Marion Recreation is offering several Basketball Clinics at Silvershell Beach, for both boys and girls, this summer. Coach Kyle Erha (Varsity Coach Sturgis West High School Boys, coach of the Marion Recreation Boys Travel Team) will be running drills, competitions and games to get players ready for next season. After an incredibly positive reception in […] Read more »
On June 4, the Marion Police Department received state Accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Accreditation is a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession. These carefully selected standards reflect critical areas of police management, operations, and technical […] Read more »
The 76th annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant is Friday, June 26 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, June 28 at 3:00 pm at the beautifully restored Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. This is the seventh year that the pageant has taken place in Worcester, having previously been held in Fall River and New […] Read more »
Dublin has its doors; Newport has its mansions. And next month, Mattapoisett will have a “Road Race Shirt” poster. Through the generosity of Spherion of North Dartmouth, the Road Race Committee will be selling a limited number of posters featuring various Road Race shirts from 1991-Present. The poster includes three anniversary shirts and the infamous […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church finished the church year with “Celebration Sunday”. The children led a joyful worship filled with special music, blessings, and multi-media–sharing the message, Celebrating God’s Love Together followed by a church BBQ on the lawn. Photos courtesy Patricia Berry Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum’s Summer Program is one of the most well known and well regarded in the Southcoast area. Children from across the country visit us each summer and participate in the program. The programs are designed to be small groups, and registration is limited to 15 children per session. Our Life Along […] Read more »
The Board of the Old Rochester Tri-Town Education Foundation has announced the 2015 recipients of the Lighthouse Book Awards given for outstanding achievement in academic, cultural and civic achievement. Lighthouse Award winners are chosen by the teachers and principals of their respective schools. This year’s recipients are: ORR Junior High School – Delaney Gosse & […] Read more »
The Council on Aging now has applications for the Marion Community Fund to help home owners with their real estate taxes. All grants will be paid to the Town of Marion and credited toward the grant recipient’s tax bill. The following income and asset requirements are as follows: Income limit is $25,000 for a single […] 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. The Coalition is looking for Baywatchers to monitor the water […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Women’s Club is soliciting Mattapoisett gardens for their 2016 Garden Tour which is scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, June 25. Proceeds from the tour support the group’s scholarship fund. Interested in sharing your beautiful garden? Please contact Kay Smith at 508-758-6797 or smithkd@comcast.net. Read more »