It may have been 40 degrees outside last weekend, but members of the Sippican Woman’s Club had the tropics on their minds during their 25th annual Holiday House Tour and Tea on Saturday, December 9. Themed “A Tropical Christmas” the club decked out Handy’s Tavern (the club’s lodge at 152 Front Street in Marion) with […] Read more »
A rash of storm drain cover thefts overnight on December 10 in Mattapoisett and Fairhaven had police searching for suspects who stole the metal to scrap for money. Witnesses in the areas of North Street, Winter Hill and Summer Street in Mattapoisett reported seeing a truck leaving the scene of the thefts. Police checked with […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals took up the question of whether 479 Snipatuit Road is a three-family dwelling, or a single-family residence, at its December 8 meeting. Owner Roger Deneault insists that his property is indeed a three-family dwelling and purchased it for that purpose. However, Building Commissioner James Buckles disagreed and recently placed […] Read more »
• Call for Artists: The Marion Art Center invites artists to submit work for an exhibition and sale entitled “Images: The Lands of the Sippican Lands Trust”. The exhibition will run from October 5 to November 10, 2012. Maps of the trails for the Sippican Lands Trust properties may be picked up at the Lands […] Read more »
The Heritage Days Committee appreciates all the positive responses have received from Mattapoisett residents and guests who have enjoyed Heritage summer programs. The committee has had the pleasure of planning these events for several years – however, committee numbers have decreased. For another Heritage Weekend Celebration to happen, many energetic volunteers are needed to commit […] Read more »
The monthly meeting of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280 is held on the third Wednesday of each month at the post hall at 3 Depot Street at 7:00 pm. The next meeting will take place on December 21. All members are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings as their input is more important […] Read more »
23 students, representing the Sippican School Safety Patrol, and ten chaperones will head to Washington DC to explore our nation’s capital during April school vacation in 2012. The trip was brought before the Marion School Committee at their meeting on December 7, 2011. The safety patrol consists of 30 students in grades 5 and 6 […] Read more »
The town of Marion will have a Fall Special Town Meeting every year, the Marion Board of Selectmen ruled at its Tuesday, December 6 meeting. The vote stemmed from a request by Community Preservation Committee Chairman Lori Schaefer – who asked the board to guarantee a fall meeting to help plan for its dispersion of […] Read more »
Not an empty pew seat was to be found at Sippican Choral Society’s 47th annual performance, “Christmas Through the Years,” on Sunday, December 4 at Tabor Academy’s Wickenden Chapel. About 600 music revelers enjoyed the choral music of the society’s 80 singers and 37 member children’s chorus – who performed under the direction of Brian […] Read more »
21 students at Old Rochester Regional High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. Ten students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least […] Read more »