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Brad Morse (left) and David Hughes (right) are running for Water Commission ROCHESTER It’s Election Day in Rochester, and the race is on. Registered Rochester voters can vote from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rochester Council on Aging. There are three contested races in the election: Planning Board, Board of Health and Water Commission. But another four open positions in town government Moderator, Cemetery Commission and one of two seats on the Rochester Memorial School Committee have no candidates. At Rochester Candidates Night on May 6, Selectman Woody Hartley encouraged residents to run for the open positions by way of write-in and “sticker” campaigns. ....
Brad Morse (left) and David Hughes (right) are running for Water Commission Dennis McCarthy is one of three Planning Board candidates ROCHESTER For some contests in Rochester’s Town Election, the race is on for others, the town has had a hard time getting candidates to the starting line. The election is on May 26 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rochester Council on Aging. Residents can also vote early by filling out a Vote By Mail application on townofrochestermass.com/town-clerk, or by voting early in person from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on weekdays at the town clerk’s office. ....
May 12, 2021 MATTAPOISETT The Mattapoisett Lions Club has announced the 2021 Peter Hodges Memorial Scholarship awardees. The two $2,500 scholarships are sponsored by the Lions Club. This year’s recipients are Colin Mackin of Rochester, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School, and Bridget Farias also of Rochester, a senior at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School. Mackin will be attending UMass Amherst, where his education will focus on Environmental Studies. Working within COVID restrictions, Mackin is recognized for community work with the Rochester Council on Aging for delivering Meals on Wheels, spearheading a drive for sanitary supplies, volunteering at Damien’s Pantry and delivering books for the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library. Mackin’s Eagle Scout project culminated from many hours of work designing and building the Little Hundred Acre Woods, a reading garden in the wooded area on the library grounds in Rochester. ....
Aidan Pollard May 6, 2021 ROCHESTER Candidates for the Board of Health, Planning Board, ORR School Committee, Water Commission and Board of Assessors came out to Candidates Night on May 6. Moderated by Selectman Woody Hartley, the event at the Rochester Council on Aging offered candidates for the May 26 Town Election an opportunity to state their platform and answer questions from the community. Hartley started the night by noting there are three elected positions on the ballot with no official candidates: Moderator, Cemetery Commission and Rochester Memorial School Committee. Hartley encouraged interested residents to launch write-in or “sticker” campaigns. The first candidate speakers were Sarah Eby and incumbent Dale Barrows running for the Board of Health. ....