Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for September 2015.
Green Team: Hannah Johnson & Eric Tippins
Orange Team: Alexa McLeod & Stephen Feeney
Blue Team: Caitlin Simpson & Bennett Lynch
Red Team: Erin Davis & Thomas Durocher
Purple Team: Kiya Doberck & Benjamin Austin
Special Areas: Tova Brickley & Elijah Smith
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion will hold its Annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Sponsored by the Adult Choir of St. Gabriel’s, the sale will benefit both the music program and St. Gabriel’s outreach and relief efforts. The sale takes place in the Parish Hall of St. Gabriel’s Church, located at 124 Front Street in Marion. The choirs will also be hosting a bake sale at the same location, so plan to come and spend some time browsing and enjoying some delicious baked goods.
To the Editor:
We Can’t Plan for the Future Without You. If you are a Marion resident, don’t you want to participate in the development of Marion’s Master Plan? If the answer is yes, and it should be, your next opportunity is to attend the Planning Board’s public forum on Saturday, October 24 at the Music Hall from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.
We hope many town citizens will join the discussion about what living here should be like in the years ahead. The Planning Board believes community input is essential to produce a valuable, constructive plan that truly represents what residents want. We can’t plan for the future without you.
Marion’s Master Plan is a document that will guide the Town’s evolution through the coming decade and beyond. This meeting will focus on the final two elements of the Master Plan: Services & Facilities and Transportation & Circulation.
Assisting us with the planning process are professionals from the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) as well as many of our selected Master Plan Advisors, a group composed of community members and representatives from town boards.
Please mark your calendar TODAY for this important public forum: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon on October 24 at the Marion Music Hall. Your engagement, input, and participation will ensure Marion’s Master Plan will protect our Town’s special charm while meeting the future needs of our residents. For more information, visit www.srpedd.org/marion-master-plan.
Jennifer Francis, Planning Board Member
Wendy Cullum, MP Outreach Consultant
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Steven Faustino, 40, of Middleboro passed away peacefully at his home with his love, (Cindy Bell), beloved mother Irene Faustino, BFF (Cathy Hart) and the greatest nurse ever, (Lora) at his side.
He was the beloved son of Joaquim A. Faustino and Irene (Martin) Faustino. Steve is survived by his brother Christopher Faustino of Rochester and predeceased by his baby sister the late Kelly Ann Faustino. He is also survived by his two nephews, which Steve considered like sons, Christopher Faustino, Jr and Cody Faustino. Steve also had a special place in his heart for Amanda Eldridge and Lauren Eldridge, they were like sister’s to him.
Steve will be remembered as a beloved son, loyal and honest friend, a selfless and caring man. He was the most amazing partner any woman could ever hope to find. He was the happiest when fighting fires, helping people, fishing, hunting in the woods with his dogs, and spending time with his family and friends.
Calling hours were held at South Coast Chapel Mortuary, 158 Middleboro Rd (Rt.18) East Freetown, Ma. 02717, on Sunday, October 11. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, October 12, 2015 at St. John Neumann Church, (across the street from the Chapel). Internment followed in Center Cemetery on Dexter lane in Rochester, Ma.
Nicholas J. Spinney, 75, of Tampa, FL and Mattapoisett, formerly of Needham, died Friday, October 9, 2015. Beloved husband for 50 years of the late Claire (Burke) Spinney, loving father of Donna Etchings and her husband Ted of Westwood, Nicholas Spinney Jr. and his wife Nancy of Wilmington, and David Spinney of Tampa, FL. Loving grandfather of Cameron Etchings, Jared, Eric, and Kyle Spinney. Dear brother to the late Barbara Kennedy, John Spinney, Dorothy Brady, Paul Spinney, and Mary Handrahan. Nick was born in Boston to the late Nicholas and Blanche Spinney. He graduated from Brookline High School in 1958 and served in the U.S. Navy. He later earned his degree at Newbury College. Nick was very active and loved the ocean, bicycling, and being with his family. Local 103 IBEW (electrician) for 50 yrs., Ret. MBTA employee. Member of American Legion Post #5, Tampa. There will be no calling hours and memorial services will be private. Donations to Southcoast VNA Hospice Program, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719 are appreciated.
For the first time in 27 years of coaching, Old Colony’s John Abaray had one of his players get a hole-in-one.
Using a pitching wedge, senior Tom Mydlack sank the one-timer on the 143-yard, par-3 sixth hole Thursday afternoon in a 5-5-3-5 loss to Tri-County at the New England Country Club in Bellingham.
“He’s probably going to get struck by lightning tomorrow,” joked Abaray.
Mydlack shot a three-over par 39 to pace the Cougars, who also got a win from Kyle Elliott and a tie from Jared Gammell.
Dr. Gretchen LeBuhn, Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University, will kick off Tabor Academy’s Science at Work Lecture Series on October 12 at 6:30 pm in Lyndon South Auditorium in the Stroud Academic Center at 232 Front Street, Marion. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Dr. LeBuhn, a widely published scientist on the topic of conservation biology with a special interest in the plight of North American bees, will speak about the power of citizen science. She has lectured internationally, most recently at The White House as part of the forum entitled, “Open Science and Innovation: All Hands on Deck.”
Citizen science – scientific research conducted in whole or part by amateur scientists – has emerged as a new tool for studying biodiversity and ecosystem services. Over the past five years, the field of citizen science has exploded and citizen scientists can be found doing research on everything from galaxies to disease. Dr. LeBuhn leads the largest international citizen science project on pollinators in the world and is a leading scientist in the field.
She will talk about the role of citizen science in biodiversity research and what makes these programs successful. As the lead author on the Pollination Assessment for the Intergovernmental Platform Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the leading intergovernmental body for assessing the state of the planet’s biodiversity, its ecosystems and the essential services they provide to society, and the technical advisor for GEF/UNEP/FAO’s Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture, LeBuhn designed a monitoring program implemented in seven countries now regarded as standard protocol for assessing bee diversity.
The plight of the bees impacts our very life on earth. Come learn about what is being done, and how you can help to hopefully reverse their declining populations.
The Tri-County Symphonic Band presents “October,” a concert of music that reflects the various moods of autumn in our area on Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 pm at the Fireman Center, Tabor Academy, 235 Front St., Marion. Adults – $15; Students – $5; Children 12 and under – Free.
As anticipated, the Marion Music Hall production of Our Fair Lady sold hundreds of tickets over the course of the Elizabeth Taber Gala Weekend of October 2-4, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Marion Music Hall.
The musical play celebrated the life and contributions of Elizabeth Taber, arguably the most influential figure in Marion’s history, who founded Tabor Academy and much of the town’s most prominent historical architectural buildings.
Barbara Gee, who wrote the book and arranged the music for the show, based the music compositions on the original production My Fair Lady.
Eric Bosworth, Kimberly Teves, and Carl Denney of the musical group “The Occasion Singers” lent their talents to the production as well, under the musical direction of Cassandra Morgan. Teves played Taber and Bosworth narrated the performance.
The 175 theater seats for both Friday and Saturday night shows sold out, and there were only ten empty chairs during the Sunday matinee, said Marion Music Hall Advisory Committee member Tinker Saltonstall, which, historically, is no easy accomplishment.
“In this town, that’s quite remarkable,’ said Saltonstall. “We’re all people who love to go to bed when the sun goes down.”
Saltonstall said for years she organized Tabor Academy events such as concerts and lectures and it was often like “pulling teeth” to get people to attend, she said.
“This play really was a draw and everybody was captivated,” said Saltonstall. “Not just by the story and the history of it, but also the profound idea that Elizabeth Taber had the vision to provide all of these amenities to the Town of Marion. In her day and in her age, that really was a remarkable thing.”
Taber, born Elizabeth Pitcher in Marion in 1791, was a school teacher until she moved to Acushnet in 1824 with her clock maker husband Stephen Taber. She bore three children, all of whom died before their fifth birthday, and was widowed when she returned to Marion in 1870, determined to use the wealth she amassed through several wise financial investments to improve the morale and atmosphere of her beloved hometown after the Civil War.
Her first contribution was the building and establishment of the Elizabeth Taber Library and Natural History Museum. In 1876, she founded Tabor Academy in what is now the Marion Town House.
She continued on to build the Union Hall and the Congregational Chapel for a Sunday school and a place for women to practice their craft making.
Her final contribution before her death in 1888 was the Marion Music Hall, a place the townspeople could use as a hub for the town’s cultural, musical, and committee activities.
“That’s what we were inspired by initially,” said Saltonstall. To honor the woman who gave the town its Music Hall in the same spirit for which “Marion’s Fairy Godmother” intended its use – with a musical interpretation of the life of a woman who forever changed the future of Marion.
By Jean Perry
The annual Fall Quaker Yard Sale will be held from 8:30 am – noon on Saturday, October 17 at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting, 103 Marion Road (Rte. 6).
All proceeds from this sale will be added to the 1827 Meeting House Restoration Fund.
The architect’s estimate for the work is $245,000. To date, the meeting has raised $95,000 and the town of Mattapoisett has contributed $80,000 from its Community Preservation Fund.
The project is expected to get underway soon. Donations of items for the sale, from single to multiple gifts, can be made by calling 508-758-3579. No large pieces of furniture, appliances or electronics can be accepted.
Outdoor space is available to the general public for $10. Call Alan Harris at 508-748-0098 by October 15 if interested.
The Friends still have to raise $70,000 to complete the work. Gift certificates from area businesses, cash or checks, or donations of securities, books, coin and stamp collections, would be most welcome.