The Marion Garden Group and Sippican Lands Trust are co-sponsoring a talk on Invasive Plants on Saturday, June 9at 10:00 am at the Sippican Woman’s Club, 152 Front Street, Marion. Frederick “Bud” Sechler, Ecological Programs Coordinator at the New England Wild Flower Society, will be presenting a talk titled Invasive plants of New England: Identification, […] Read more »
Volunteers are needed to help in the Breakfast Program one morning a week in several capacities, or to help with special monthly meals (set-up, serving, or clean-up, etc.). Call Sharon or Lorraine if interested. June 2018 Day Trips: – Friday,June 8:Foxwoods Casino – Sunday,June 10:Paw Sox Baseball Game – Saturday,June 16:Hyannis Arts & Crafts Festival […] Read more »
Another 70+ acres of land in Rochester will never be developed now that the conservation restriction and subsequent closing on the Estabrook property on Estabrook Way off Walnut Plain Road was made official on June 4. The Rochester Board of Selectmen approved the conservation restriction that will protect the roughly 78 acres of land that […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Because of the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
Ryan Robidoux, a Computer Science teacher at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, was a recipient of the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award for computer science. The national award was given by the InfoSys Foundation and Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) to five K-12 computer science teachers. Mr. Robidoux was announced by CSTA Executive Director […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health and the Tri-Town Public Health Nurses are pleased to announce that they will sponsor a tick bite prevention event on Saturday, June 9from 8:30 – 10:00 am in the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School parking lot. Information on ticks and tick bite prevention will be offered to all interested […] Read more »
Joanna “Jenny” DeLuz, 85, of Mattapoisett died June 6, 2018 at Sippican Health Care Center. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Candidio and Mary J. (Lima) DeLuz, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church. Jenny was formerly employed by Aerovox before retiring from Acushnet […] Read more »
Some sixty species of birds have their place in Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, esoteric figures for the many moods and meanings within the imaginative human drama of his mind. Shakespeare knew his birds well; and today, after some four hundred years, Shakespeare’s acumen is confirmed by the modern-day ornithology of Audubon behavioral classification of flocks. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen again looked at the ongoing issues associated with recyclables when it met on June 5. Town Administrator Michael Gagne said that he and several other communities, all currently in a dispute with ABC Disposal, Inc., have received confirmation from ABC that they would continue to fulfill their contracts with the […] Read more »
Open Table’s last supper for the season is this Friday, June 8, at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church and everyone is welcome! Doors open at 4:30 pm and supper is served at 5:00 pm. Not yet sure about the entrée but ice cream is definitely on the menu. Rick’s music will make it extra special. Invite […] Read more »