Ticket sales have begun for the upcoming Annual Benefit Pops Concert for the Tri-County Symphonic Band. The theme for this year is “Flay Day: 250 Years of Independence.” The concert will, once again, be held on the waterfront in a grand tent on the campus of Tabor Academy in Marion. Fine music, cupcakes and lemonade, […] Read more »
The League of Women Voters of SouthCoast will host a Rochester Candidates’ Forum on May 19, at 6:30 pm at Rochester Memorial School, 16 Pine Street. The event is free and open to the public. The forum will feature candidates running for Select Board, Planning Board, and School Committee in the Wednesday, May 27 […] Read more »
On April 23, 2021, Gerald D. Garcia passed away after a full and active life at the age of 95. Gerald was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 13, 1925. He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Hartford Seminary and over the years served in Congregational churches in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts. […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to view a lovely ceramic exhibit created by local artist Wendy Goldsmith from June 2 to June 30. Goldsmith went to art school and majored in printmaking and also studied ceramics. A few years later she went back to clay but still uses printmaking techniques in her process. […] Read more »
The MAC Theater will be conducting auditions for The Constant Wife by Somerset Maugham, and adapted and directed by Kate Fishman. Get your groove on. This classic play is reimagined for the late 1960s, when women’s liberation was rising, social norms were shifting, and everything was groovy. This adaptation drops Maugham’s sharp social […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust invites you to an afternoon with Peter Trull to learn more about our fascinating neighbor, the eastern coyote. This free event will be held Saturday May 16 at 1pm at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House, 103 Marion Road (Rt 6) Mattapoisett. Eastern Coyotes are a wild canid whose genetic make-up […] Read more »
If you want to learn Mah Jongg, now’s your chance. Starting Tuesday, May 19, the Sippican Woman’s Club (SWC) will offer free Mah Jongg lessons from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm noon at Handy’s Tavern, 150 Front Street, for three consecutive weeks. Pre-registration is required for the first eight women who sign-up on our website, […] Read more »
The 2026 Memorial Day Remembrances and Procession will take place on Monday, May 25 starting at 9:00 am in front of the Music Hall at 164 Front St, Marion. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the Multipurpose Room of Sippican Elementary School. The event will feature the Sippican School […] Read more »
The Historical Society will be co-hosting with the library staff a talk by Robert Barboza on his book, “Patriots of the South Coast”. His book introduces us to some of those locals who fought the Revolutionary War from the high seas as well as from land. The Historical Society will provide refreshments, a sneak […] Read more »
Across from Lloyd’s Market is a memorial to Rochester’s fire fighters. Both the land and the money to build the memorial (constructed by Rochester firefighters) was donated by Mrs. Lorraine Vaughan after the death of her husband, Lloyd Sr., a long time Rochester resident and firefighter. The memorial has been inscribed with the names of […] Read more »