The project to complete the construction of the Mattapoisett Bike Path might be a long and daunting task, but the Friends of the Bike Path aren’t letting that discourage them. On Sunday, June 24, they will host the First Annual South Coast Bikeway Challenge in order to raise money to complete the Mattapoisett portion of […] Read more »
Marion Parade Honors Veterans By Laura Fedak Pedulli On an overcast and breezy day, Marion residents paid their respects to the men and women who have served the United States in wars past and present. Like every year, the Benjamin D. Cushing VFW Post #2425 hosted its Memorial Day Parade, which included the raising […] Read more »
It’s the end of an era for two Rochester Boat Race winners who have dominated the event in recent years. Sean Shaw and C.J. Hedges announced their retirement after clinching their third consecutive title during Monday’s race. “We started when we were seven years old, and we both went down the river with our fathers,” […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and the Marion Art Center are partnering to sponsor an exhibition by local artists to highlight the many scenic sites that comprise the Lands Trust’s forests and marshes. This is one of several initiatives undertaken by the SLT to encourage visitation and enjoyment of the properties protected by the Trust. […] Read more »
It’s a 78-year-old tradition here in the Tri-Town. The Annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race was held this morning on the Mattapoisett River. Rochester’s Sean Shaw and his partner C.J. Hedges IV of Hamden, CT captured the title for the third year in a row. Check out the action shots below! Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick. […] Read more »
Rochester honored Memorial Day Sunday afternoon with a parade around the center of town at various monuments. Several town officials conducted the ceremony, the Rochester Memorial School band played music and various boy and girl scout troops marched in the parade. Check out the pictures below! Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick Read more »
They’ve only been around a short while, but in that time, the SouthCoast Children’s Chorus has taken their show to a grand scale that’s showing no signs of stopping. In just a few short weeks, they will be taking the field at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark to sing the National Anthem before a matchup between […] Read more »
The words of playwright William Shakespeare filled the auditorium at Old Rochester Regional High School on Thursday, May 17 as the students in Kathleen Brunelle’s theater class presented their interpretation of “The Comedy of Errors,” a complicated tale involving two sets of twins whose identities become mistaken by the other characters. The production’s cast consisted […] Read more »
Hollis Dunlop, a member of the Class of 2012, a Marion resident, and a public and community service major at Providence College, recently received the 2012 Service Leader of the Year Award from the Student Activities-Involvement-Leadership office at PC. This award is designed to recognize a student whose involvement in service activities and projects, has benefited the […] Read more »
Marc Gammell, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School, hasn’t let the tough economy get the best of him. As jobs and internships for high school students grow more scarce, Gammell strove to make the search easier for students in the Tri-Town community by creating a forum website providing free job listings. Parents who […] Read more »