Lucria Ortiz, the new CEO and President of YMCA Southcoast, sees herself in the communities she serves each day at the YMCA. “I was a kid very similar to our kids who walk the New Bedford Y and the ...

ROCHESTER — Nate Reece remains the winner of the Park Commission race in the Rochester Town Election after incumbent David Hughes challenged the initial results and requested a recount. After ...

ROCHESTER — After 21 years, the Rochester Country Fair has closed its gates for good. The Rochester Country Fair Facebook page announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14 that due to “ horrific weather, EEE and ...

ROCHESTER — Saddle up for a summer of rodeos. On Saturday, June 14, the New England Rodeo is opening its gates in Rochester for the first time. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. at the Rochester ...

A water softener is a type of whole house water filtration system that is designed for removing hard water minerals (magnesium & calcium) as well as dissolved iron and manganese from the water. For ...

MARION — Candidate for Governor and venture capitalist Brian Shortsleeve believes that the residents of Massachusetts are looking for change. “Across this state, people are really going to be looking ...

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 ...

MARION — When Marion resident Charles Poekel Jr. was growing up, he heard countless stories about his great grandfather, Thorvald Schougaard Poekel. He knew his great-grandfather was a boat designer ...

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Select Board is now one step closer to expanding from three to five members. On Tuesday, June 10, the Mattapoisett Select Board voted to move along the expansion ...

ROCHESTER — After serving 20 years on the Rochester School Committee, Sharon Hartley was recognized for her elected service and longtime career as a respected educator. On Monday, May 12 a celebration ...

Marion residents Haley Jaymes Lawrence and Shaun Michael Miranda graduated from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School on Saturday, June 8. Both Miranda and Lawrence were part of the National ...

This week, Southcoast Health leadership, providers, nurses and staff celebrated the newly expanded specialty care office in Wareham with a ribbon cutting event. The expanded outpatient care location, ...