The Sippican Woman’s Club has awarded 23 scholarships to Marion students, based on scholarship, community service, activities, and need. Students came from three different schools with ten awardees from Old Rochester Regional High School, two from Bishop Stang High School, and one from Upper Cape Regional Technical High School. The Sippican Woman’s Club also awarded […] Read more »
Looking for funding? The Rochester Cultural Council (RCC) reminds you that funds for cultural activities within the Rochester/Tri-Town area are available for 2020. Consider applying to the RCC if you have a project/event that benefits the community in the arts, sciences, or humanities. Grant applications for 2020 are accepted in the fall (Sept. 1 – […] Read more »
The Rochester COA would like to wish all of our fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers a Happy Father’s Day. The Quarterly Birthday Luncheon and Party for those celebrating birthdays in the months of April, May, and June will take place on Monday, June 24 at noon. In addition to lunch, entertainment will be provided by […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust received a grant from New Bedford Gardening Club to help beautify our town. We’ll be planting flowers and mulching by the pump in the center of town and in the wildflower field next to the historic cemetery on Saturday, June 15. If you’ve been looking for a chance to go outside, get […] Read more »
For over 60 years, The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has been striving to help young people in their educational pursuits. This year The Club is happy to award two scholarships to students from Old Rochester Regional High School. The students are Julia Cabral and Rosemary Loer. Both students possess excellent academic achievements, have done multiple community […] Read more »
Elizabeth Sprague Pitcher was born in 1791 in a modest house on a small lane connecting Main and South Streets in Marion village. Daughter of Theophilus Pitcher and his wife, Sarah, she had five brothers and one sister. From the start, she hungered for an education, attending every village schoolhouse, and eventually becoming a teacher. […] Read more »
The Rochester Senior Center welcomes a new Afternoon Program Assistant, Barbara Wilson. Barbara is a Senior Aid sent by Coastline Elderly Services. The Greater Boston Food Bank Free Commodity Food distribution will take place on Wednesday, June 12from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Program participants must pick-up their own food items unless other arrangements have been […] Read more »
Get outside and explore different beach habitats with your little ones this June during Itty Bitty Bay Explorers, a series of three free outings on Wednesday mornings with the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Through fun games and hands-on activities, your family will learn all about coastal animals and their habitats along Buzzards Bay’s shorelines. On June 5, […] Read more »
It’s time to clean your shelves of your used books to make way for the new ones you’ll be buying at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s annual book sale. We’re looking for good-quality hardcover and paperback books, audio and video tapes, DVDs, children’s books and puzzles. Please, no periodicals, encyclopedias, or textbooks. Donations can […] Read more »