Marion Police Wearing Cameras

Marion Police Chief Richard Nighelli is pleased to announce that the Marion Police Department launched its body-worn camera program this week.             As of April 12, approximately 75% of Marion Police officers have undergone the requisite training to be able to wear and operate the cameras. All officers who have undergone the training are now […] Read more »

Sippican ‘Arts in Action’ Show

Old Rochester Regional Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson and Sippican Elementary School Acting Principal Doreen Lopes are pleased to share that Sippican students participated last week in the annual “Arts in Action” show.             The art show was held on April 10 and featured artwork created by students in grades K-6.             Approximately 800 pieces […] Read more »

Rochester Women’s Club Earth Day Celebration

            The Rochester Women’s Club is hosting its annual Earth Day celebration this year with our town-wide street cleanup on Saturday April 20 from 9 -1 pm. The Women’s Club is located at 37 Marion Road. Join us rain or shine for this family-friendly event.             This year we have two starting points in town. […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Road Race College Stipends

July 4 will be here before we know it and so will the 52nd running of the Mattapoisett Road Race, “4 on the 4th ” Begun in 1971 by Bob and Doris Gardner, 15 runners raced from Point Connett to Shipyard Park. Since then, the route has changed a few times, and now, over 1000 […] Read more »

Cushing Cemetery

There will be a Biannual Cushing Cemetery meeting at the Mattapoisett Library on April 20 at 10 am. The meeting will be held downstairs and all Board, and Trustee members are encouraged to attend. This meeting is open to the public if you want to attend. Read more »

Marion Scouts Annual Town Cleanup

The Scouts of Marion Cub Scouts Pack 32 and Troop 32 are once again leading the annual Earth Day celebration for Marion. The scouts are looking for volunteers to join the town-wide Cleanup in conjunction with the DPW and Marion Board of Health. The Scouts invite all community members to join them on Saturday, April […] Read more »

From the Files of the Rochester Historical Society

Most often I am writing about articles, letters or pictures that I find in our museum collection, but this time I’m writing about objects, most specifically, ones that show how our ancestors spent their free time. Our new exhibit will be debuting on the weekend of June 22 and 23 along with an expanded two-day […] Read more »

Rochester Christian Learning Center

Rochester Christian Learning Center is a Christian homeschool cooperative sponsored by First Congregational Church of Rochester. There will be a parent & family information session on April 13 at 10:00 am in the fellowship hall of the church. Please preregister to attend the info session by visiting the website www.RochesterChristianLC.org             Applications for September enrollment […] Read more »

MAC’s First Ever YArt Sale

The Marion Art Center will host its first ever “YArt” Sale on Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-2 pm in the multipurpose room at Sippican Elementary School (16 Spring Street, Marion). Come shop for lightly used art supplies, equipment, books, and teaching resources.             Want to offload some art supplies? The MAC will sell your […] Read more »

Exploring Nests and Eggs with the MNHM

The Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group had fun learning about nests and eggs of some of our local birds. Colorization of the eggs can signify different things in different species and the speckles on eggs are not always random. The kids had a chance to color their own eggs based on what we learned. […] Read more »