The Scouts of Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 and Troop 32 are once again leading the annual Earth Day celebration for Marion. The scouts are looking for volunteers to join the town-wide Clean Up in conjunction with the DPW and Marion Board of Health. The Scouts invite all community members to join them on Saturday, […] Read more »
Marion Art Center is pleased to present Aimee Bayles, joined onstage by Tristan Clark and Rob Ritchie. Aimee Bayles is a singer, songwriter and recording artist based in New York City. Originally from Virginia, her soulful, vocally driven music is influenced by an upbringing in southern church music, her training as an opera singer, […] Read more »
The League of Women of South Coast is hosting a Candidates’ Night at Old Hammondtown School on Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Jack Eklund will act as Moderator. All candidates running for Town Offices have been invited to participate in the event. There will be three components to Candidates’ Night: […] Read more »
The April 7 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board became a very brief meeting when the three members in attendance moved to table major discussions. The members believed given the topics that were intended to be discussed, a fuller board needed to be in attendance. Tabled until the next meeting scheduled for May 5 […] Read more »
For many decades, doctors have used the traditional coronary disease “risk factors” to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart attacks or other major coronary events. These include smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol. These factors can be plugged into various formulas to predict the likelihood of a coronary event occurring in […] Read more »
Welcome to April. Mark your calendars, we have some great things happening at the Library this month. The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be here at 12:30 pm on Saturday, April 12, to present “A Day in the Life of the Lagoda and a Whaling Voyage.” Docents from the Museum will talk about 18th […] Read more »
Attention teens, are you looking for something to do this April vacation? Visit the Mattapoisett Library at 7 Barstow Street. Celebrate school vacation week with WildKat Hoops on Tuesday, April 22, at 1:00 pm. Participants will learn basic hula hooping moves while increasing hand-eye coordination, strength, balance, and agility. No prior hooping experience is […] Read more »
Marion’s Open Space Acquisition Commission met on April 3 to go over a few action items, including a Point Road Bike Path update, proposed parkour course, and a survey. Chair John Rockwell said an inspection of the bike path area is forthcoming with the commission saying the selection for the Point Road Bike Path […] Read more »
Spring comes in increments – each little note building up to a symphony. We bystanders are delighted by the show and feel ourselves come alive in this most resplendent of seasons. Birdsong and tiny flowers envelop us, brooks gush, buds swell, drawing us into this magnificent and mysterious rebirth. Are you ready? Then […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School boys tennis team edged Fairhaven High School on April 1, taking a 3-2 at Hastings Middle School in ORR’s first match of the season. Subhav Parajuli was named the player of the match. The Bulldogs took their 1-0 record to Cohasset on Wednesday (results were not available at press […] Read more »