There will be a town-wide clean up starting at the Music Hall (9:00 am – noon) on Saturday, May 10 followed by the Sippican Lands Trust Springfest at Washburn Park (noon – 4:00 pm). All families, kids, classes, troops, teams, Marionites are welcome. Come and volunteer in the morning and have lots of fun and […] Read more »
To the Editor: The MMR League of Women Voters wishes to thank all the Marion residents who made Candidates’ Night a huge success. Staged in the Music Hall last Wednesday evening, 130 Marion voters turned out to learn about the views of the candidates for three contested positions. There were two contestants for Selectman, four […] Read more »
Holding with Superintendent Doug White’s recommendation, the Rochester School Committee voted to inform the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that the district will withdraw from the school choice obligation for the next school year. May 1 was the public hearing for school choice discussion, during which White ran down a list of factors […] Read more »
Department heads gathered with the Rochester Board of Selectmen to review the Special and Annual Town Meeting warrants, with minimal discussion that led to the recommendation of all relevant articles by selectmen and the Finance Committee. The fiscal year 2015 operating budget, standing at $19,029,986 and featured on Article 5, passed with only a few […] Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust is currently offering a posted storywalk at our Peirson Woods property. Pages from Forest Night Forest Bright, written by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Jamicheal Henterly, are laminated and posted along a well-marked nature trail. Storywalks are fun and encourage literature in nature for all ages. We hope you enjoy it! […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will hold a Yard Sale at the East Rochester Church/Museum at 355 County Road on Saturday, May 17 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Items for the sale may be dropped off at the Museum on Fridays, May 2, May 9, and May 16 from 10:00 am to noon or call […] Read more »
A reception and book signing will be held at The Inn on Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett on May 9 to celebrate the publication of Jim Shannon’s first novel, Dying for Attention. The thriller is set in a small town high school, where students and staff are being murdered! The mystery will keep you on the […] Read more »
They moved slowly side-to-side, arms raising and flowing back down, all together in graceful unison with others all over the world that practice Tai Chi and Qigong. At exactly 10:00 am local time on April 26, in all four corners of the world, people in hundreds of cities across 70 countries gathered to celebrate World […] Read more »
Organizers were pleased by the “record turn-out” for the Candidates’ Night hosted by the Tri-Town League of Women Voters on April 30, and many commented that the debate was the most successful ever, with every seat occupied and some people standing in the jam-packed Marion Music Hall. There were roughly 100 residents present that evening. […] Read more »
Marion Recreation’s Second Annual Kid’s Equipment Day will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Town House Field, Main Street, Marion (behind the Marion Town House). Fire trucks, dump trucks, tow trucks, bulldozers, mowers and police cars will be on display to climb on and take pictures in. Free […] Read more »