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Marsh Photo341 viewsPhoto by Jen Shepley
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Hammond Cemetery341 viewsHammond Cemetery, located along River Road and acquired by the Town of Mattapoisett (then part of Rochester) on January 10, 1789, is home to burials dating prior to 1740. Like the town-owned Barlow Cemetery located off Park Street, the Hammond burial ground is in dire need of maintenance and will benefit greatly by the formation of a new committee that will advise the Select Board. Photo by Mick Colageo - November 9, 2023 edition
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Soapbox Derby341 viewsMarion Cub Scouts Pack 32 hosted its annual Soapbox Derby on Sunday morning on Holmes Street, where children competed in races in homemade racecars. Finishing first was James Whipple of Marion Pack 32, and in second place was Mason Rivera of Rochester Pack 30. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mattapoisett Bike Path341 viewsRuth Griffin shared this photo taken from the Mattapoisett Bike Path.
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Pink Donuts 341 viewsPink donuts have become a symbol of mental-health awareness and suicide prevention in Marion. On Monday, the town took part in “Pink Donuts for Alec Day” honoring the memory of Alec White by enjoying his favorite donut, pink frosted. Residents are encouraged to celebrate Alec’s memory and raise awareness by posting a social-media photo with a pink donut and the hashtag #pinkdonutsforalec. Photos courtesy Town of Marion
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Mattapoisett341 viewsPhoto by Jen Shepley
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STEAM-a-palooza341 viewsRochester Memorial School hosted STEAM-a-palooza on May 16, as RMS students wowed visitors with science, technology, engineering and art displays, along with a musical performance in the gymnasium. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Town of Marion Memorial Day341 viewsArmy veteran Charles Brown was the keynote speaker as the Town of Marion held its Memorial Day remembrance ceremonies on Monday morning with a procession from the Music Hall up Front Street to Old Landing, where Air Force Technical Sergeant Mandy Givens served as master of ceremonies that included an invocation by the Reverend Eric Osterday, the reading of “The Gettysburg Address” by Old Rochester Regional High School sophomore Amanda Tomasso of Mattapoisett, the reading of “In Flanders Fields”
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Chicken Bake341 viewsThe Marion Council on Aging held a Chicken Bake on August 18. Photo by Robert Pina
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Ghosts! Explaining the Paranormal341 viewsOver 50 people were in attendance for the first night of a six-week series called "Ghosts! Explaining the Paranormal." This course on the paranormal is being hosted by Saint Gabriel's Episcopal Church. Father Eric Fialho, the rector of the parish, has developed a course which explores what the wider church believes about the topic of ghosts. Participants were treated to a lecture with periods of questions and answers. Registration for the course has ended. Father Fialho had this to say, "I am not surprised
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Driftwood Sailboats341 viewsThese driftwood sailboats are some of the many items members are creating for the sale at the Marion Garden Group Christmas sale at the Music Hall on December 7.
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Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrances341 viewsYoung and old participated in Marion’s Memorial Day Remembrances held at the Music Hall and Old Landing. Old Rochester junior Emerson Roy of Fairhaven sang “God Bless America,” ORR eighth-grader Sophie Zhou of Marion read The Gettysburg Address, and joining the march were the Sippican School Marching Band and Portuguese American Band, and the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Marion, who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Tabor Academy sophomore Gia Boyd of Marion read “In Flanders Fields,” and Air Force
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