Anything Goeswill be performed by the Old Rochester Regional High School (ORR) Drama Club onMarch 28-31in the high school auditorium. Anything Goes, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, tells the story of Reno Sweeney, Billy Crocker, Hope Harcourt, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Moonface Martin, and Erma as they set sail on the S.S. American and […] Read more »
Have you ever thought about getting more involved in your community? There are three vacancies in the upcoming Mattapoisett Annual Town Election. There is one opening on the Old Rochester Regional School Committee and two openings on the Mattapoisett School Committee. Interested candidates can either call 508-758-4100 x 2 or stop by the Town Clerk’s […] Read more »
Marion Town Clerk Ray Pickles has been indicted by a statewide grand jury for allegations that he stole over $610,000 during his last six years serving as the executive director for the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District. Pickles was fired from his 45-year position as executive director in January 2018 when the District’s […] Read more »
There will be a Rabies Clinic on Sunday, April 7from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the Grange Hall on Hartley Road in Rochester. The cost is $12 per shot. All animals must be properly restrained. All dogs must be leashed, all cats in carriers. Licensing will be available for Rochester residents: $10.00 for intact male […] Read more »
Tri-Town Basketball season concluded on Thursday, March 14 with playoff night at Old Rochester High School. The league had over 200 players from the tri-town in Grades 3-6. Girls Grade 3-6 Basketball final had team Mercury coached by Joel Watters and T.J. Harkins against Team Lynx coached by Kirk Bosma and Mark Gendreau. Mercury took […] Read more »
Cushing Cemetery is starting their spring cleanup this month. It would help us immensely if last year’s Christmas decorations were removed. Come March 31we will be picking up all of the tree debris and Christmas decorations. There will be a trailer by the barn with trashcans. Please put biodegradable products only in the trailer. Plastics, glass, […] Read more »
The following students have been selected for inclusion on the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Fall 2018 semester at St. Lawrence University: Maggie C. Farrell, Rochester, Class of 2022; Ayana M. Hartley, Marion, Class of 2022; Grace E. Jackson, Marion, Class of 2022; Charles E. Tirrell, Marion, a physics major of the Class […] 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. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
The Tri-County Symphonic Band, in collaboration with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Marion Art Center, and the Community Boating Center, will present the premiere of “Postcards from Buzzards Bay” on Sunday, March 24, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Tabor Academy’s Hoyt Hall (235 Front Street, Marion). “Postcards from Buzzards […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health is still complaining about pipes, but this time it isn’t about Elizabeth Taber’s smoking pipe– it’s about Elizabeth Dunn’s water pipe. Dunn, a Board of Health member, wasn’t at the March 12 meeting, so she sent it a letter via Health Agent Karen Walega to ask the board to investigate […] Read more »