Stop by the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow Street, on Sund, November 6 between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm to see South Dartmouth artist Amy Thurber give a demonstration on the leaf pottery process. Amy uses this process to embed prints of real leaves onto her pottery, allowing all of nature’s details to appear […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
When Tri-Town police officers visit the Old Rochester Unified basketball team on Monday, November 7, in a 6:30 pm tipoff, they will need to take extra care to protect the ball from Kaylan Setler. “I can guard pretty good and can steal the ball from people. I really just like to play defense, […] Read more »
The MYC Awards were held on October 15 under the tent on a beautiful day. Commodore Warren held a brief business meeting, explaining all that lies ahead for the yacht club after the tragic fire at the Boatyard, which also leveled the yacht club building. Starting from scratch offers exciting opportunities and we look forward […] Read more »
In the wake of comments made on Facebook by Old Rochester Regional District School Committee member Joe Pires, Rochester resident Rhonda Baptiste filed an Open Meeting Law complaint with the state. Their disagreement on the ramifications of censorship of sexual content in public-school libraries brought out dozens of Tri-Town citizens, both in person […] Read more »
Myles Eldridge of Rochester has earned an Award of Excellence at Western Governors University School of Education. The award is given to students who perform at a superior level in their coursework. Read more »
The Marion Art Center announces its upcoming production of Church & State written by Jason Odell Williams and directed by Donn Tyler, on stage at the Anne Braitmayer Webb (MAC) Theater. The cast includes Garrett Olson, Jennie Williamson, Susan Sullivan, Oliver Asker and Pippa Asker, with Maura Van Voris as assistant director and Anita Allison […] Read more »
Alvin Johnson’s first meeting in many years as a member of the Marion Board of Health coincided with long-awaited news of improvements at previously troublesome residences on Pitcher Street. In reporting to the board on behalf of absent acting Health Agent Bob Ethier, Public Health Director Lori Desmarais told the board that the […] Read more »
This past Saturday, the Rochester Historical Society opened its new exhibit: Maps, Signs and Celebrations, Part 1. This exhibit displays some of the signs and maps in our collection and connects both to people and places. The display was not originally going to be divided into two parts, but I underestimated the depth of our […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum has been around a very long time. As its website notes, “… before the first T-Rex skeleton was discovered … before Edison patented the lightbulb … before Amelia Earhart inspired generations of girls to believe they could fly …” the museum doors were open. On October 21, those […] Read more »