Are you getting your house ready for summer? Take some time to clean your shelves of your best used books to make way for the new ones you’ll be buying at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s annual book sale. We’re looking for good-quality hardcover and paperback books, audio books, DVDs and children’s books. Please, […] Read more »
In July of 1963, a meeting was called at the home of Dr. Hugh Hencken for the purpose of forming a historical society in Marion. Seven people were present. On that evening, the Sippican Historical Society was born, established with the mission to preserve Marion’s history. The purpose of the Society has remained constant over […] Read more »
The second annual Gateway Youth Hockey Golf Tournament will take place June 29 at the Bay Pointe Club, 19 Baypointe Drive, Onset. Registration is at 11:45 am, with a shotgun start at 12:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:00 pm. The format is four-person scramble. Entry fees are $125/individual, $475/team. Dinner is only $25. The entry […] Read more »
The seniors’ graduation week held three of the most famous events all high school students hear about during their four years at Old Rochester. June 6 was Senior Awards Night in the ORR gymnasium. Students were awarded certificates, medals or trophies (depending on award) without prior knowledge of what they were to be given. One […] Read more »
The biannual Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race is set to start on Friday, June 14, with First Attention Signal scheduled for 11:30 am, preceded by the final days of preparation in Marion. On Thursday, registration runs from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, followed by the Skippers’ Meeting and Weather Briefing at Tabor Academy at […] Read more »
A $12,000 request to be used for fencing and treating invasive plant species at Sprague’s Cove adjacent to Silvershell Beach was approved by the Marion Conservation Commission at their meeting on Wednesday evening. The area is a storm water retention area that was overgrown for years, resulting in an impact to the integrity of the […] Read more »
The Rochester Land Trust is planning a two-hour forging walk with Russ Cohen on June 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Church’s Field on Mattapoisett Road in Rochester. Cohen is a professional environmentalist and wild foods expert who is the author of Wild Plants I Have Known … and Eaten. More information about foraging […] Read more »
Most spring sports teams don’t go too far into June; in fact, many don’t even make it past May. The ORR girls’ tennis team is one of the few exceptions. But after a victory over Carver, the girls’ state tournament hopes finally ended when they lost to Cohasset 5-0. Earlier in the week, the team […] Read more »
The Gleason Family YMCA is now accepting registrations for all types of paddle and row boats for the 11th Annual Bird Island Challenge on Sunday, August 11, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Choice of three courses: 3-mile Long Beach, 6-mile Great Hill and 12-mile Bird Island. The race begins and ends at Zecco Marine in […] Read more »
Everyone loves a good story. In every age and culture, since time immemorial, people have gathered to listen as storytellers weave their spells, transporting an audience beyond the mundane to the magical realm of the storyteller. ORCTV is pleased to announce the launch of a new storytelling series on the local channel, featuring some of […] Read more »