The fiscal year 2015 budget that Superintendent Doug White presented to the committee and to the public on March 5 has come a long way since its first draft back in January, which initially sought a half million-dollar increase from FY14. With the budget now at $5,068,265 – a mere $25,926 above FY14 – the […] Read more »
Gina Purtell, Executive Director of the Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Westport, will present “The Osprey, a Unique North American Raptor” during our March 20 luncheon at 11:45 am in Reynard Hall, Mattapoisett Congregational Church. For a full list of activities and more information, call Bobbie Ketchel at 508-758-9593. Read more »
The Tri-County Music Association is now accepting applications for College Scholarships and Summer Study Grants. Scholarships are offered to students attending a four-year college or university as a music major. Current college students and college-bound high school seniors are eligible to apply. Summer music study grants are offered to deserving high school students (grades 9-12). […] Read more »
How long has it been since you had a good, old-fashioned belly laugh? Make your reservations now for the Marion Art Center’s production of The Dixie Swim Club, a comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The show will open on Friday, March 28 and will run on Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 […] Read more »
A full board attended Monday’s meeting of the Marion Planning Board to discuss the issue of where a medical marijuana facility might be located. The Planning Board also solicited the advice of Town Counsel Jon Whitten on the issue. “We agreed to limit the area to eligible locations,” said Chairman Pat McArdle. “Also, the issue […] Read more »
Uncle Pungo, with his funny nickname, was always a favorite of mine, although I hardly knew him at all until the final years of his life. His given name was Nehemiah Wilson Newell. He was my Father’s younger brother, his only brother, his only sibling. They looked like brothers. Any other similarities are in the […] Read more »
Students and teachers did about as much playing around as they did playing basketball during the students versus teachers co-ed basketball game at Old Rochester Regional High the evening of March 7. The teams were neck and neck throughout the evening – students in white and teachers in black – and neither team seemed to […] Read more »
Peter B. Perkins, 79, of Mattapoisett died March 8, 2014 peacefully at Our Lady’s Haven. He was the husband of the late Sandra W. (Kuechler) Perkins. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Edwin L. and Clara (Tinkham) Perkins, he was a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett. He was a lifetime member of the […] Read more »
With nearly 1,000 people under one roof, ORR’s FORM Instrumental Concert ‘rocked’ the house. Middle-school students from Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett along with junior and senior high school students from ORR showed their audience just why music in public schools is important. Their performances were greeted with standing ovations not because the audience was populated […] Read more »
A corned beef and cabbage dinner for Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 6 in Mattapoisett on Saturday, March 15. Dinner will be served from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Tickets for adults are $12, children ages five to 10 are $8, and children under five […] Read more »