The Marion Social Club, located at 44 Pumping Station Road, Marion, is having a Chicken Bake on Sunday, March 9, at 1:00 pm. Dinner will include Barbeque Chicken, Baked Potato, Vegetable, Cranberry Sauce, Roll & Dessert for $17 per adult. For ticket information, please call Betsy Youngson at 508-295-8253. Cut-off date for tickets is March […] Read more »
The Friends of Marion Council on Aging is pleased to announce new technology is now available at the Cushing Community Center on Route 6 for anyone experiencing hearing loss. This new ADA-compliant technology has been installed after identifying the need to support those with hearing disabilities at the COA. The new dual-zone, state-of-the-art technology includes […] Read more »
On February 25, the Mattapoisett Select Board met with Highway Surveyor Garrett Bauer to discuss the current status of major renovations and improvement to the Highway Department headquarters located on Mendel Road. Bauer said it has been more than 50 years since any updates had been made and that Phase 1 work is complete. He […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) would like to announce the opening of the MAC Theater’s “Ripcord.” The playwright is David Lindsay-Abaire, who has won multiple Tony awards for his work as well as a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His work includes “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Shrek the Musical” and “Rabbit Hole.” Synopsis: A sunny room […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Silas Coellner are pleased to share that Old Rochester Regional Junior High School recently celebrated World Language Week with a variety of interactive and immersive cultural experiences. In the week before February vacation, all junior high Latin […] Read more »
A highlight of the Marion Select Board’s February 19 meeting was a two-fold recognition of the successful rescue of a young man who came perilously close to death in Marion Harbor on January 20. At about 8:00 am that day, 19-year-old Jordan Haims and a friend were duck hunting. Haims was on a […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church is pleased to once again offer scholarships to students graduating from high school in June 2025 who reside in the town of Mattapoisett, Marion, or Rochester or are a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Two $2,500.00 scholarships will be awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement, community service and financial need. […] Read more »
Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Jr. High School, announces the following, Students of the Month for January 2025: Green Team: Oliver Ward & Leah Oliveira. Orange Team: Zacharia Rezendes & Elin Humenuk. Blue Team: Tallulah Lovegrove & Cameron Eitas. Red Team: Jaxon Trombly & Adeline Gil Veras. […] Read more »
Blanca Graciela “Chela” Short of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Arthur William “Bill” Short, and mother to Natalie M. Short, Carol A. (Short) Lee and husband Robert, Jeffrey W. Short and his wife Kim, and Colleen N. Short and “Abuelita” to […] Read more »
It’s never too early to start planning for retirement. In fact, the earlier one plans, the potential for an early and/or more comfortable retirement. This session provides a practical guide focused on strategies of which you may, or may not, be aware. Your presenter, Sam Docknevich, retired in October 2019 after a career with IBM […] Read more »