Outdoor story times with Children’s Librarian Ms. Heather: Join us every Friday at 10:30 am in our reading circle. All ages welcome, no sign-up required, weather permitting. Flashlight Storytimes: Tuesday nights, August 17, 24, and 31 at 6:00 pm. Come and have story time at night in front of the library. Bring your blankets […] Read more »
The Friends of the Marion Council on Aging (FMCOA) leads fundraising effort with a $50,000 donation toward the installation of a 26′ x 36′ outdoor pavilion on the grounds of the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. The overall cost for the Pavilion is $150,000, and its installation is the secondary phase of a public/private enhancement […] Read more »
The Rochester Cultural Council (RCC) will soon be accepting online applications from organizations, schools, and individuals for grants to support community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs. If you have a great idea for bringing culturally enriching programming to the Rochester area and need funding to make it a reality, we can help. The online application […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Cultural Council invites community input about the funding priorities we use to evaluate grant applications that seek support for arts, humanities, and science programs and activities in and around Mattapoisett. In recent years, Mattapoisett Cultural Council has given priority to local and regional public events like plays, concerts, festivals; arts in the schools; […] Read more »
An outdoor “Prayer Stop” will be held on Saturday, August 7, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Route 6 next to Ying Dynasty restaurant in the vacant back parking lot (Previous Bowlmor Lanes) as a non-denominational outreach for prayer. The event will be open for individuals to drive in on motorcycles, in automobiles, or […] Read more »
The Rochester Senior Center is located at 67 Dexter Lane in Rochester. We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Stop by our center or visit our website for our most comprehensive list of daily activities. (A link to our official Facebook page is also located on our website.) www.townofrochestermass.com/council-aging. […] Read more »
The Church family has a long history in Rochester, as well as in other Massachusetts towns and in Rhode Island. Richard Church of Oxford, England is the first Church to be recorded as living in New England, and he settled in Plymouth in 1632. His eldest son was Benjamin Church who gained fame in the […] Read more »
On July 31, 12:00 pm, come celebrate the summer with an ice cream party at the Elizabeth Taber Library! Come for games, crafts, and ice cream! Thank you to Fieldstone Farm Market for their generous donation. Outdoor story times with Children’s Librarian Ms. Heather occur every Friday at 10:30 am in our reading circle. […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
Out with the old and in with the new! Clean out your closets and give Mother Nature the gift of donating your unwanted textiles. Did you know that 85-percent of clothing and textiles end up in landfills even though 95-percent can be recycled or reused? Support ORR High School’s DECA club by donating your textiles […] Read more »