The Marion Natural History Museum will be open Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm during April vacation. On Wednesday, April 17,come to the museum for play, puzzles, coloring, and visiting our exhibits. We have loads of legos for creative play and lots of floor room to play on. Additionally, the museum has a newly donated […] Read more »

TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps national service organization focused on connecting communities to the land, selected Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) as its Service Project recipient this spring. They do this by supporting up to 36 service members annually who spend 11-months serving local nonprofits focused on land access and conservation. Throughout the year, the TerraCorps team comes […] Read more »

The last speaker in the Science@Work series at Tabor Academy this year is Rhonda Moniz, an underwater forensics specialist, filmmaker, journalist, and ROV pilot/supervisor.             Moniz is also a diving safety officer, and specializes in the use of marine technology in underwater search and recovery, and aquatic crime scene investigation. She has also worked over the […] 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 »

Young women and girls with special needs and disabilities from across the state will once again grace the stage and amaze the audience at the 4th Annual Miss Inspirational Program to be held at the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium in Mattapoisett on Saturday, May 11, at 6:00 pm.             With overwhelming feedback and requests to […] Read more »

Rochester Memorial School, with grant assistance from the Rochester Cultural Committee, continues to collaborate on making the elementary school a hub for artwork and art appreciation.             Students, faculty, and staff, since June of 2018, have been able to enjoy a large-scale mural, painted by accomplished muralist and tattoo artist, Todd Woodward. Based in Brooklyn, New […] Read more »

The Marion Fireworks Fundraising Gala and Auction, recently held on March 23, was a huge success! Thank you to all the people who attended as well as the many businesses and private donors who contributed to the auction!! The auction raised over $5,000!!             The afternoon activities allowed anyone to view the auction items for free […] Read more »

Join us for breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Sunday, April 7 from 8:00 am – 11:00 am. All are welcome! Breakfast is made to order from our reasonably priced breakfast menu. Menu items include eggs any style, French toast, pancakes, and sausages! Photos with the Bunny are available for $5.00.              Election Day is Wednesday, […] Read more »

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) will be holding an audition for the assistant principal second violin position on Sunday, May 26, at the New England Conservatory of Music, 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Runners up may be offered a seat in the second violin section. In order to apply […] Read more »

Love bagpipe music? Have you or your child dreamed of learning one of these instruments? Are you an experienced player looking for a band? Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, April 11, from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Those wishing to learn one of the band instruments, as […] Read more »