AYC held its annual meeting and awards luncheon on Labor Day at 1 Bay Road (Pt Connett) in Mattapoisett. This year’s sunfish racers were made up of mostly beginner sailors, each learning the basics of sailing under the watchful eye of a parent or high school instructor. Races are held every Sunday from Tuttle Pier […] Read more »
The South Coast Children’s Chorus is welcoming new singers for the upcoming season! SCCC is open to all students from grades 1-12. Thanks to the support of local cultural councils, the South Coast Community Foundation and generous donors, tuition is only $125 for the year and there is free or reduced tuition for any singer […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War History, let’s discuss what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, supply issues still plagued the Continental Army with no real end in sight, all while an offensive campaign north into Quebec began and King George III signed the “Proclamation […] Read more »
On Tuesday, September 2, the Marion Planning Board met and held a public hearing on the proposed addition of a new section to the Zoning Bylaw to address Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) General Permits to the Code of the Town of Marion. Per the Marion Department of Public Works, “In compliance with the […] Read more »
There was a surge in Covid infections this summer, and most predictions are for another in the coming winter. We are also facing flu and RSV outbreaks as surely as the sun rises. The best defense against respiratory viruses is immunization. While nothing is guaranteed 100% safe, vaccines offer the best combination of […] Read more »
On September 17 at 7:00 pm our monthly meeting will be held at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Rd., Rochester. The speaker will be Bruce Bassett who went on a search for ancestors on Ancestor. Com which led him first to the Sons of the American Revolution and then to Rochester. This is […] Read more »
On a recent sunny Wednesday morning, the members of the Town Coffee Committee, charged with solving all the world’s problems, gathered at the town wharf. The meeting was called to order citing all members present (save one who absconded across the pond to the UK); a quorum was declared. First order of business (again) […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday continued its review of a Notice of Intent application to permit ecological restoration work at the former Stuart Cranberry Bog on Walnut Plain Road proposed by the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Coalition consultants Alex Patterson and Sara Quintal explained when the hearing began at the last meeting that the plan […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, September 8 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there. Read more »
MYC August Series Ends on a perfect night – August 27. The Wednesday Night PHRF racers faced light and shifty winds during the races which concluded with a fantastic rainbow and sunset as they returned to the harbor afterwards. Before prizes were awarded everybody enjoyed pizza and drinks under the MYC tent. A round of […] Read more »