The Sippican Historical Society recently received the military medals of long-time Marion resident, George W. Carrington. Upon his death, Carrington’s good friend, John P. Kendall of Marion, received the colonel’s medals, which Mr. Kendall had framed and then donated to the Society. The Sippican Historical Society has hung the medals, along with Col. Carrington’s obituary, […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Yacht Club will wrap up its sailing season with its annual Fall Round the Bay Race on Saturday, September 19. All boats with a PHRF rating are welcome to race. The entry fee is $40 for MYC members and $50 for non-members. To register, go to Mattapoisettyc.org. Entry forms must be in by […] Read more »

The official tallies have not yet been released, but Mattapoisett and Fairhaven are at the top of the leaderboard in the South Coast Summer Bike Challenge and in the Massachusetts Bike Challenge as well. Mattapoisett men and women putting in a strong showing include Marc Anderson, Gary Johnson, Jack Hiller, Steve Estevez, Lisa Winsor, Kim […] Read more »

Mattapoisett and Marion Recreation are offering a new fall program to Tri-Town residents in Grades 3-8. Former Junior High coach and alumni ORR field hockey player Kayla Souza will run an instructional clinic and fall field hockey league for Tri-Town children in Grades 3-8. The field hockey season kicks off on September 22 at Silvershell […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Recreation still has space in the following Fall Programs:             Fitness, Fun & Games: Ages 3-5 years. A new program that allows young children to expend some energy and make new friends. Props such as parachutes, tunnels, hoops and puppets will be incorporated to make sessions fun and kid friendly! Classes are held on […] Read more »

The Marion Natural History Museum is in need of a teenage assistant or two to help with afterschool programs – mainly crowd control and helping small groups with a project. Babysitting experience and/or interest in nature or science is preferred but not necessary. We meet every other Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, and […] Read more »

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s second-Saturday book sale resumes its regular schedule on September 12 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. As always, there’s a great selection of fiction and non-fiction for all ages, CDs and DVDs. Upstairs, gently-used shelf has been restocked and refreshed. Stop by […] Read more »

St. Philip’s 131st Summer Season ends on Sunday, September 6. The Rev. Jeffrey Cave, Retired, Diocese of Atlanta GA and author of “The Church by the Town Beach” will conclude the 131st summer services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at 8:00 am and 10:00 am in Mattapoisett. All are welcome to attend. For […] Read more »

Please join us at the Marion Music Hall on Mondays from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm. The morning begins with a blood pressure clinic from 9:30 – 11:30 am, chair yoga from 10:00 – 11:00 am, social hour with lunch from 12:30 – 1:30 pm followed by “learning and leisure” lectures from 12:30 – 1:30 […] Read more »

Jillian Zucco, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, will travel to Hoopeston, IL to represent Massachusetts at the Miss National Sweetheart Pageant. Zucco, competing as Miss Middleboro, was selected as first runner-up in the 2015 Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant held in Worcester in June. Meagan Fuller of Attleboro, MA was crowned […] Read more »