Go back in time for a one- of-a- kind holiday concert at the Rochester Historical Society Museum at 355 County Road on December 11 at 2:00 pm. Listening to music in our 19th century church is a holiday experience as rare as our vocalion organ built in 1893. Please bring an unwrapped gift for […] Read more »
Come celebrate land conservation in Marion and join us for some holiday cheer at Sippican Lands Trust’s Holiday Party and Open House on Thursday, December 8 from 5 to 8 pm at 173 Spring Street in Marion! Bring a guest and learn more about the work of the Sippican Lands Trust with our volunteers, […] Read more »
The Town of Rochester’s building commissioner for only eight months has resigned, but he has already been replaced. On Monday night, the Select Board announced that Carl Bizarro, who was appointed as building commissioner in March, handed in his letter of resignation on November 29, stating he will be resigning effective December 18. The […] Read more »
Saturday Storytimes! Our next story time will be on Saturday, December 17. Play, read and create with us. Holiday Book crafts, Thursday, December 8 from 4 to 6 pm – Create recycled homemade gifts from books and other library materials. Program for patrons, ages 1, 2, 3 and up. True Crime Book Club, […] Read more »
Get in the holiday spirit with our Twelve Days of Christmas Friends of Plumb Library Holiday Pick-a-Prize fundraiser! Thanks to many wonderful donors, we have twelve beautiful baskets available for you to try to win from now until December 10. There’s something for everyone: three baskets just for kids, Dorothy Cox’s Chocolate Lovers, Spa Day, […] Read more »
Mia Balestracci, a 6th grade student at Old Hammondtown School has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Mattapoisett Lions Club. Mia’s poster is among more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs International is […] Read more »
Grayson Brottmiller, 101 of Sterling, died on Sunday, November 27, 2022. He was born on April 6, 1921, the son of Frank and Frieda (Siegfried) Brottmiller. He married Lois Ward on April 1, 1950, in Eureka, Illinois. Grayson earned his Bachelor’s degree from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois, his Master of Science […] Read more »
John T. (Jack) Murphy of Brick, New Jersey passed away on November 22, 2022, at the age of 91. He will eternally join his father, Thomas, his mother, Dorothy (nee Ryan), and sister, Alice as well as other family members and friends. He takes with him his quick wit, gift of gab and gentle […] Read more »
Get into the holiday spirit on Saturday, December 10 at noon with a concert by Seaglass Theater Company, live in person at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The concert will feature Patrice Tiedemann, soprano; Emily Harmon, mezzo soprano; Chris Hunter, tenor; Paul Soper, baritone and Matthew Larson, piano, playing and singing your favorite holiday tunes, […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will give away free decorate-your-own cookies this year during the Marion Holiday Stroll on Sunday, December 11 from 3:30-5:30 pm, or while supplies last. Decorate your cookie with squeezable frosting, mini M&M’s, sprinkles and more. The MAC holiday elves will have their cookie stations set up on the MAC patio, located […] Read more »