They are just a couple of average kids, horsing around, playing baseball, video games, and hanging out together. But for one boy, life in America is a stark contrast to the life he has known in Malawi. Andrew Chanya, 10 years old, currently lives in Wareham with his mother Celeste, who is originally from the […] Read more »
Christmas tree pick-up in the Town of Mattapoisett is scheduled for the two weeks between January 4 and January 15. Christmas trees should be placed curbside by 7:00 am on the day of your regularly-scheduled rubbish pick-up. Trees are also accepted at the Transfer Station on Tinkham Hill Rd. Trees in plastic bags or with […] Read more »
If you are looking for something to do during the winter months ahead and you’ve always wanted to learn to paint with watercolors, then the Marion Art Center located at 80 Pleasant Street in Marion, MA 02738 has just the courses for you! If you are a beginner and have never even picked up a […] Read more »
If you had sand between your toes and found yourself wearing a bathing suit on a confusingly warm Christmas morning, you might have been standing on the Town Beach in Mattapoisett ready for a swim. Such was the case for approximately 80 participants during the 14th Annual Christmas Swim in support of Helping Hands and […] Read more »
To the Editor: I do think any individual or business should be allowed to use town/public resources for personal gain. For example, the arguments that Mr. King made about using the water could be said about the new tennis courts by Center School. I had to wait for a court because a tennis pro was […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club invites members and guests to an evening meeting on Thursday, January 7 from 7:00 to 9:15 pm at Harriet’s Outback, 7 Cottage Street, Marion. Please join us for wine and cheese followed by a very brief business meeting followed by a 7:00 pm program “Going Beyond New Year’s Resolutions” facilitated by […] Read more »
Diane M. Leclair, 61, of Fairhaven died December 30, 2015 peacefully at home after a long illness. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Patricia (Ford) Leclair of Dartmouth and the late Arthur H.J. Leclair, she lived in Fairhaven most of her life. Diane was employed as a speech therapist in the New Bedford School […] Read more »
Naturally, growing up in Marion and being family friends with the neighborhood veterinarian, one young Sippican School girl named Heather Smith once upon a time thought she wanted to be a veterinarian, too. Over the years she studied hard, and in 1988 Heather graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School as valedictorian of her class. […] Read more »