Rochester News

A Rochester man, employed by the MBTA as a canine officer, has been charged with animal cruelty after his family dog was found dead, according to MBTA officials.

The officer, Antonio Carneiro, was arraigned today in Wareham District Court on the felony charge.

A gate and fences will be added at a railroad crossing in North Falmouth where a new stretch of bike path has increased bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

Rochester Troop 31 Boy Scouts has announced its newest Eagle Scout, Travis A. Lalli.

A gate and fences will be added at a railroad crossing in North Falmouth where a new stretch of bike path has increased bicycle and foot traffic.

Rochester Selectmen's Meeting - June 22, 2009 - Categories: Rochester - @ 12:21:14 am A regular meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen was called to order by Chairman Richard Nunes at 7:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2009 at the Rochester Town Hall.

The Old Rochester Tri-Town Education Foundation, a fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, will host a "Taste of the Tri-Town" on Friday to support local public education.

Colleges are going green all over New England by installing solar arrays to illuminate campus paths to starting grassroot groups to pressure politicians to pass carbon limiting laws.

The Tobey Hospital Guild recently announced $3,000 in scholarship awards for students who are pursuing a career in health care.

By SUZANNE McLAUGHLIN smclaughlin@repub.com WILBRAHAM - The principal of Minnechaug Regional High School and an assistant principal in the Rochester, N.Y., school district are the finalists for superintendent of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District.

After the speeches were made and the ribbon was cut, dozens of youngsters raced onto the town's new playground on Sunday afternoon, trying the geodesic dome climber, slide, hanging bars and other shiny new equipment.

The Polish Women's Business and Professional Club of Greater New Bedford has awarded $500 scholarships to three area high school graduates.

WAREHAM, MASS. : Jennifer Smith of Freedom and Matthew LaPlante of Rochester, Mass.

Police are alerting residents about a recent rash of housebreaks and are asking for the public's cooperation if they notice any suspicious activity.

On the defeat of the Mattapoisett Neck sewer: Joe I feel for the people that really need the sewer down there, but I feel equally bad for the people that have spent a lot of money on septic systems and just can't afford any more! It totally turns my stomach that Bill Strauss used his power to get a "special" legislation just for the town of ...

Voters at Monday's annual Town Meeting will decide 22 articles, including a $16 million operating budget, equal pay for all selectmen, an increase in the number of selectmen and state law requiring retirees to enroll in Medicare.

Tomorrow marks the deadline for entering the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. The popular race, a local tradition, starts at 8.30 a.m. at Grandma Hartley's Reservoir on Snipatuit Road in Rochester.

CHEVROLET OF FALL RIVER: Region's dealerships consolidated in Dartmouth. RALPH'S CADILLAC: Closure leaves SouthCoast without a Cadillac dealer.

Westerly police are investigating the drowning death of a 1-year-old infant. Police say the baby girl was found drowned in a bathtub on Sunday evening.

The unemployment rate for the New Bedford area dropped slightly in March but remained higher than the same period last year, according to new data.