. That to me is a travesty.”
Minard urged voters to reject the article, saying, “This country was founded on the principle that every person gets a vote…. We will send a message that we will not accept that … action [by elected officials].”
Minard again said Marion was ranked No. 7 in the Commonwealth for highest debt per capita and that accruing further debt would bring down the Town’s AAA bond rating, prompting Marion’s Finance Director Judith Mooney to refute Minard’s claim.
Mooney said Minard’s source of information was inaccurate, and Marion ranks 131stamongst the 351 municipalities for debt per capita.
“We’ve increased our revenue, our reserves … they’ve gone up actually forty percent since 2014. Our OPEB liability has gone up two hundred fifty percent. Free cash … reserve stayed steady…. I don’t foresee any downgrading (of the bond rating) at all.”
Speakers that followed said Titus had stolen the words out of their mouths, upholding that the selectmen essentially took the right of the voters away when they struck Article 15 from the warrant.
“The process is an embarrassment, folks,” said Andrew Santos. “It’s our citizens’ right to govern our future and to govern our community. This right was taken away from us.”
As this point, some had tuned out the discussion as they crocheted, played solitaire on their phones, and browsed store catalogs.
Resident Lee Vulgaris motioned to table the article, which failed 185-142 after a hand count proved less than the two-thirds required vote.
Candidate for Board of Selectmen Joseph Zora proposed putting aside the Town House project until the financial conundrum of the wastewater treatment was solved.
“We don’t have to do this cost right now,” Zora said.
Voters were given an orange paper – the word ‘Yes’ was printed on one half and the word ‘No’ was printed on the other half. Voters tore the paper in two and placed their answer into a cardboard makeshift ballot box. An ‘X’ was drawn onto their orange registered voter cards so that no one could vote twice.
Residents mingled as the lines slowly lessened in length. Many cast their ballots and left the school before the results were announced – 120 in favor, 214 opposed.
Being 10:00 pm, the moderator adjourned the meeting and continued it for the following night.
In a follow-up, Dickerson said that when it comes to capital projects, the Town has only ever put forward one option on the warrant, citing the Sippican School renovation and the police station projects.
“As elected officials, we have to make some tough decisions, and this was a tough decision,” Dickerson said. “We’ve never gone with two plans, and with the information that we received, we believed that this one was in the best interest of the town.
“The people have spoken and I one hundred percent respect their decision.”
By Jean Perry
Preservation Bylaw Moves Forward
There was widespread support on Monday night for the so-called Demolition Delay Bylaw at the May 7 Marion Planning Board public hearing. The bylaw is derived from a citizen petition to place the article before Town Meeting in the fall.
Formally known as “The Preservation of Historically Significant Buildings” Bylaw, the regulation would provide owners of structures known or assumed to be 75 years or older with a process that would need to be followed in order to receive a permit to raze the structure.
Members of the Sippican Historical Society, who drafted this bylaw, spoke about the genesis of the document. Historical Society President Frank McNamee emphasized that the bylaw is designed “to save very historic buildings, not ranches from the 1950s,” which would technically be considered under this bylaw. McNamee added, “Right now, anyone can knock anything down without abutters even knowing…. We want to save Marion; we love it and want to protect it.”
Judy Rosbe, the Society’s treasurer, provided a brief history of the town, reminding the board that Marion is one of the oldest towns in the Commonwealth (once considered Old Rochester).
During the fight to protect the Captain Hadley house on the corner of Route 6 and Front Street, Rosbe said, “[I was] astounded that there was no process in place…” to protect the historic structure.
Using this project as an example of how the bylaw would be used, Rosbe described the legal framework that protects the Capt. Hadley house in perpetuity. A deed restriction requires the owner to preserve the exterior of the house with no changes or alterations. The intent of the proposed bylaw is to provide time for the community to develop a creative plan for a significant historic structure to be preserved.
The bylaw would apply to all structures in town, including town-owned buildings.
Planning Board member Jennifer Francis clarified that the bylaw would apply to the exterior of a building, and that interior work would not trigger the regulation.
Board member Chris Collings wondered, “Can we create a list on the front side so people know their structure triggers this [bylaw]?” to which board member Norm Hills responded that there is a list kept by the Sippican Historical Society, and a plan to update it using funding from the Community Preservation Committee.
Francis continued with her concerns, pointing to the section of the bylaw titled “Demolition by Neglect,” and asked, “What if a grandfather left [a house] to someone and they have no money to maintain it as described [in the bylaw]?”
Hills said the bylaw is just a delay and provides an opportunity “to preserve something historic,” but board member Andrew Daniel reiterated Francis’ concerns, saying, “…But what if they can’t afford it? I think a year’s a little long … what if it’s too expensive to repair? …When does it turn into a person being told what they can and cannot do with their property?”
Daniel stated that he liked the burden placed on the buyer to be aware if the structure would trigger the bylaw, but queried if it was obvious the building was not worth saving, should there be an avenue to take to by-pass the year delay.
Board member Will Saltonstall pointed out that there is an appeal process available with the Marion Historical Commission. He also spoke in favor of the bylaw, saying, “[It] establishes a baseline … yes, it is meant to slow the process down, to pause and evaluate the options.”
Board member Steve Kokkins interjected that it was important to make sure property rights were respected.
Saltonstall went on to say, “There are many things you can do in Marion by right. The conflict in Marion is machines show up and take [a structure] down without public input – this [bylaw] provides a forum for discussion. A unique quality of Marion is the significant and beautiful structures.” He pointed out that there is a value to Marion’s buildings, saying, “This inventory provides value to all of our properties, and balances the property rights issue.”
The Historical Commission would administer this bylaw, and there was agreement among the Planning Board members that the commission needs to be fortified because the bylaw will make the commission more active.
The board voted unanimously in support of this bylaw.
The town planner, Gil Hilario, presented information to the board about the FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) program that provides a discount to taxpayers on their flood insurance policy. Of the 2,336 homes in Marion, 497 are required to carry additional flood insurance which, as Collings pointed out, is roughly 20% of the town.
In order to qualify for the discount, municipalities must perform flood mitigation activities, which can include public outreach or bylaws pertaining to construction in flood-prone areas.
Collings spoke vociferously in favor of pursuing this program, urging the board to aggressively go after mitigation activities that would provide credits for the program and subsequently benefit the taxpayers.
Saltonstall asked if there was a downside, to which Hilario replied that there would be record keeping and annual recertification, which could be time consuming.
Francis suggested that Collings spearhead a group, possibly under the auspices of the Master Plan Implementation Committee, to research the “low-hanging fruit” and other activities the Town could do to qualify for this program.
This was Jennifer Francis’ last Planning Board meeting. Chairperson Eileen Marum announced Francis has been nominated for an award by SRPEDD for her exceptional leadership and efforts on behalf of the community. In response, Francis said she was “very, very pleased to be nominated.”
“…And I am in good company since Norm Hills received this award a few years ago – we must be doing something right in Marion … I am so glad we have been able to accomplish so much and move us forward.”
The next meeting of the Marion Planning Board is scheduled for May 21at 7:00 pm at the Marion Town House.
Marion Planning Board
By Sarah French Storer
Because History Matters
On May 6, Mattapoisett Public Library’s Purrington Lecture Series hosted a lecture that opened a door into Bronze Age culture and sites. Holding the door open as we slipped through was archeologist Dr. Stuart Swiny. On the other side were magnificent works of art, many of which have been under continuous threat of annihilation or confiscation almost since they were created, but never more than now in modern Near East countries.
Swiny has spent decades both in the field excavating sites in Turkey, Cyprus, Iran and Afghanistan, and in academic circles as a professor focused primarily on Near East studies with a concentration on early and middle Cypriot periods. He was also the director of the Cyprus American Archeological Research Institute. More recently, he taught at the University of Albany before retiring.
With such a massive wealth of knowledge, Swiny’s presentation gave the audience just a taste of Bronze Age artistic ingenuity, religious themes, and the cross-pollination of cultures and societies in ancient Cypriot times. He also reminded us that mankind, at times, is savage.
Woven throughout Swiny’s talk was the importance – the absolute necessity – of preserving historic sites and artifacts.
“Preserving the remains of a culture is a serious matter,” said Swiny.
He gave his personal view of the perils faced in areas where war and conflict have not only threatened human lives but the ancient history that rightfully belongs to them as well.
Swiny started with early threats by French and English excavators better described as “looters” who took, sold, or purchased all things ancient. Then he introduced a prime mover, one Earl Elgin (1774-1841), who nearly singlehandedly deconstructed pieces of the Parthenon, transporting them to England. And let us not forget those who acquired anything and everything that could be moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art in New York City.
Swiny said of modern society and the hundreds of thousands of stolen pieces, “There are governments who would like them back!” He pointed to the famous tug of war between the Italian government and the MFA-NY that went on for three decades before the massive Euphronios Krater (515 BC) was returned.
Swiny said that it was a western elitist justification that “we are saving these things” from climate and an indifferent local attitude that contributed to the removal of artifacts. However, such concepts were, in fact, not always the best for the pieces in question.
The World War II bombing of Germany, for instance, turned many ancient pieces taken from their original locations to Germany into rubble. Swiny said other pieces that had been transported west were saved prior to the outbreak of war, as they were secreted into caves and other safe havens. “Hilter was upset to find the Louvre was cleaned out.”
Speaking to the magnificence of the works of art, Swiny showed a picture of a gleaming white statue; then beside it another of the same statue brightly painted. He said that most of statues and interior temple walls were painted saying, “…Because color in everyday life was limited, and the ancients loved color.”
After World War II, Swiny said looting decreased. Yet even today these illegal activities continue. He said museums cannot purchase ancient works that have been excavated after 1972. But more distressing yet, many sites and precious pieces have been physically destroyed.
Swiny showed photographic evidence of temples bombed and statues defaced in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the museum in Kabul that he so enjoyed visiting in the past had been stripped to bare stones and used for a refugee shelter.
“It is painful for me to see,” he quietly stated. He said that even the ruthless Genghis Kahn had not damaged the gods of other cultures, somehow believing in the respect they should receive. “The Islamic State, however, blew them up.”
Regarding the conflict in Syria, Swingy said that many works of art had been removed to safe locations but that the culture of the country was still damaged.
Swiny’s many decades of study give him not only an immense understanding of ancient societies, but they also imbue him with tremendous insight into human nature both then and now. He believes that while people of the past didn’t fully appreciate all the riches they had, modern people can and should, thus his message resonates: “…Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever…” He understands the importance of research and its ability to yield important information about human habitation from what people ate to societal constructs, but he also is sounding the drumbeat – “History matters,” and as such should not be taken for granted.
When asked about how governments should balance the needs of growing modern populations with the conservation of historic sites, Swiny thought for a moment then smiled and said, “Well, you can make more humans, but not historic works.”
Swiny has written many articles and books based on his research. To learn more, visit www.researchgate.net. To learn more about the Purrington Lecture series at the Mattapoisett Public Library, visit www.mattapoisettlibrary.org.
By Marilou Newell
OC Boys’ Lacrosse Adjusts as Postseason Approaches
They may only be at the halfway point on their schedule, but Old Colony boys’ lacrosse has to worry not only about making the postseason, but adjusting on the fly with the hopes of making a run.
It seems like the Cougars took a step in the right direction in their most recent 17-1 win over Bristol-Plymouth on Monday. Between the offense and defense, the former had been the team’s weakness so far in the season, though in part because Old Colony’s defense has been that good, too.
“We struggle to score and just need to play better team offense,” said Coach Bill Trimble. “We can just be one guy trying to take it to the goal. We have to try and move the ball a little bit better.”
The issues on offense become slightly less apparent when the defense has three seniors – Jared Gagne, Andy Coxand Dylan Hanson– taking charge and their classmate Ian Vezinaas the anchor in net. But that’s no excuse for less production on offense, which is why the Cougars are making some changes to garner more offense.
“We’re trying to run different offensive sets,” said Trimble. “We started out running a one-four-one. We’re trying to go to a one-three-two to see if we can dodge to create matchup problems and make that first pass to the open guy.
“The one-four-one is a catch-and-shoot offense. You try to get the guy open away from the ball and throw it to him. With the one-three-two, the guy who has the ball tries to draw another defender and pass to the open man. It’s going from where we try to get the guy off-ball open to trying to get the guys attacking to create (an opening).”
To this point, Old Colony has had contributions from Zach Soucyand Connor Halle on offense, as well as others, but it’s been a sophomore leading the charge on offense through the first nine games.
Ethan Harrop, coming off a five-goal, two-assist performance in the win over Bristol-Plymouth, is the Cougars leading scorer with 14 goals on the year. He not only brings consistent offense now, but he could also become an even greater offensive threat for the Cougars in the coming years.
“He has really good stick skills,” Trimble said. “He’s real nifty with the stick. And he has a real sense of how to get into open spaces.”
Old Colony (5-4, 4-3 Mayflower Athletic Conference) is still fighting for a Mayflower title and has another shot at Sacred Heart on Wednesday, followed by a matchup against Blue Hills on Friday.
Old Colony baseball continues to improve its stock, shutting out Dartmouth 8-0 in Monday’s matchup. Sophomore pitcher Nick Hedlundmade his first varsity start for the Cougars, earning the complete game shutout after scattering three hits and four strikeouts.
Matt Bumpus(.340 average, 14 RBI), Brandon Zakrosky(.429, 12 RBI) and Hedlund each went 2-for-4. Hedlund also knocked in a run, while Bumpus brought in two. Paul Ashley(.342, 11 RBI) also went 2-for-3 for the Cougars.
Old Colony (11-2, 6-0 Mayflower Athletic Conference) has a chance to lock up the league with a 6:00 pm matchup against Norfolk Aggie at Pope Park in Acushnet on Wednesday.
Old Rochester
The Bulldogs struck swiftly and efficiently in their 5-0 win over Wareham baseball on Monday. Old Rochester opened the game with a five-run explosion, getting all of their offense out of the way to start the game. Mike Kennefickmade sure that was enough, allowing only one hit and one strikeout in his complete game shutout. Kennefick also struck out nine Vikings. Chris LaBelleknocked in two of Old Rochester’s runs with an RBI double in the first. David Arrudaalso knocked in a pair on a two-run single, finishing 2-for-3 on the day. Adam Breaulthad a clean day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with doubles.
Old Rochester (6-3, 3-4 SCC) is back at home against Apponequet on Wednesday.
Old Rochester girls’ lacrosse refuses to lose a game, now 9-0 (5-0 SCC) after taking down Falmouth Academy, 13-10, in Monday’s matchup.
Madison Conneyscored six goals for the Bulldogs, including what would be the game-winner. Ava Ciffolilloalso surpassed the hat trick mark, scoring four in the win. Old Rochester goalie Gates Tenerowiczwas tested early and often in net, saving 13 shots that came her way.
High School Sports Update
By Nick Friar
Students Earn Top Science Awards at State Science Fair
Falmouth Academy sent fourteen students and thirteen projects to the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair held on May 4 and 5 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and brought home top awards.
A first place went to junior Emma Keeler ‘19 of Rochester for her project, “Bioprospecting for Benthic Fungi and Their Bactericidal Antibiotics.” She also received the Applied Biomath Award, the Naval Science Award, and is an alternate to the Harvard Summer Secondary Program. Emma will compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, PA next week where over 77 countries will be represented and more than $5 million in scholarships and prizes will be awarded.
Grace Russell ‘19 of Mattapoisett was awarded an Honorable Mention for her project, “The Effect of Lowered Oxygen Levels on Hermit Crab Behavior.”
Having the opportunity to present scholarly scientific work teaches students to engage in the pursuit of authentic knowledge, in-depth experimentation, and thoughtful analysis. All Falmouth Academy students in Grades 7 through 11 conduct original independent scientific research and take part in the Falmouth Academy Science and Engineering Fair, now in its 30th year. Seniors can opt to participate and this year, three competed at the state level.
Tabor Hosts Spring Dance Recital
Come enjoy the ever-popular Spring Dance Recital at Tabor Academy put on by the school’s award-winning competitive dance team. The team recently won two first place finishes and a “Razzle Dazzle” Award for their tap number, “Music. Music. Music.” earning them an invitation to the Starpower National Competition in June.
This year, the team is preparing a ballet routine for the recital called “Crepuscule,” a jazz routine called “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody,” and two contemporary routines called “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and “Cry Me A River.” The showcase will also feature student choreographed solos, duets, and small groups, as well as performances from the local Turning Pointe Dance Studio.
The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Fireman Center for the Performing Arts in Hoyt Hall at 245 Front Street, Marion, on May 17at 6:30 pm.
Janet B. (Saba) Charron
Janet B. (Saba) Charron, 74, of Rochester passed away on Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Nemasket Healthcare Center in Middleboro after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond A. Charron.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Kiwan) Saba, she lived in Rochester for most of her life.
Mrs. Charron was the proprietor of Gerry’s Beauty Salon on Court Street in New Bedford for many years. She later provided hairdressing services for the residents of the Cedars Assisted Living in Dartmouth.
She was an active parishioner of Our Lady of Purgatory Church, where served as the President of the St. Joseph Sodality for nine years.
She is survived by her son, John A. Charron and his wife Maribeth Moore of East Freetown; her brother, George J. Saba of New Bedford; and her grandchildren, Jeremy and Hannah.
Her Funeral will be held on Tuesday May 15, 2018 at 9 am from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by the Divine Liturgy in Our Lady of Purgatory Church at 10 am. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Monday May 14, 2018 from 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Our Lady of Purgatory Church, 11 Franklin St., New Bedford, MA 02740. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
