New ETL Tee Shirts

A new batch of colorful tee shirts will be for sale at the Book Sale on July 7 & 8 on the grounds of the Elizabeth Tabor Library at 8 Spring Street in Marion.  The sale will run from 10 to 3 both days, with a rain date set for the following week.  Co-chairs for […] Read more »

Third Annual Nolanfest Music Festival

Three years ago our community lost a gifted young musical artist, Nolan Gibbons, to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund is excited for this year’s NolanFest and to celebrate our 12 scholarship recipients. NolanFest is a community music festival that will be held on July 15 at Silvershell Beach in […] Read more »

A Night at the Movies That’s Out of This World

On Friday, July 7, the Marion Concert Band begins its Friday evening concert series with a program of music based on two themes. The first half of the program will feature soundtrack music from a variety of motion pictures and TV shows. The second half of the program will  feature movie music with a “space” […] Read more »

Warren Michael “Mike” Ailes

Warren Michael “Mike” Ailes of Mattapoisett died peacefully on July 2, 2023 at home. He was born in Pittsburg on April 20, 1947 to Jean Straub Ailes and Warren Ailes. He graduated from Brown University and got his MBA from Boston University. Mike was a serial entrepreneur, IT consultant and 7th grade math teacher (which […] Read more »

Murphy Named Interim Harbormaster

            The Marion Select Board emerged from a 56-minute executive session on June 29 with a brief action to vote Adam Murphy as interim harbormaster.             The opening was created by the recent departure of Isaac Perry, who after two decades left to become Mattapoisett’s harbormaster, a job that opened in the spring with Jamie […] Read more »

BookRemarks from Plumb Library

Greetings from Plumb Library. Welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related.             The Summer Library Program: it’s not just for kids. Summer reading programs are a familiar part of summer for many families with kids. But did you know the Library offers a summer reading program for adults? Yep, […] Read more »

Marion Natural History Museum

We will be meeting at Brainard Marsh on July 7 from 9 am to 12 noon to discover a little about our local seaweeds. We’ll be taking a look at what products we use every day (including food) which contain seaweed without our realizing it. Seaweeds are used for a variety of purposes, including medicines, […] Read more »

Rochester Historical Museum Ice Cream Social

It’s July and it’s time for our annual ice cream social at the museum at 355 County Road. The evening begins at 7:00 on July 19. After a short meeting, we’ll have music with Tom and Sheila Perry and then ice cream. Anyone with questions may call Connie at 617 750 2818 or email eshbach2@aol.com […] Read more »

Benoit Sets Fourth New Standard

“Small town” by John Cougar Mellencamp was blaring over the sound of cheers, while runners chugged along Barstow Street toward the finish line. Moments later, cheers deafened the finish line as Bill Foley, 68, of Mattapoisett, carried an American flag before he crossed.             “This is how Mattapoisett celebrates July 4,” said one onlooker.             […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Village Tours

Are you curious about Mattapoisett Village’s unique history? Please join Mattapoisett Museum Guides and tour the village to learn about its heyday as a shipbuilding center to the rise of summer recreation and the impact specific citizens had on the development of the town.             Tours begin and end at the Mattapoisett Museum at 5 […] Read more »