Marc St. Pierre will be exhibiting recent work in collage and encaustic in a solo exhibition at the Marion Art Center from March 4 to April 16. An opening reception is planned for Friday, March 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm where you can meet the artist. St. Pierre is a professor of Fine Arts […] Read more »
The zany, madcap 1920s of New York City is brought to life at Tabor Academy with their production of Thoroughly Modern Millie on February 18, 19 and 20 at 7:30 pm in the Fireman Center for Performing Arts in Hoyt Hall. The winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the […] Read more »
Gateway Youth Hockey will hold registration for the 2016-17 season during Public Skating at Tabor Academy on Sunday, February 21. The cost to participate in public skating is $5, with half of the door sales going to Gateway Youth Hockey. The deposit for the 2016-17 will be $200 and will ensure your child a spot […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club, a member of Lions International consisting of 45,000 clubs and more than 1.3 million members worldwide making this the world’s largest service club organization, is pleased to announce two $2,500 scholarships to be awarded this year to graduating high school or home-schooled students residing in Mattapoisett, Marion and Rochester. The funds […] Read more »
Applications for Community Preservation Act funding are now available in the Marion Town House located at 2 Spring Street, Marion, MA 02738. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts Law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge, supplemented by State matching funds in order to fund community preservation. Eligible […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust (RLT) is pleased to announce the purchase of an 11-acre property from new Rochester residents Mike and Charlotte Spieldenner. This acquisition was made with the help of a Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program grant and will allow RLT to open nearly 44 acres to the public. In 2006, the Fordyce Properties […] Read more »
It may be winter weather outside, but it is time to think ahead to summer! Think Fireworks! Thanks to our generous neighbors, we were able to bring the fireworks back to Silvershell Beach for Independence Day 2015. We are hopeful that we will be able to do the same for 2016! The Marion Fireworks Committee […] Read more »
ORCTV will be off the air for 5-10 days beginning February 8 for upgrades and maintenance to its cablecast system. The local cable access station will be moving its server, which is the broadcast system for the station, from their old home at the Captain Hadley House in Marion, to ORCTV’s new studio located at […] Read more »
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity announces that applications are now available for a three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home for purchase on 18 Minot Avenue, Wareham. The application deadline is April 1, 2016. Applicant households must be income eligible (families must fall into the following guidelines, 30% to 60% of the area median income as […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center Dance Academy is now accepting registrations for its Spring/Winter 2016 Session. Classes are held on Wednesdays starting on February 24 and run for 10 weeks. Fall session is grounded in classical dance. Spring session focuses heavily on choreography and recital performance with instructor Joclyne Nunes. Preschool (age 3-4): 3:30 to 4:05 […] Read more »