Avoid mall parking lots! Don’t get stuck in holiday traffic! Instead, join the Mattapoisett Museum for our annual Holiday Craft Fair at 5 Church Street, Mattapoisett on Saturday, November 9 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Twenty vendors will be selling their handmade goods at this year’s Holiday Craft Fair. You’ll find jewelry, leather goods, […] Read more »
As of November 1, sharps (used needles, syringes, etc.) will no longer be collected at the Board of Health Office at the Town Hall Annex. Sharps will be collected at the Rochester Fire Department, Station 1, at 4 Pine Street. Collection will be on the second Tuesday of each month. A prior appointment must […] Read more »
Unified Basketball The Bulldogs hosted Fairhaven on October 23 and won 61-57. The Players of the Game were Michael Hogan and Emilia Cantwell. They’re now 4-0 this season and were scheduled to host Joseph Case on October 25. Boys Soccer Old Rochester hosted Somerset (11-6) on October 23 and lost 2-0. Somerset Berkley […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society Museum at 355 County Rd. will be open Sunday, November 3 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. You can explore the exhibit or shop for books, maps, tick-tack-toes, tees, hats, denim shirts, and 4 different styles of sweatshirts. Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will be hosting “The Mysteries of the midwater” – the Ocean Twilight Zone with Benjamin Grassian of WHOI. Benjamin Grassian is a Postdoctoral Investigator from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution working with imaging, acoustic, and net data collected during the Ocean Twilight Zone project. He is working with zooplankton image data […] Read more »
Girl Scout Troop 67041 will be working on their National Service Project. The girls are looking for your help through the donation of toiletries. All items donated will be going to local veterans’ homes. Items needed are toilet paper, shampoo, cologne, deodorant, soap, disposable razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, mouth wash, toothbrushes, aftershave, and wipes. […] Read more »
The Marion School Committee’s October 24 meeting ratified a new three-year employee contract agreement with the Sippican School Support Association. The association represents Sippican School’s cafeteria workers, paraprofessionals, and administrative staff. That’s approximately 25 school employees, as Superintendent Dr. Michael Nelson explained. He said the district’s last contract with the association had recently expired […] Read more »
Michelle Cusolito has been bringing the exciting world of undersea exploration to children since the mid-2000s. Her non-fiction science-based books do not talk down to children but elevate curiosity while being fun and interesting for all ages. I’d know. I’ve read them. On October 24, the Plumb Library in Rochester hosted the author as she […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health would like to let residents know that they still have flu and COVID-19 vaccines available. If you are in need of in-home vaccination appointments, these are administered through the Marion Community EMS Program. Please contact Maureen at the Board of Health at 508-748-3530 then press #1 if you […] Read more »
Join Mattapoisett Land Trust and Mass Audubon as we head out on an all-ages family hike at ‘Walega-Livingstone Preserve’ in the Brandt Island Cove trail system on Sunday November 3 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Fungi are the decomposers and recyclers of our forest systems. Without them, forests would take much longer to […] Read more »