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Rochester welcomes familiar Tri-Town face to planning

ROCHESTER — While Michaela Shoemaker has had careers in Hanover, Falmouth and Kingston — she’s finally returning to her roots as Rochester’s new Town Planner. Shoemaker is a Marion native and moved back home five years ago. She said her onboarding...

Couple celebrates 100 years and decades of adventures

MARION — For over 70 years, Ann and Will Wingate have traveled around the world, and this year the couple is embarking on a journey that Ann said they wouldn’t have made without each other: turning 100 years old. “Together we’ve made it,” she said...

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Marathoners go the distance for charity

MATTAPOISETT — After watching the Boston Marathon in person for the first time together in 2014, Old Rochester alumni Abby Hiller and Katrina Santos, both 29, are on their way to the coveted race as charity runners for the Boston Medical Center. “It...

Get to know Marion’s new State Senator Kelly Dooner

Newly elected State Senator Kelley Dooner began her first term this month, representing Marion and the rest of the Third Bristol and Plymouth District. Dooner, a Republican, took over from longtime Democrat Marc Pacheco, who served the district for...

Mattapoisett woman answers the spiritual call

MATTAPOISETT — When the Rev. Patricia Berry, of Mattapoisett, was 9 years old and attending Catholic Mass she wanted to be an altar server but was told she couldn’t be one because she was female. Years later, Berry is the first woman ordained in the...