Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity (BBAHFH) will host a Home & Garden Show at Old Rochester Regional School on Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The show will be held inside the cafeteria at Old Rochester Regional School, located at 135 Marion Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. There is still room for […] Read more »
Tabor Academy, in its waterfront location, is fortunate to have a crew program. This particular program is certainly unique and is one that continues to improve at Tabor Academy. Students recently returned from spring break, during which many rowers traveled to Texas to participate in a pre-season program. While this is optional, most of the […] Read more »
The deadline for candidates to file papers for the May 20 Mattapoisett Annual Election passed Monday, March 31, and now the finalized list of candidates reveals that only one race will be contested. Catherine Louise Heuberger and Erika Osetkowski are both running for town clerk; another potential candidate, Sherri Panek, pulled papers back on January […] Read more »
A living, breathing, (and giggling) dictionary of vocabulary words displayed their intellect and imagination at the Rochester Memorial School during its first annual Vocabulary Day Parade on April 4. Third and fourth graders each selected a challenging word to learn and emulate, donning costumes the students made at home to bring their word to life […] Read more »
Darren E. Cooper, 48, of Mattapoisett passed away suddenly on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, he was raised in Ohio and had lived in Mattapoisett for the past 12 years. Darren was employed at Home Depot in Wareham. He is survived by his life partner for the past […] Read more »
Marion resident and Azusa Pacific University student Shannon Frink made the academic Deans’ List at APU. Frink is honored for a fall semester 2013 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average. Frink is joined by 1,774 other students receiving the same honor. Edward D. Costa of Mattapoisett was named to the Dean’s List […] Read more »
Marion Recreation Summer Guide 2014 is now available! Pick one up at the Marion Recreation Department, Elizabeth Taber Library and Marion Town House. Back for the 4th summer, the Silvershell Summer Program will run for a total of eight weeks. Each week the children will go on a different field trip. The Silvershell Summer Program […] Read more »
Registrations are now being accepted for Showstoppers’ 10th Annual Performing Arts Camp for boys and girls in grades 2-8, April 21 – 25, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm daily, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Rt. 6 in Mattapoisett. A musical theater showcase will be presented to the public at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April […] Read more »
This year is all about redemption for the Bulldogs. Last year, the ORR boys’ baseball team, under head coach Steve Carvalho, went 12-9, which qualified them for the MIAA state tournament, where they were immediately knocked out by conference rival Apponequet. This year, the Bulldogs hope to redeem their state tournament loss and advance further […] Read more »
Criticism over the decision to eliminate Good Friday as a holiday may prompt Marion School Committee members to ask the Joint School Committee to revisit the matter and rescind the vote. Marion and Joint School Committee Member Christine Winters asked Superintendent Doug White on April 2 if a committee has ever gone back on a […] Read more »