Check out our upcoming events, which include science, games, food and genealogy. All events are free of charge though some require registration. Visit mattapoisettlibrary.org for more details and to register. Upcoming Events: Tuesday, July 19, all day – Craft Tuesday – This week, join us for God’s eyes/Butterflies. 2:00 pm, DIY Solar Ovens […] Read more »
Music from Land’s End Wareham, a group of internationally acclaimed musicians, will perform a concert as part of its tenth summer season on Saturday, July 23 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion at 5:30 pm. Led by Artistic Director Ariadne Daskalakis, the artists will perform string quartets by Mozart and Schubert and Haydn’s G Major […] Read more »
For a very simple reason, the Rochester Planning Board has reversed course on its recent attempt to charge regulatory violations against the Buzzards Bay Coalition for cutting trees on Marion Road. Town Counsel Blair Bailey told the board during its Tuesday night public meeting that according to the coalition’s legal counsel, the Marion Road […] Read more »
Timothy “Tim” Hebert, 41, of Falmouth formerly of Rochester passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Born in New Bedford son of Louise A. (Tetreault) and the late Albert Hebert. Tim was raised in Rochester and attended St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet and attended high school at Old Colony in Rochester. He was […] Read more »
Charles Eshbach born Apr. 28,1952 passed away on July 12,2022 at the age of 70 after a lengthy illness. Charlie was the grandson of James and Marion Hartley and the son of Charles Eshbach and Sybil Hartley Eshbach. Born in Weymouth, MA, he attended high school in Amherst and graduated from the University of Connecticut […] Read more »
I remember learning about the Pilgrims and Puritans in elementary school. These early settlers of what would become Massachusetts were willing to risk the dangers of a sea voyage and wilderness for their religious beliefs and the freedom to practice them. As I learned more of the history of early colonial Massachusetts, I was struck […] Read more »
On August 13, the Marion Art Center welcomes back Morrissey Blvd to the MAC Stage in the Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Tickets for MAC members ($20) go on sale Wednesday, July 13, and tickets for nonmembers ($25) will go on sale on July 20. Showtime is at 7:00 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm. […] Read more »
The Building Committee appointed by the Marion Select Board for the purposes of lending various types of expertise to the process of enacting a plan to construct a new Department of Public Works operations center at Benson Brook met for the first time on Monday afternoon inside Town Administrator Jay McGrail’s office. Casey […] Read more »
Summer Reading is here. Sign up for the ETL’s summer reading program starting June 21. Your summer reading kit will include reading logs, badge, stickers and a reading buddy. Return your reading logs to win prizes and help us raise money for Heifer International. Teens and Adults: Summer Reading is for everyone! Pick up […] Read more »
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2022 semester: –Quintin Palmer of Marion, earning High Honors –Alexandra Old of Marion, earning High Honors –Lauren Pina of Marion, earning Highest Honors –Abigail Stark of Mattapoisett, earning Highest Honors –Steven Carvalho of Mattapoisett, earning […] Read more »