Donald Bamburger, President of the Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 45,000 Lion’s Clubs around the world, announced the recipient of 2013 Mattapoisett Lion’s Club Award of Excellence in the amount of $5,000. This year’s recipient is Colleen Packard, a senior at Bishop Stang High School who will be attending George Washington University in the fall […] Read more »
The public is cordially invited to attend the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Sippican Historical Society, to be held June 11 at the Marion Music Hall. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm, and will feature a brief wrap-up of the Society’s business year, followed by the special presentation titled Blogging, Now and Then, by […] Read more »
The seniors’ final week before graduation started on June 4, with the senior prom at Wequasset Resort and Golf Club. Promenade was held at the school at 4:15 pm for pictures. Students left the school after promenade in limos, party buses and other transportation methods and headed to Harwich, the location of Wequassett Resort. Doors […] Read more »
The Marion Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Marion Firefighters Association, once again is proud to announce the date for the Marion Town Party. The event will be held on August 24 (rain date, August 25). The party will take place at its traditional location on Spring Street in front of the Marion Town House. […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s Art in Bloom opens tonight at 6pm, and organizers and volunteers gathered Friday afternoon to prepare the exhibit. Works by Mary Jane McCoy and Arthur Kvarnstrom will be paired with interpretative floral arrangements by members of the Marion Garden Discussion Group. Bobby Fuller and Karilon Grainger assembled an arrangement for a […] Read more »
After only one year at Rochester Memorial School, Dr. Moira Rodgers has resigned from her position as principal, but she assured members of the Rochester School Committee that she had taken all the proper steps for a smooth transition to the next principal and administration. “I want to make sure that everyone knows that I […] Read more »
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for our area through Saturday as heavy rains are expected while the remains of Tropical Storm Andrea pass though our region. Read more »
Eighty-four students, thirty-seven performances, six acts, and two teachers add up to one great night of entertainment. The talents showed through at Sippican School’s “Sippican’s Got Talent” this evening. There was dancing, there was singing, magic and even stand up comedy, they had it all. Photos by Paul Lopes Read more »
Dig Into Reading!: Children ages 2-12 and their families can discover the joy of reading at the Elizabeth Taber Library this summer. The fun begins on June 24 and continues through August 1. Play the “Dig Into Reading Game” for fun, prizes and a good cause. Ed the Wizard: June 24 at 2:00 pm. Young […] Read more »
Team oN A Mission is a group of 12 riders; nine college students, two ORR seniors and our athletic director, Bill Tilden, all from the Tri-Town area riding in the 34th Annual Pan-Mass Challenge taking place August 3 and 4. As a team, we have a minimum fundraising goal of $51,600, with 100 percent of […] Read more »