The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will sponsor their Spring Book Sale at the Library from Thursday, May 7, 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Friday, May 8, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Saturday, May 9, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Proceeds from the spring book sale allows the Friends of the Elizabeth […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School is proud to share that five seniors were recently recognized for their academic accomplishments at the 37th annual South Coast Conference Academic All-Star Banquet. On Thursday, April 16, Rosemary Clark, Gavin Coffey, Jacob Iappini, Ella Milhench and Hannah Thorell were named as All-Stars during the banquet held at Century […] Read more »
On Tuesday night, the 160 seats in the Marion Music Hall were full of residents and public servants. This meeting was for the Marine Resource Commission’s presentation on their long-developed Harbor Management Plan. MRC Chair Vincent J. Malkoski, Jr. began the meeting by joking, “this is a better crowd than they had at […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board and Finance Committee closed the 33-article warrant for the May 18 Annual Town Meeting on April 22 after debating its finer points and learning an important equipment donation intended for the event will not be used that night. In response to the recent announcement that the town has received […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club held their 23rd annual Earth Day Clean-Up event on Saturday morning. Rochester Troop 74527 Girl Scouts handed out garbage bags and gloves and marked on a map the areas where people picked up trash. Over 50 volunteers registered areas they planned to clean on Vaughn Hill Road, Cushman Road, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee is pleased to invite all voters to attend our Community Candidates’ Night on Thursday, May 7. The event will be held at the Niemad Facility, 57 Fairhaven Road, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Speakers will begin at 6:30 pm. Join us for an evening of dialogue with […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will be offering an opportunity to explore some of Marion’s unique natural areas. We will be exploring our rocky inter-tidal shorelines, salt marshes, estuaries as well as freshwater riverbanks, forest, swamps, ponds and bogs. Daily we will take trips to look for the birds, amphibians, fish and invertebrates that make […] Read more »
To the Editor: Thanks to the League of Women Voters Southcoast for sponsoring the Mattapoisett Candidates Night this past Wednesday at Old Hammondtown Elementary School. As the League introduced themselves, we found out that they are a non-partisan political organization for concerned citizens which encourages informed and active participation in government. Amazingly, this organization […] Read more »
May is our kick-off for all things “250”. The Plumb Library has been kind enough to partner with us at noon on May 9 for an author talk by Robert Barbosa on his book “Patriots of the South Coast”. If you’re interested in Revolutionary War on the water, pirates, privateers and more, come and join […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health would like to inform the community of the following event: Rabies Prevention, Control Efforts and Reducing Risk of Exposure on Thursday, April 30 at 5:30 pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. The Cape Cod and Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force is actively involved in rabies prevention and […] Read more »