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Rochester Police Department receives $3,000 for drug response efforts
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department received a check for $3,000 from District Attorney Tim Cruz on Monday, July 7. The funds will go toward police efforts to fight the ongoing opioid crisis, enhance responses to overdoses to Rochester and...
Updated: Thursday thunderstorm knocks power out to majority of Rochester residents
ROCHESTER — On Thursday, July 3 a brief but powerful thunderstorm left more than 45,000 people across the state without power, including nearly two-thirds of Rochester residents. The storm, which blew through Rochester around 7:45 p.m. brought with...
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No horsing around: Marion Horse Show returns for 78th year
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Rochester Council on Aging receives $150,000 check for expansion
Buzzards Bay Musicfest commences 27th season with a pitch perfect performance
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Rochester Police Department receives $3,000 for drug response efforts
Marion man arrested following reports of exposure, performing a lewd act
CARVER — A Marion man was arrested on Friday, June 20 after Carver Police received a report of a man exposing himself and performing a lewd act on a beach at Sampson’s Pond in Carver. John Senna, 36, was arrested and identified by Marion Police and...
Three rescued after boat overturns in Buzzards Bay
MARION — Three people were rescued after their boat capsized in Buzzards Bay in the early afternoon on Wednesday, June 11. Marion first responders arrived on scene after emergency dispatchers received a 911 call at 12:46 p.m. from the three...
New Rochester Police Department statue is on patrol
ROCHESTER — There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Officer Bog. Proudly hoisting an American flag in front of the Rochester Police Station, Officer Bog is an eight foot tall statue of a Rochester Officer that was donated by Tom Simeone of...
Marion man found with suspected fentanyl, cocaine and more
MARION — Marion resident Dylan McCoog, 25, was arrested Tuesday, April 25 after police found large quantities of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, various pills, drug related paraphernalia and over $65,000 when they searched him, his vehicle and his...
Tabor Academy worker arrested after indecent exposure incident
MARION — A kitchen worker at Tabor Academy was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to two students while they were in the school’s dining hall area on Wednesday, April 16, according to Marion Police Chief Richard Nighelli. Marion Police...
Drivers sustain serious but non-life threatening injuries in Rochester car crash
ROCHESTER — Two drivers sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a two-car motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of North Ave and Braley Hill Road on Friday, April 11. The Regional Old Colony Communications Center...
Rochester Fire Department responds to barn fire
ROCHESTER — The Regional Old Colony Communications Center received a 911 call for a structure fire at a residence on Snipatuit Road in Rochester at 1:48 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Multiple Rochester Fire Department units responded to the afternoon call...
Tabor Academy Rowing Team safe after boat incident in Fall River Pond
FALL RIVER — Dangerous weather conditions and strong winds caused an emergency boat situation at a Tabor Academy Rowing Team practice in Fall River Pond on Saturday, March 29. During the practice, multiple boats began to fill with water due to the...
Multiple units respond to Marion two-acre brush fire
MARION — A helicopter from the State Air Wing spotted smoke coming from an out of control brushfire on Delano Road Friday, March 28. The multiple Marion Fire Department units who responded to the call at around 2 p.m. were assisted by Wareham Fire...
Injured tree worker rescued by Plymouth County Rescue Team
EAST BRIDGEWATER — The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team and several other emergency responders banded together to rescue an injured tree worker who was hit by a branch, broke his arm and found himself trapped while suspended nearly 50 feet in...
Three suspects arrested for stolen car hit-and-run in Mattapoisett
MATTAPOISETT — Three men were taken into custody by the Mattapoisett Police Department on Friday, March 21 after stealing a vehicle in Fall River and committing a hit-and-run with said vehicle on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. The three suspects were seen...
Updated: Rochester man sentenced to state prison after fatal shooting of sister’s boyfriend
ROCHESTER — After being found guilty on criminal charges relating to the deadly shooting of his sister’s boyfriend, Rochester resident 36-year-old Cody Perry was sentenced to eight to 10 years in state prison on Friday, March 14. The shooting victim...
Rochester man among five arrested for underage sexual exploitation
FALL RIVER — On Wednesday, March 12, Massachusetts State Police conducted an undercover operation targeting underage sexual exploitation in Fall River, ultimately putting five individuals under arrest, including Rochester resident Orion Wellinghurst...
Rochester Police arrest alleged rapist and kidnapper
ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department arrested alleged rapist and kidnapper Nicholas Carnazza on Thursday, March 6. Carnazza was charged with three counts of aggravated rape, one count of kidnapping, one count of indecent assault and battery...
Rochester Fire Department assists with Freetown fire
FREETOWN — Massive flames engulfed a barn in Freetown on Saturday, March 8 in an area with no available hydrants nearby, leading the Rochester Fire Department to assist with the emergency. The Rochester Fire Department arrived at 19 Locust Street...
Victim of fatal motorcycle crash identified
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office identified the 20-year-old Rochester man who died in a motorcycle crash on March 4 as Jeremy Braz. The crash occurred near Patterson Brook Road on Cranberry Highway in Wareham around 2 p.m. According to...
Motorcycle rider pronounced dead at scene of crash
A 20-year-old Rochester man was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle crash on March 4 near Patterson Brook Road on Cranberry Highway in Wareham. According to the police, the man was ejected from his motorcycle following an accident with a...
Drinks, doughnuts and dialogue: Rochester Police host ‘Coffee with a Cop’
ROCHESTER — For Rochester Police Chief Michael Assad, strengthening the department’s relationship with the community is one of his highest priorities. His newest community event, Coffee with a Cop, hosted its first meeting at the Rochester Police...
Marion Harbormaster and police sergeant awarded for life-saving rescue
MARION — After 19-year-old Jordan Haims fell overboard at Silvershell Beach and suffered from severe hypothermia, Harbormaster Adam Murphy and Marion Police Sgt. Larry Savery led a rescue effort that ultimately saved Haims’ life. Murphy and Savery...
Man transported to hospital after Rochester crash
ROCHESTER — A man was transported to Tobey Hospital with non life-threatening injuries after his vehicle struck a pole at routes 28 and 58 in Rochester. The crash was reported just before midnight Friday, Feb. 14, Rochester Fire reported. The driver...
Rochester fire uses horse sense to rescue animal stuck on ice
ROCHESTER — When an equine slipped on ice, the Rochester Fire Department didn’t horse around. The department received a call Monday morning Feb. 3 that a horse on Bates Road had apparently slid on ice and was unable to get up on its own, the...
Rochester Police Department is overcoming its overtime issue
ROCHESTER — It was a year of struggle for the Rochester Police Department as they navigated understaffing and an inflated overtime budget in 2024, spending $360,163 on overtime pay compared to the $182,941 average of the past 4 years. “Prior to me...
Rochester home a total loss after fire
ROCHESTER — A home at 524 Snipatuit Road was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel reported. No one was home at the time of the blaze, the chief said. No individuals were injured but two dogs died in the fire, he said...
Teen rescued after falling overboard in waters off Marion
MARION — A 19-year-old duck hunter was rescued after he fell into the water off Silvershell Beach Monday morning Jan. 20 from a boat 200 yards from shore. Emergency dispatch received a call that a man fell in the water from a boat about 200 yards...
Mattapoisett man, 26, killed in pedestrian accident in Boston
MATTAPOISETT – A 26-year-old Mattapoisett man was struck and killed in South Boston while walking in a South Boston crosswalk Sunday Jan. 12, according to a Boston Police report. Noah Curtis Greany was fatally struck about 9:24 a.m. by a vehicle,...
Marion resident graduates from Barnstable County sheriff training
MARION — Joel Watters of Marion was among the 21 individuals who have completed the 12-week training program to become Barnstable County Sheriff’s corrections officers following a graduation ceremony on Jan. 10 at Mashpee Middle-High School. The...
Rochester Police thank family for donation
Rochester Police took to Facebook to extend a “feathered thank you” to the Cecil Family for their donation of birds of prey gloves to the department. This came after the department found themselves twice saving some scared feathered friends in the...
A chill drill: Marion first responders gear up for icy rescues
MARION — After members of Marion Fire and Emergency Medical Services took to the ice on Monday, Jan. 13 to hone in on their ice rescue skills, they also took to Facebook to remind residents that “no ice is safe ice.” The department commended their...
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