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Marion Village Stroll 343 viewsThe Marion Village Stroll on Sunday includes a visit from Santa who arrived by boat and then was transported by wagon to meet the children. Photo by Felix Perez
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Marion Natural History Museum343 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum after-school group enjoyed snacks and craft making during our annual holiday party. Our next set of after-school activities are on the museum’s website: www.marionmuseum.org. Happy Holidays from the Marion Natural History Museum and see you in 2014! Marion Natural History Museum holiday party Photo courtesy of Vin Malkoski
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Sc Hunt 14343 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition held a Family Discovery Day encouraging children to learn more about the bal. Photos by Felix Perez
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Author Kathleen Brunelle343 viewsAuthor Kathleen Brunelle and Sue Grainger at the Sippican Women’s Club on Friday. Brunelle
is the author of Bellamy’s Bride and Cape Cod’s Highfield & Tanglewood: A Tale of Two Cottages. Photo by Joan Hartnett-Barry
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Oxfam Fundraising Banquet343 viewsAt the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School on February 13, guests of the Oxfam fundraising banquet got a taste of world hunger when they symbolically experienced the inequitable distribution of wealth and resources during a dinner of either just rice, rice or beans, or a full meal of rice, beans, and baked fish, determined at random by which ticket guests received at the door. Photo by Jean Perry
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Olde Field Farm343 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Rochester Land hosted a joint walk at the Olde Field Farm property on the afternoon of Sunday, February 23. Hikers walked through the pinewood trails and through the frozen wetlands surrounding the Mattapoisett River, looking for animal tracks in the snow and admiring the natural beauty Rochester has to offer. The RLT will be hosting other walks in the future to showcase properties featured in their new booklet titled, “Explore Rochester.” Photo by Felix Perez
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FORM Instrumental Concert343 viewsWith nearly 1,000 people under one roof, ORR’s FORM Instrumental Concert ‘rocked’ the house. Middle-school students from Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett along with junior and senior high school students from ORR showed their audience just why music in public schools is important. The vocal FORM concert is scheduled for March 13, 2014 at ORR High School. Photo by Marilou Newell
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Fireworks Gala343 viewsPeople were still trickling in at 8:00 pm as the Marion Fireworks Committee’s second annual beach party on April 5 started picking up the pace with music and lights provided by Fun 107’s Michael Rock, and guests holding drinks with little umbrellas began shaking their hips. There was the scent of tropical coconutty sunblock in the air as guests perused the items up for auction, including a luxury African photo safari valued at $5,500. Photo by Jean Perry
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Every 15 Minutes343 viewsSeniors at ORR looked death in the face during an emotional April 10 presentation on drunk driving. A guest speaker shared her horrific experience of losing a child to drunk driving, and students created a dramatic film that really drove home the message that drinking and driving can have lifelong consequences. By Jean Perry
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Mr. ORR343 viewsParticipants of "Mr. ORR" wait in their formal wear for host Paul Sardinha to announce the winners as Callie Gomes and Leah Thomas stand to the left with the winners' prizes. Photo by Renae Reints.
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Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity343 viewsBuzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity hosted a Home & Garden Show at Old Rochester Regional School on Saturday which included demonstrations and vendors including the Habitat Restore from Plymouth. Photo by Felix Perez.
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100th Birthday343 viewsRalph Winfield Walker is celebrating a milestone 100th birthday on May 7. Born in 1914, Walker moved to Rochester in 1946 and served on the Finance Committee before serving as selectman for several terms. Walker is credited as the selectman that brought street signs to the roads of Rochester. As the oldest person in Town, Walker holds the Boston Post cane, a longstanding tradition in New England towns. Family and friends honored Walker on May 5 at the Island Terrace Nursing Home where he now resides. Photos
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