His car might be from 1965, but Rick Pomroy of Bridgewater has only entered one car show. Call it beginner’s luck, or maybe he has truly found his calling, but Pomroy drove away with the Best in Show trophy after Saturday’s Second Annual Marion Classic Car Show. “It feels really good, it’s my first show,” […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library held a reception to dedicate their new Marine Room on Thursday evening. Check out the photos below! Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick. Read more »
A total of 12 Marion Troop 32 Boy Scouts made it through a six-day survival camp at Camp Cachalot in Carver. Many scouts, who had never been away from their parents for more than a day, took the week-long Cachalot adventure head-on, with competitions in rifle shooting, archery, fishing, swim and survival tests and more. The Boy Scouts, ranging in age from […] Read more »
On Saturday, July 21, the Marion Recreation Department hosted their Second Annual Classic Car Show on Silvershell Beach. Check out the pictures below! Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick. Read more »
The Marion Art Center, located at 80 Pleasant Street in Marion, MA is pleased to announce the opening of two exhibitions on Friday, July 20. An opening reception will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Marion artist Joan DeRugeris will be exhibiting her paintings in the Cecil Clark Davis Gallery and Bess Woodworth, will be exhibiting […] Read more »
In just about a week, the world’s best athletes will travel to London to compete in the most prestigious athletics competition in the world. Despite training for their entire lives, the Olympic Games is an event that only a small fraction of athletes will ever get to experience. Geoff Smith, a Great Britain native and […] Read more »
Readers of all ages converged on the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, July 17 to meet historical fiction author Krista Russell. Russell, whose young adult novel Chasing the Nightbird was named a Massachusetts Book Award 2012 Must Read selection, read three excerpts and fielded questions from her captivated audience. Her book tells the nineteenth-century […] Read more »
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, the Mattapoisett Women’s Club held their annual Taste of the Town fair, featuring over a dozen local eateries offering samples of their signature dishes. The event was held under the big white tent at Shipyard Park and was attended by hundreds of people. “We’re pretty […] Read more »
There is no better way to celebrate summer than to barbecue outdoors. However, each year Fire Departments respond to an average of 8,200 home fires involving outdoor grills, hibachis or barbeque pits, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Five out of six home grill fires involve a gas grill, and the leading contributing […] Read more »
Over 100 people gathered under the big tent at Shipyard Park on Sunday, July 15, for the Men Who Cook Summer Sizzler fundraiser, organized by the Women’s Center of New Bedford, which offers help to victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and child trauma. “For over 20 years, we had the Men Who Cook event […] Read more »