Instead of looking at an agenda, those who serve on town boards socialized with one another at the annual Town House potluck holiday gathering held at the Marion Music Hall on Tuesday evening. “We have this event, in the spirit of the season, to thank everyone who volunteers to come out, often in the evening, […] Read more »
To the Editor: The Tri-Town consists of three small towns: Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester. With a few thousand populating these towns, you can imagine how small it really is. Where everyone knows everyone, they are towns where many people don’t like to leave as they start their own lives and so generations all come together. […] Read more »
To the Editor: Recently, I read an article that has left me in a quandary. The news mentioned that the 18-month Rochester Memorial School project’s final cost came in nearly one million dollars under budget. While this is terrific news in itself, I remain curious how a public school is considered complete without the inclusion […] Read more »
To the Editor: Today, I’ll begin with words from John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States — words that have even greater meaning in 2012. • “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, […] Read more »
There was a Christmas cupcake carousal at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, December 5. Old Rochester Regional senior Mattie Boyle was invited by the youth group, S.K.W.A.R. (Strange Kids Who Actually Read), to teach local children how to decorate cupcakes for the holidays. Boyle, who was recently accepted to the Johnson & Wales […] Read more »
Teachers and staff members of Sippican Elementary School are continuing to align the English and math curriculum with the Common Core standards and other Tri-Town elementary school curriculums, said Director of Curriculum and Instruction Elise Frangos at the meeting of the Marion School Committee on Wednesday, December 5. “We’ve been aligning the past curriculum with […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen will further investigate a water abatement request for a residence located at 131 Allens Point Rd. The decision to continue the investigation was made at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, December 4 in the Marion Music Hall. According to Town Administrator Paul Dawson, Nicholas Grace, the owner of the […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission held a public meeting on Tuesday, December 4, to discuss the possible purchase of land on Alley Road owned by Thomas Gayoski. Since the land qualifies for Chapter 61A tax relief, Gaysoski is required to file a notice of intent to sell the property, giving the town the right of first refusal […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society held its annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 2 at Wickenden Chapel of Tabor Academy. “The Many Moods Of Christmas” featured sacred and secular Christmas music performed by the Sippican Chamber Choir and South Coast Children’s Chorus. Brian Roderick has been the musical director for the chamber choir since 2003, but […] Read more »
Kenneth M. Wood, Jr., 86, of Fairhaven passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Our Lady’s Haven, in Fairhaven, after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Alice S. (Dexter) Wood. Born and raised in Mattapoisett, son of the late Kenneth M. and Elizabeth (Rowland) Wood, he settled in Fairhaven in 1948. […] Read more »