Are you Boston Strong? Sippican School is! Students in Nicole Radke’s fourth-grade classroom organized and ran the school’s most successful charity fundraiser in just two days. Upon learning about the tragedy of the Boston Marathon Bombings and reflecting upon the courage and bravery of the first responders, students asked their teacher, “Can we do something […] Read more »
Sally Webster (Wilde) Hayward, 89, passed away on May 2, 2013 at Alden Court in her beloved hometown of Fairhaven. Born in New Bedford, she was the wife of the late Calvin Hayward, and the eldest child of the late Webster and Jenny (Holmstrom) Wilde. In her early years, Sally developed a passion for sports […] Read more »
Helene A. (Saltzmann) Craver, 71, of Marion died May 2, 2013 at Tobey Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Lee Craver. Born in Irvington, NJ, the daughter of the late John A. and Helen L. (Skrovanak) Saltzmann, she lived in Marion most of her life. Mrs. Craver was a member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will hold a Yard Sale at the East Rochester Church/Museum at 355 County Rd. on May 18 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Items for sale may be dropped off at the Museum on May 3,10, and 17 from 9:00 am to noon. No electronics please. Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on May 27 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester, and finish at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The race is open to persons of all […] Read more »
On May 4 at 8:00 pm, the Marion Art Center is hosting a public reading of James Marlow’s new play, “Touched by War.” Marlow is a professor at UMD, and the reading is in collaboration with Culture Park of New Bedford. The play is about a Vietnam veteran who believes the autism of his son […] Read more »
There’s no snow on the ground, but there is a Christmas tree. Marion’s new town Christmas tree arrived and was planted on Friday. The twenty foot Concolor Fir, from upstate New York has a root ball nine feet by three feet. The tree is a type of white fir with light colored bark and silver […] Read more »
“I guess it’s because I’m older than most,” said Anna White, Rochester’s most esteemed historian, during an interview at her home. “I know some of the history first hand.” Born on in Rochester in 1927 in the Dexter Lane house of her family, White has spent all but about 12 years of her life living […] Read more »
The pride of Massachusetts, perennial powerhouse the G.E.E.K.S. (Great Educated Entertaining Kids), have once again cracked the Global Finals in the Destination Imagination tournament. In order to make it from the Tri-Town to Knoxville, Tenn., for the competition, the team needs your help. On Sunday, May 5, the G.E.E.K.S. – made up of Old Rochester […] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial School Committee met Thursday evening, and among many issues discussed was the unanimous decision to not go forward with the School Choice program, and also to study a potential switch from a half-day kindergarten to a full-day program. The School Choice program as discussed by the Committee would have allowed for up […] Read more »