Donald Bamburger, President of The Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 45,000 Lion’s Clubs around the world, announced the recipient of 2014 Mattapoisett Lion’s Club Award of Excellence in the amount of $5,000. This year’s recipient is Rachel Brown, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School. Rachel has been admitted to the School of Health […] Read more »
YMCA Sippican Learning Center is one of the first programs to receive a Level 3 (out of 4) by the Department of Early Education and Care for their high-quality program. The ECR and ITR scales were used to evaluate Space and Furnishings, Personal Care Routines, Language and Reasoning, Activities, Teacher Interactions with Children and Parents, […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust will be hosting two lectures in May at our office located at 354 Front Street in Marion next to Uncle Jon’s Coffee. Refreshments and lite fare will be provided at both lectures. These events are free and open to the public. On Thursday May 22 at 6:00 pm, Dr. John Teal, […] Read more »
It’s the Wareham Summer of Celebration filled with exciting and educational events. Wareham will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of its heroic role in the War of 1812 from June 13-15 with activities ranging from militia encampments, living history and period crafters’ demonstrations, and a re-enactment of the attack by the British warship HMS Nimrod. Then […] Read more »
Many many thanks to the Marion Harbormaster’s office, especially Isaac and Paul, for the wonderful trip the Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group took to Bird Island on May 6th. Isaac and Paul discussed a little of the history of the site and the ongoing importance of the the island for endangered terns populations. Once […] Read more »
Would you like to learn to watercolor paint? If you are a novice to painting, join this beginner watercolor course. The six-week course will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 noon until 2:30 pm beginning May 22 and continuing through June 26. Only $3/week and supplies are included. Call 508-758-4110 to register. Join us for […] Read more »
The Council on Aging will be running the following trips: May 12: IKEA June 23: JFK Museum, Boston July 21: Cape Cod Canal Cruise August 18: Country Store in Mansfield September 22: Isaac’s in Plymouth October 20: Battleship Cove in Fall River November 17: Lee’s and Partner’s Country Store in Westport Pick up will be […] Read more »
On May 1, the Marion Police Department received state Certification from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. Certification 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 »
“Just the Facts,” the nonfiction book discussion group, will be reading Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Lauren Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit, takes as her subject Louis Zamperini, track star in the 1936 Olympics. When the war comes, Louis has to become an airman and embarks on a […] Read more »
Taxpayers are reminded to take advantage of the Town’s online payment service, eBill from MCC, for paying Water/Sewer bills, which are due in the Collector’s Office on June 30. By using eBill, taxpayers can have their payments withdrawn from their checking or savings accounts free of charge through an ACH transaction or can make payments […] Read more »