Mattapoisett Friends Meeting has learned it might take upwards of $245,000 to restore its historic 1827 meeting house on Route 6 and has begun a fund-raising campaign to help raise some of that amount. The estimate was provided by J. M. Booth & Associates, Inc., of New Bedford, an architectural firm, who issued a 17-page […] Read more »
Celebrate Mother’s Day with the gift of music – and the fun of a silent auction! The SouthCoast Children’s Chorus will be performing their spring concert entitled, Sing For Joy! on May 11 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be preceded by a Wine and Cheese Pre-Concert Reception and […] Read more »
Litter and clutter beware! Streets will be cleaned and closets will be cleared as the Marion Tree and Parks Committee and Gifts to Give join forces for Marion’s 2014 Town-Wide Cleanup. To be held on Saturday, May 10 from 9 am until noon, the event is sponsored by the Tree and Parks Committee and the […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 22 acres of woodland and wetland in western Mattapoisett from Greg and Jeanne Downey of Mattapoisett. The property lies southwest of Mattapoisett Neck Road between preserves previously protected by the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Wildlands Trust. The […] Read more »
The Tri-Town League of Women Voters will hold a Candidates’ Night in what promises to be an energetic discussion of local issues in three contested races in Marion. It is scheduled for Wednesday evening, April 30, at 7:00 pm in the Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. There are six elective positions that must be […] Read more »
Hold onto your hats, The Dixie Diehards are back in town and the joint will be jumpin’ at the corner of Main and Pleasant Street (80 Pleasant Street) in Marion, MA 02738! The Dixie Diehards Jazz Band will be making its ninth appearance at the Marion Art Center on Saturday, May 10 with a concert […] Read more »
Are you tired of looking at that old computer, television, or appliance that no longer works, but is gathering dust in your basement or garage? Bring your item(s) to the Rochester Town Hall Annex parking lot on Saturday, April 26, where the Rochester Land Trust will join with CRT Recycling of Brocton to collect electronic […] Read more »
On Saturday, June 28 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or shine, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club will host their biennial garden tour “Down by the Bay.” Nine gardens will be featured including a lily farm, Bay Club, seaside, and village locations. Not only will there be spectacular gardens, but some of the home […] Read more »
The next Rochester Republican Town Committee meeting will be Saturday, May 3 at 9:30 am at the East Freetown Crossroads Plaza, second floor. The public is welcome. Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of photographs by Ronald Wisner and Corinna Raznikov. A reception honoring the photographers will be held on Friday, April 25 at the Marion Art Center from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Both the Cecil Clark Davis Gallery and the Patsy Francis Gallery will […] Read more »