Black Friday’s annual made-for-network-news stampede of crazed big-box shoppers was oddly missing last weekend. America’s megastores instead fought for a place on consumers’ computer monitors and smartphone screens while trying to take a piece of the Cyber Monday market. The Tri-Town was a happier place last weekend. Residents and visitors alike enjoyed Shop […] Read more »
As we celebrate a Thanksgiving unlike any in most of our lifetimes, we can take a break from 2020 and go back in time to 1974. That year, Rochester’s First Congregational Church had a special pre-Thanksgiving service. The service, a pageant portraying the first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and their Wampanoag neighbors, was planned by […] Read more »
As the November 19 joint meeting of the Old Rochester Regional School Committee and Massachusetts School Superintendency Union #55 proved, an agreement is hard to come by where it concerns the reopening of district schools, namely whether the students should be back on campuses on a full-time basis. But what administration and committee members […] Read more »
Once upon a time, there was a vapid cookie-cutter gym, the kind I hate, featuring long rows of matching equipment. Within the far-flung line of bikes was a barely noticeable exception among its cohorts. This subtle outlier was the same make and model as its neighboring teammates, but something was a little off. It […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum invites you to Cranberries! with bog owner Dawn Gates-Allen of the Cape Cod Cranberry Association on December 9 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/81645890924?pwd=ZURTeExOOWlaNmVUdlBEWXFBYjlkdz09 Meeting ID: 816 4589 0924 Passcode: 269805 One tap mobile +13126266799,,81645890924#,,,,,,0#,,269805# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,81645890924#,,,,,,0#,,269805# US (New York) Join us for […] Read more »
A meeting of the Marion’s Capital Improvement Planning Committee became a breakthrough event, as representatives from Mattapoisett, Rochester, and the Old Rochester Regional School District participated in a report meant to open new doors between Tri-Town officials. The rubber met the road as Howie Barber, ORR’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, discussed […] Read more »
Bill Elfers died peacefully at home on November 28, 2020, after a long struggle with ALS. Bill lived an incredibly full and productive life and left the world a better place for having lived in it. His thoughtful approach to life’s challenges, his incredible loyalty to family and friends, his ability to rally those around […] Read more »
With approximately 75 participants logged in for a recent boat-safety seminar, the Buzzards Bay Coalition could say it was a grand success. But success can only truly be measured by whether or not an objective was achieved, and for that, it comes down to individual responsibility. That point and many safety-related points were […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
During the Marion Marine Resources Commission’s meeting held on November 23, Deputy Harbormaster and Shellfish Officer Adam Murphy came before the members to discuss his ongoing work relating to the cleanup of the site where Shea Doonan had operated with an aquaculture license since revoked. Reported mismanagement of the equipment on the site led […] Read more »