The Rochester Historical Society, in conjunction with the Friends of the Wareham Veterans council, is looking for Vietnam Veterans from Marion and Rochester who may be willing to loan Vietnam War memorabilia for an exhibit that will be located at the Moving Wall site in Wareham from August 17 to August 21. We are currently […] Read more »

The project to restore the hayfield at the Shoolman Preserve turned out to be much larger than any of us ever anticipated. It was, in fact, too big for pictures. There is no way that dozens of photographs can relate the sheer size of the project nor the over 200 man-hours of effort that went […] Read more »

Marion’s benevolent Godmother, Elizabeth Taber, would be delighted. In 1885, one of her most significant gifts to the town – the Music Hall on Front Street at the entrance to the village – was begun. It was her desire to provide the citizens of Marion with a suitable home for theatrical and musical performances to […] Read more »

Jillian Zucco, 24, of Mattapoisett, was selected as Miss Massachusetts 2017 on Saturday, July 1, at the 78th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant. Competing as Miss Bristol County, she was chosen from among 21 contestants at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester. Zucco was awarded a $12,000 scholarship and will compete at the Miss America Pageant […] Read more »

The South Coast Bikeway Alliance is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a 2017 Massachusetts Department of Recreation (DCR) Recreational Trail Building Grant. This “Trail Documentation, Stewardship and Skills Training” grant will engage people from all of the communities along the South Coast to take part in a series of workshops including GPS […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Recreation has added two new programs starting in August. MATTREC is partnering with Reservation Golf Club to offer two sessions of four-day Morning Golf Clinics for children ages 7-14. Session 1 runs August 7-10 and Session 2 runs August 14-17. Times are 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Golf pro Brian Mattos will focus on […] Read more »

Do you love the water and want to help protect it? Volunteer as a Baywatcher with the Buzzards Bay Coalition in your community this summer. The Coalition is looking for dedicated volunteers to help monitor the health of local waterways across the Buzzards Bay region from Dartmouth to Falmouth. The Coalition is in need of […] Read more »

The Elizabeth Taber Library’s Bridge Benefit Committee cordially invites you to participate in a duplicate bridge game with Director Alan Hudson on Friday, August 4 at the Marion Music Hall. The committee, which consists of C.C. Dyer, Kathy Feeney, Andy Kotsatos, Susan Mead, Libby O’Neill, Kathy Reed and Meg Steinberg, has been working diligently to […] Read more »

On Sunday, June 25, 2017 Christopher Horton, Jr. was honored for achieving the highest rank in Boy Scouts: the Eagle Scout Award. Christopher began his journey with Pack 32 in Marion earning the highest level in Cub Scouts, the Arrow of Light, before advancing to Boy Scouts Troop 32. In Troop 32, Christopher advanced through […] Read more »

Applications are now available to help qualified Marion residents with their 2017-2018 property taxes through the Marion Community Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. All applications must be received in the Community Foundation’s offices by 5:00 pm on Monday, October 2, 2017, and decisions will be made by December 15. Applications are available […] Read more »