Would you like to own a piece of local history? Original issues of the weekly “The Presto Press” dating from 1954 to 1991 will be available for purchase at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, September 27 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. The Mattapoisett Free Public Library and the Mattapoisett Historical Society partnered to […] Read more »
It is no small task to mobilize over 500 volunteers for a morning of service! Lauren Boucher and Amelia Wright, Community Service Coordinators at Tabor Academy make it look easy. On Tuesday, September 22, Tabor’s tradition of service learning will continue with their fall Service Day. From 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, the students and […] Read more »
Registration for the eight-week fall storytime series begins on September 15 for both toddler and preschool sessions. Parents, grandparents and caregivers can register children at the circulation desk or by telephone at 508-758-4171. Details about the program are available from the children’s staff. Toddlers must be 2 years old, and their storytimes will be held […] Read more »
The Marion Water Division will begin its Fall Hydrant Flushing Program on Monday, September 21. We expect this program will take approximately eight weeks to complete. Residents in the immediate flushing area may experience discolored water and a drop in water pressure. Complete copies of our anticipated schedule are available at the Marion Department of […] Read more »
Elizabeth Taber Library and MOBY, My Own BackYard, an outdoor science program for students in grades 3-8, present an Arbor Walk in Marion village on Wednesday, September 30, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Please join Margie Baldwin, Marion Tree Warden, on a walking tour through Marion Village to explore the different trees that adorn our […] Read more »
Afternoon Book Club: Please join us for a delightful afternoon book discussion every third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm. On October 20, we will discuss Rachel Joyce’s book Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. November’s book selection is Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf. Please stop into the Elizabeth Taber Library today to […] Read more »
The Rochester Cub Scouts are having an Ice Cream Social and sign-up night on Friday, September 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Rochester First Congregational Church at Plumb Corner. Come and see what Cub Scouting is all about. Cub Scouting is for boys in Grades 1-5. For further info, please call the Cub […] Read more »
The Machacam Club will hold its first meeting of the new season on October 7 at the Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be our first “Rib-Eye Steak Bake.” The dinner will be prepared by one of our own: Chef Frank Beatriz, who […] Read more »
Many energetic, fascinating and generous women have been remembered in charming Broadway musicals: “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” “Evita” and even “Annie Get Your Gun.” Now, the Marion Music Hall’s 125th anniversary celebration will feature our town’s extraordinary Mrs. Elizabeth Taber in a concert musical, “Our Fair Lady.” Kim Teves, a soprano actress with a local and […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club will open its club season on Friday, September 11. Local author and historian Peggi Medeiros will “talk walk” us down New Bedford’s 19th Century County Street. In her recently published book New Bedford Mansions, Medeiros describes the period as a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. It was […] Read more »