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Fundraiser planned for hometown hero Becket Kiernan

ROCHESTER — Becket Kiernan’s mother, Lynda, remembers her son as a “scholar warrior,” and she hopes that with the installation of a memorial in his hometown of Rochester, residents of the Tri-Town will as well. Kiernan, 18, was a United States...

Life at 103: Rochester’s oldest resident honored

ROCHESTER — In the year 1919 European powers signed the Treaty of Versailles, the United States ratified the prohibition on alcohol, and current Rochester resident Mary Bellotti was born. Bellotti was honored on Wednesday, Jan. 4 as Rochester’s...

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Brodie strong: Marion family battles childhood cancer

MARION — Brodie Yeaw is a 12-year-old student at Sippican School in Marion. Like many children his age, he loves sports — hockey and lacrosse in particular — and playing the video game Fortnite with his friends. In July 2021, his parents, Katie and...

New Marion youth minister plans to show, not tell faith lessons

MARION — With the arrival of a new Youth Ministry leader at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion, the days of learning about faith in booklets are gone. Wendy Reardon, who was recently hired to lead the program, said her greatest strength is...