Mark Robertson Davis of Marion, MA passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, MA at the age of 51. Mark was born on March 9, 1971 in Wareham, MA. He is the son of the late Charles R. and Lucia (Jenkins) Davis. He was raised and lived in […] Read more »
The economic plates that have shifted under everyone’s feet these last few months are also posing big-picture complications but not stalling all possible preparation work on a filtration upgrade project for the Mattapoisett Water Treatment Plant. In reporting to Tuesday’s public meeting of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission, Jon Gregory of […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Lions Club’s sixth annual Fall Free Family Fun Festival (FFFFF) is just around the corner. Make plans to bring the entire family out to enjoy a beautiful fall day in Mattapoisett. No registration required. Saturday, October 22, noon to 4:00 pm. Rain date: Saturday, October 29, Shipyard Park, Mattapoisett Hay rides (two tractors […] Read more »
Grieving during the Holidays is a workshop designed to help you “make it through” the holidays and honor your loved one too! Join us for tips and coping skills to help you navigate in a healthy way through the end of the year Holiday season! In-person workshops: Thursday, November 3 at 9:30 am at the […] Read more »
“Throughout my travels this year as I see other parts of the country, it just reminds me how much I love it here.” Rochester resident Grace Morrison-Hartley is talking about her cross-country tours as the town’s most-accomplished singer-songwriter versus pining for the homebase she has shared with her husband Scott Hartley and three-and-half-year-old […] Read more »
Well, you know Halloween season has arrived when stories of mass murderers, true crime real drama, are on offer. That was the case on October 6 when the Mattapoisett Museum hosted Chris Daley. By day, a history teacher and by night, a researcher and author, Daley has specialized on researching the gory, bizarre and […] Read more »
The Annual Meeting of the Friends of Marion Council on Aging (FMCOA) will be held at 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 20 at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, (Route 6), Marion. Following the meeting, light refreshments will be served. It will be a time to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments […] 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 »
A study by a group concerned about the drainage and water-level problems on the Nemasket River, which Rochester’s waterways connect to, is telling the town to enact a large, expensive action plan that no one in town had input on. The Planning Board Tuesday night said the town won’t go willingly in on […] Read more »
ORRHS Drama Club to present Alice in Wonderland on November 17, 18 & 19 at 7 pm, and November 20 at 2 pm. Alice in Wonderland by Anne Coulter Martens presents a quaint and simplistic version of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic. As the curtain rises, Alice slides into view at the end of her long […] Read more »