Valery R. (Hiller) Torres, 53, of New Bedford died February 6, 2013 unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frank Torres. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Russell L. and Sheila (Collins) Hiller, she was raised in Marion and lived in Fairhaven and New Bedford for many years. […] Read more »
Cutting Club Fees: Winter Homecoming
This week at ORR is the first spirit week and pep rally of recent memory. The event centers on the Friday night basketball game against Bishop Stang. It is essentially a mid-year Homecoming, complete with the spirit days all through the week, a pep rally the last half of the day on Friday, and a […] Read more »
ORR Hockey Can’t Get Past Bourne
It was a hard-hitting hockey game on both sides at the Tabor rink last Wednesday, but the ORR boys’ ice hockey team couldn’t hold on as they suffered a 2-1 South Coast Conference loss to rival team Bourne. The game was a decisive one, as it determined whom the SCC championship would go to. The […] Read more »
Sound System Upgrade Ok’d at Sippican School
The Marion School Committee approved an upgrade to the sound system at Sippican Elementary School at their meeting on Wednesday, February 6. The upgrade followed concerns by band director and music teacher, Hannah Moore, who previously told the board that the multipurpose room had a blown amplifier. Facilities Director, Eugene Jones told the board that […] Read more »
MMA Fighter Ready to Step into AFO Cage
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. It combines different fighting techniques including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Taekwondo. What started out five years ago as unfamiliar territory during the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” program on television has turned into a can’t […] Read more »
Tabor Academy Presents “Damn Yankees!”
On February 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 pm in the Fireman Auditorium, Hoyt Hall on the Tabor campus, the curtain will rise on Tabor Academy’s production of “Damn Yankees!” “Damn Yankees!” has been one of the best-selling Broadway musicals of all time and is a clever retelling of the age-old Dr. Faustus story. Middle-aged baseball […] Read more »
Sippican Women’s Club Meeting
The Sippican Women’s Club will present “Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands” on Friday, February 8. Mattapoisett resident and historian Seth Mendell will present. Following Bartholomew Gosnold’s arrival on Cuttyhunk in 1602, the center of activity shifted to Nauson, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands. Mendell will trace the colorful history of the island, including the […] Read more »
Classic Film Fridays
On Friday, February 15, the public is invited to enjoy another installment of the Sippican Historical Society’s popular program, Classic Film Friday. Now co-sponsoring the film series is the Marion Council on Aging. One Friday each month, the organizations present a classic movie and offer a discussion on its historical context or significance. This month’s […] Read more »
Plumb Library February Events
• Kathleen Brunelle, author of Bellamy’s Bride: The Search for Maria Hallett of Cape Cod, will talk about and read from her book on Saturday, February 9 at 1:00 pm. Brunelle is a teacher at Old Rochester Regional High School and is a local author. The book is about the life and legend of Maria […] Read more »
Florence Eastman Post 280 Monthly Meeting
The monthly meetings of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held on Wednesday, February 20 at the Post Hall at 3 Depot Street at 7:00 pm. The meeting for February will be for normal business with an eye to the results of our final Ham & Bean supper. All members are encouraged […] Read more »