The Friends of the Rochester Senior Center Fall Fair will be on September 11 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane, Rochester. Here is a sample of what we have: Yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, crochet thread material, ribbon, sewing notions, embroidery thread buttons, beads, craft books, […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the return of several programs for children and adults this fall, including a few new classes. Children’s Art Lab returns to the MAC with Art in the Afternoon on Fridays after school with the first session beginning on September 17. Benares Angeley will lead three sessions this […] Read more »
The role of a seasonal deputy harbormaster encompasses every single moving part of an active harbor port-of-call, from simply tossing a line to a boater tying up to a dock, to pulling capsized boaters out of heavy seas. Handling the ropes, so to speak, as Mattapoisett’s deputy harbormasters for the 2021 season have been […] Read more »
During the August 26 meeting of the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board, Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh asked the members to weigh in on a proposal to posthumously honor longtime harbormaster Horace Field by naming the department’s boat after him. McIntosh said that Field has been responsible for “bringing income” to the town in the form […] Read more »
Afterschool outdoor activities – Starting at 3:00 pm, the library will host outdoor activities for students. Activities will include button making, art supplies, lawn games, and more, and will take place every day (weather permitting) between 2:30 to 4:30 pm on the library lawn. Outdoor story times with Children’s Librarian Ms. Heather – Join […] Read more »
For the second consecutive year, the Marion Historical Commission has been selected to receive a Survey & Planning Grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission in its statewide 2021 grant cycle. The matching grant of $15,000 will be matched by $15,000 of local funds allocated from 2020 Community Preservation funds. An historic preservation consultant will […] Read more »
As Heather Burke, acting chairperson for the Old Rochester Regional School Committee, summarized four significant changes proposed by the school district to the agreement with the tri-towns, Marion’s Finance Committee only had eyes for the fourth of those changes. Meeting in an August 25 joint session with the town’s Select Board and tri-town […] Read more »
On August 31 the doors of the Mattapoisett Museum were opened to people wanting to learn more about the LGBTQ community or wishing to share how to obtain services for youth, senior citizens, and families throughout the south coast. Eileen Dugas, network coordinator for the South Coast LGBTQ+ Network, spoke to the types of […] Read more »
As member Tiffini Reedy noted in welcoming back Mattapoisett Schools Principal Rose Bowman, the Mattapoisett School Committee’s Monday night meeting was one of celebration on the eve of an opening day of the 2021-22 academic year. The mood was enhanced by anticipation of starting the school year with Mattapoisett students in the classroom. […] Read more »
Maine Commissioner of Public Safety Michael Sauschuck has tapped Rochester resident Matthew M. Clancy to serve as Bureau Chief and Chief of Police of the Maine State Capitol Police Department. A long-time resident of Rochester and a native of Rockland MA, Mr. Clancy started his law enforcement career in 1982 as an officer with […] Read more »