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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...