Most of us have (or will have) experienced an acute lower back pain. Sometimes the cause is obvious – you unloaded six bags of loam from the trunk of your car – while other times “I just bent over to pick up a pencil.” Our back muscles extend over a long distance and stretching them […] Read more »
This Earth Day, the residents of Mattapoisett are coming together for a community-wide cleanup that promises to create a lasting impact on the beauty and health of our town. Organized by the Mattapoisett Sustainability Committee, local volunteers, and supported by town officials, everyone is invited to roll up their sleeves and make a difference. The […] Read more »
Everyone knows that libraries are full of books and movies and magazines and audiobooks, but did you know there’s a lot more that we offer to our users? The Library has computers with color printers, as well as an open wi-fi network and wireless printing available to anyone. We also have copy and FAX […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met Wednesday, March 19 for further talks on the FY26 budget as well as trying to nail down the budgets of local schools; them being ORR and Sippican School. Following the approval of the minutes of previous meetings, March 5 and March 12, the committee introduced Superintendent Mike Nelson and Assistant […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board met on Monday for a special meeting to continue discussions on the FY26 Draft Budget and the Draft Town Meeting Warrant. The Select Board and town administrator seek to have the Draft Town Meeting Warrant finalized as soon as possible, so they began with discussions on the contained articles. […] Read more »
Easter is approaching and if you haven’t yet got your tickets for the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn, sorry, you’re too late. The tickets were free and were available through an online lottery which, alas, closed in early March. All you had to do was to go to recreation.gov and create […] Read more »
On Friday, April 11 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm The Sippican Woman’s Club’s dedicated Historian, Jeanne Bruen, will give an oral and visual overview of the club’s history. Jeanne has been a member of the club since 2007. A nurse by profession, Jeanne has dedicated much of her artistic talents and enthusiasm by sharing […] Read more »
As has certainly been mentioned in previous articles, the town of Rochester, incorporated in 1789, included both Sippican (now Marion) and Mattapoisett until the mid 1800’s. Some newspaper clippings found in the Museum tell about the desire of certain sections of town to separate into two new towns. Mattapoisett led the charge by pressing […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School boys’ basketball team played Norwell in the MIAA Division 3 state championship on March 14 and lost, 64-61, in overtime at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Norwell guard Ronan Coffey hit a game-tying 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, where Norwell ended up winning. However, only the […] Read more »
For 72 years, the Pinewood Derby has challenged cub scouts to compete in races with their own miniature, hand-crafted wooden race cars. For six years, the Narragansett Council of Scouting America, which represents all the scout packs in Southern New England, has held its Southeastern regional competition for these races at Rochester Memorial School. […] Read more »