The Town of Marion Local Election will be held on Friday, May 15. Nomination Papers are now available at the Town Clerk’s Office. The deadline to return completed papers is Monday March 27 by 5:00 pm. The potential candidate must secure twenty-eight (28) signatures to be placed on the ballot. The Town Clerk recommends that […] Read more »
On Wednesday March 18, at 6:30 pm, the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will convene in the downstairs public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hold its local caucus to elect five (5) Delegates and four (4) Alternates to represent Mattapoisett at the Massachusetts State Democratic Convention, to be held Friday and Saturday […] Read more »
This week in Revolutionary War history, let’s check up on what was going on 250 years ago in and around the colonial Province of Massachusetts Bay. Last week, General George Washington evened the field of pay between enlisted soldiers and mercenaries, so long as the latter bring their own weapons and food. Washington is also […] Read more »
The South Coast Children’s Chorus is welcoming new singers for the upcoming spring 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 […] Read more »
Ready to put a chill into the coldest winter’s day? Jeff Belanger will be at the library on February 19 at 6:00 pm to explore the haunts, legends, and monsters associated with winter. From frozen people to abominable snow beasts, from icy haunts to strange creatures who adapt to freezing temperatures, the Dead of Winter […] Read more »
Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Jr. High School, announces the following Students of the 2nd Quarter. Geen Team: Kai O. Johnson and Sophia J. Wilson. Orange Team: Madilyn L. Valadao and Gabriel G. Gates. Blue Team: Sydney J. Bates and Andrew G. Cody. Red Team: Cayley M. Fernandes and Benjamin R. Perez-Dormitzer. […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health met on Thursday, February 5 to go over new training standards for board members, Marion Sanitary Code changes, and various updates on town health initiatives. The board began with discussions on new standards and training provisions regarding the Statewide Accelerated Public Health for Every Community Act (SAPHE 2.0 […] Read more »
We know from reading local history that Rochester’s militia were called up in response to alarms in a variety of places. We also know from Abraham Holmes’ memoirs that he was part of a militia that engaged with the British as close to Rochester as Fairhaven. However, we rarely think about British soldiers actually being […] Read more »
Turning a clean energy idea into a working ocean technology is harder than it sounds. Before new tidal turbines, wave energy devices, or marine sensors can be used to power homes or protect coastal waters, they must be tested in real ocean conditions with strong currents, waves, saltwater, and changing weather. The Marine Renewable […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee will hold a caucus to elect delegates to the 2026 MassGOP Nominating Convention on Thursday, February 19, at Neimad Hall (formerly Knights of Columbus Hall), 57 Fairhaven Road (Route 6), Mattapoisett. All registered Republicans in Mattapoisett are invited to attend and vote in electing our local delegates. These delegates […] Read more »