There is something about the Mattapoisett Fourth of July Road Race that year after year attracts scores of runners. Perhaps it is the scenic course that starts and finishes at Shipyard Park near the Town Wharf that brings so many to the event. Maybe it’s the fundraising that provides scholarships for Old Rochester Regional High […] Read more »
My usual afternoon ceremonial is along the shore of Crescent Beach, about half way to Ned’s Point Lighthouse where, what to my wondering eyes should appear, recently were two Oystercatchers never before encountered after years of bird watching. They were feeding on the mud flats of the inlet of the marsh near Pico Beach, a […] Read more »
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday July 23rd for Joan (LeClair) McQuillan. A reception will follow. Joan (LeClair) McQuillan, 89, passed away on March 6, 2016 in Sarasota, Fl. She was born April 17, 1926 in New Bedford, Ma., daughter of Albert P LeClair and Emma (Finnegan)LeClair. Joan attended Green […] Read more »
Please join the Sippican Lands Trust and The Marion Garden Group for a Free Edible, Foraging Ramble. In collaboration, the Sippican Lands Trust and The Marion Garden Group are excited to offer a free, edible foraging walk to the community at large to be held at the SLT’s Brainard Marsh Property on Monday, July 18 […] Read more »
Nearly 30 members of what Marion Selectmen Chairman Jody Dickerson called “Team Marion” met with the Marion Board of Selectmen on June 30 for a quarterly review of departmental budgets with department heads on the eve of the new fiscal year. Everyone from the tree warden to the Capital Planning Committee, the town administrator to […] Read more »
Starting July 11, the Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion will be lending out adult bicycles to library cardholders to enjoy for the day as part of its summer program emphasizing the importance of health and wellness. Library patrons age 18 and over can present their library card with driver’s license and borrow a bicycle, along […] Read more »
Edwin E. Rounseville III, 76, of Wareham, formerly of Rochester passed away July 5, 2016 at Kindred Transitional Care & Rehabilitation – Forestview. Mr. Rounseville was born in New Bedford, son of the late Lorenzo B. and Christine B. (Souza) Rounseville, and resided in Rochester most of his life. He was a member of the […] Read more »
The Special Permit application for a solar farm slated for the historic center of Rochester has been withdrawn, essentially killing any progress the project has made with the Rochester Planning Board over the past 12 months since the application was first filed. A letter dated June 28, 2016 from developer Renewable Generation LLC’s engineer gives […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the fourth term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors, Grade 9: Julia Cabral, Sara Campopiano, Alexandra Fluegel, Ian Friedrichs, Pavanne Gleiman, Sydney Green, Genevieve Grignetti, Daniel Hartley, Amelia Isabelle, Kaitlin Kelley, Tyler Kulak, Nolan LaRochelle, Rosemary Loer, Michaela Mattson, Samantha Nicolosi, Claire Noble Shriver, Lauren Pina, […] Read more »
The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series on July 8 with a program of music inspired by the sea. The program is as follows: Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa Seagate Overture – J. Swearingen Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – C. Grundman Sea Songs – R. Vaughan Williams Variants […] Read more »