The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lingering decay on the urgency among a segment of students to be at school on time, according to Old Rochester Regional High School Principal Mike Devoll. As a result, ORR implemented a new attendance policy mid-year, stressing the importance of arriving on time, then tightened and refined […] Read more »
On July 2, the 76th annual Marion Horse Show once again proved that the venue and the attendees alike are magnificent. The venue, Washburn Park off Front Street in Marion, features an arena fit for royalty. According to the show’s website, the event was founded in 1947 by Charles R. Washburn as a […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the fourth term at Old Rochester Regional High School, Highest Honors: Emily Abbott, Ella Bartholomew, Clara Bonney, Nolan Bushnell, Aiden Cabral, Gavin Coffey, David Costa, Failenn Fitzpatrick, Julia Foye, David Fredette, Paige Fuller, Dillon Furtado, Jacob Hadley, Alexander Harrigan, Corinne Hibbert, Sakurako Huynh-Aoyama, Sara Kroll, Neva Matos, […] Read more »
A new batch of colorful tee shirts will be for sale at the Book Sale on July 7 & 8 on the grounds of the Elizabeth Tabor Library at 8 Spring Street in Marion. The sale will run from 10 to 3 both days, with a rain date set for the following week. Co-chairs for […] Read more »
Three years ago our community lost a gifted young musical artist, Nolan Gibbons, to Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). The Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund is excited for this year’s NolanFest and to celebrate our 12 scholarship recipients. NolanFest is a community music festival that will be held on July 15 at Silvershell Beach in […] Read more »
On Friday, July 7, the Marion Concert Band begins 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 »
Warren Michael “Mike” Ailes of Mattapoisett died peacefully on July 2, 2023 at home. He was born in Pittsburg on April 20, 1947 to Jean Straub Ailes and Warren Ailes. He graduated from Brown University and got his MBA from Boston University. Mike was a serial entrepreneur, IT consultant and 7th grade math teacher (which […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board emerged from a 56-minute executive session on June 29 with a brief action to vote Adam Murphy as interim harbormaster. The opening was created by the recent departure of Isaac Perry, who after two decades left to become Mattapoisett’s harbormaster, a job that opened in the spring with Jamie […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library. Welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. The Summer Library Program: it’s not just for kids. Summer reading programs are a familiar part of summer for many families with kids. But did you know the Library offers a summer reading program for adults? Yep, […] Read more »
We will be meeting at Brainard Marsh on July 7 from 9 am to 12 noon to discover a little about our local seaweeds. We’ll be taking a look at what products we use every day (including food) which contain seaweed without our realizing it. Seaweeds are used for a variety of purposes, including medicines, […] Read more »