Eighteen Old Rochester Regional High School students and one Tabor Academy student, along with their fathers, spent April vacation working at an orphanage on the island of Trinidad. The students ranged from freshmen to seniors. Trinidad Tobago is the official name of the country and consists of two southern Caribbean islands. They are located off […] Read more »
Are you Boston Strong? Sippican School is! Students in Nicole Radke’s fourth-grade classroom organized and ran the school’s most successful charity fundraiser in just two days. Upon learning about the tragedy of the Boston Marathon Bombings and reflecting upon the courage and bravery of the first responders, students asked their teacher, “Can we do something […] Read more »
There’s no snow on the ground, but there is a Christmas tree. Marion’s new town Christmas tree arrived and was planted on Friday. The twenty foot Concolor Fir, from upstate New York has a root ball nine feet by three feet. The tree is a type of white fir with light colored bark and silver […] Read more »
“I guess it’s because I’m older than most,” said Anna White, Rochester’s most esteemed historian, during an interview at her home. “I know some of the history first hand.” Born on in Rochester in 1927 in the Dexter Lane house of her family, White has spent all but about 12 years of her life living […] Read more »
The pride of Massachusetts, perennial powerhouse the G.E.E.K.S. (Great Educated Entertaining Kids), have once again cracked the Global Finals in the Destination Imagination tournament. In order to make it from the Tri-Town to Knoxville, Tenn., for the competition, the team needs your help. On Sunday, May 5, the G.E.E.K.S. – made up of Old Rochester […] Read more »
With a controversial item on tap for the May 13 Town Meeting and a crowded ballot in the May 17 election, Marion continues to be the hottest political ticket in the Tri-Town. In turn, the League of Women Voters’ Marion Candidates’ Night is the place to be on Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm. I’ll be […] Read more »
There’s something new at the Sippican Historical Society’s museum on Front Street. Thirty-six pieces of souvenir china that depict various scenes in Marion were recently donated by Pete Smith, Museum Curator. “The first piece I purchased when I was young, and the second piece was given to me by my mother,” Smith said. “I would […] Read more »
Oh, winter-weary gardener, fear not; spring has arrived with its mixed bag of warm balmy days and gray snow showers blended with a touch of bone-chilling rain. But alas, we know that all we have to do is wait, and those delicious days of warming sun and sprouting flower beds will melt our frozen souls. […] Read more »
When UMass-Dartmouth Nursing student Carley Lakritz undertook a health promotion project on Lyme disease as part of her community clinical requirement, she jumped at the opportunity to center her studies on Marion. “Lyme disease has been very prevalent in the Marion area due to the highly dense forest areas that surround the town,” Lakritz said. […] Read more »
The students of Old Hammondtown School Concert Band recently earned a Gold Medal Award at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association festival. MICCA hosted its Concert Festival of 160 student instrumental ensembles from across the state at seven different locations over a three-day period. The purpose of MICCA is to encourage and support the […] Read more »