The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will be hosting a “Donation Day” at the library at 8 Spring Street in Marion on Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The “Donation Days” are in anticipation of the annual Summer Book Sale on Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9, from 9:00 am […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday focused on important police appointments, Council on Aging donations, and accepting a plaque honoring the town’s long list of Eagle scouts. The board emerged from contract negotiations in executive session to sign the contract for and appoint Zachary Dupere as a Police Department lieutenant. Dupere is being promoted […] Read more »
This year’s Harbor Days was held with some sporadic, less-than-optimal weather patterns. However, as per usual, it was a success. Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and July 20, Shipyard Park packed in artisan stands like sardines, accompanied by the huge foodie-tent and patrons from across the Tri-Towns and beyond. The event is regularly […] Read more »
To the Editor; On May 12, Mattapoisett voters approved Article 34, which would expand the Select Board from three to five members. That open-floor decision is the purest form of local democracy. Yet at their July 17 meeting, the Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee circulated a handout urging residents to reverse the will of Town […] Read more »
The Marion Town House will undergo renovations starting September 1. Town House functions will move to the Town House Annex, 14 Barnabas Road at Sippican Office Park. Specific dates are: August 11 to 15 -Town House closed for routine business (limited access to emails and phones). August 18 – Town House […] Read more »
On Friday, July 25, the Marion Concert Band continues 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 »
The MAC Theater Presents the darkly funny Christopher Durang classic, Miss Witherspoon, directed by Kate Fishman. Performances are held at the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater, located at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. The cast includes: Maura Van Voris, Laura Stevens (Sunday Matinees), Natalya Carreiro, Ben Freeman, Rachel Richardson, Cynthia Johnson Director: Kate Fishman […] Read more »
Today, should one want to figure out what’s going on, there are plenty of sources to turn to, from The Wanderer, for local goings-on, to The Boston Globe for more state-wide news, to the big APs, NBCs, and Foxs focusing national/international coverage. However, at the time of the nation’s founding, how would we have figured […] Read more »
Music From Land’s End Wareham announces its 2025 Summer Concerts. On July 26 and August 8 at 7:00 pm, concert musicians will perform two programs at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion. In July, enjoy songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Theodorakis and others. In August, Iconic Piano Trios with Pianist Gideon Rubin will complete the series. Entrance […] Read more »
Ruth J. (Dvorak) Souza, 99, of Mattapoisett died July 16, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Winfield F. Jenney and Frank E. Souza. Born in New Bedford on October 13, 1925, daughter of the late Rudolph and Olive M. (Pardee) Dvorak, she lived in Mattapoisett most of […] Read more »