He has an unorthodox bowling style, but then again, Michael Hogan is an unorthodox Special Olympian. Hogan, 17 and a junior at Old Rochester Regional High School, is turning heads as much as he turns a 15-pound bowling bowl into strikes. Hogan plans on competing in the United States Special Olympics games for bowling […] Read more »
The First Congregational Church of Marion, 28 Main Street, Marion, welcomes all to our Easter Week worship and special events. Thursday, March 28, at 7:00 pm is the Maundy Thursday Service of Tenebrae. On Good Friday, March 29, the Sanctuary will be open from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm for private meditation with […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Select Board on March 26 were members of the Mattapoisett Tree Committee and others with a singular message: The creation of a committee to oversee and facilitate not only community engagement but decision-making for the village road reconstruction project is necessary. The Tree Committee had asked to be placed […] Read more »
Stephen A. Mello, 70, of West Wareham passed away peacefully Friday, March 22, 2024 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of 49 years to Mary E. “Molly” (Pompile) Mello. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Manuel and Alice B. (Fregeau) Mello, he was a graduate of […] Read more »
The Tri-County Music Association is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2024 John R. Pandolfi Music Scholarship and Summer Study Grant. Each year the Tri-County Music Association awards thousands of dollars to aspiring local high school and college musicians from the Tri-County area. The music scholarships are conditional and available to […] Read more »
Mark your calendars for a day filled with fun and fitness for a good cause at the 31st annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 22, in New Bedford and Fairhaven, benefitting the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Registration is now open. Join this iconic event and support clean water by signing up at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/swim Established […] Read more »
With the days getting longer and the ocean air warming up, it’s hard to deny springtime is coming. Have you started gardening yet? The Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s seed library is restocked and ready for you. Our seed collection features a variety of options to promote planting, encourage healthy eating and support local agriculture. Some […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust seeks applicants for its Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. The applicant for this $1,000 award must be a Marion resident in their last year of high school or enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in college elsewhere. The following schools will be notified: Bishop Stang High School, Old Rochester Regional High School, […] Read more »
Planting Island resident Dianne Cosman was admittedly excited at the thought that the Marion Planning Board was about to finalize a bylaw for short-term rentals that would be recommended to voters at the May 13 Annual Town Meeting, but after another lengthy discussion on Monday night, the board was further away from consensus than […] Read more »
Healthcare fraud tends to be “under the radar” for most of us, surfacing when authorities arrest those accused of such behavior or when guilty verdicts are announced and usually in stories buried on the inside pages of the newspaper. While it is widely acknowledged to be a serious problem, costing the government and […] Read more »