With no amendments to the budget, the new flood plain bylaw, or the fiscal year 2015 budget, the May 19 Town Meeting was over in less than two hours after a half hour Special Town Meeting to pass two articles. Article One to cover the unanticipated costs of fiscal year 2014 passed without much discussion, […] Read more »
Kiernan Dunlop, a resident of Marion, was recently inducted into Providence College’s chapter of Phi Sigma Iota and Sigma Delta Pi, the national honor society for International Foreign Language and Spanish. Dunlop, a member of the class of 2014, is pursuing a degree in Spanish/English. Thirty-nine Ouachita Baptist University students have been selected for inclusion […] Read more »
YMCA Sippican Learning Center is one of the first programs to receive a Level 3 (out of 4) by the Department of Early Education and Care for their high-quality program. The ECR and ITR scales were used to evaluate Space and Furnishings, Personal Care Routines, Language and Reasoning, Activities, Teacher Interactions with Children and Parents, […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society will hold its May meeting on Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road. Mack Phinney will present a program on the British attack on Wareham during the War of 1812. Mack will also discuss the Wareham events planned to mark the 100th anniversary of […] Read more »
How does a small seaside village successfully run a five-mile race with 1,000 runners on the morning of the 4th of July? One word: Volunteers. There are over 100 volunteers who play a role in the success of this race. There are the individuals on the Race Committee – all volunteers – who spend almost […] Read more »
For the 12th summer, the Old Rochester Regional School District and Riverside Tennis will again offer student tennis lessons at the Old Rochester Tennis Complex. The first clinic will be held June 23 – June 27 and the second clinic will be held July 28 – August 1. During the Monday through Friday clinics, there […] Read more »
The public is invited to join the Rochester Land Trust on another of its walks from the Explore Rochester booklet, published jointly by RLT and Rochester Conservation Commission. This month’s walk will be at the Wildlands Trust’s Delano Memorial Forest on Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 pm. We will park and enter the property at […] Read more »
Marion Recreation is offering several Basketball Clinics at Silvershell Beach this summer for both boys and girls. Coach Kyle Erha (Varsity Coach of Sturgis West High School Boys and coach of the Marion Recreation Boys’ Travel Team) will be running drills, competitions and games to get players ready for next season. After an incredibly positive […] Read more »
Long before people evolved to the point where ‘leisure time’ was part of living and an expectation after working 9-to-5, Mattapoisett Harbor was a working harbor. There were the ship builders, the fishermen, and the farmers. Wait, farmers? Yes, farmers. Mattapoisett’s little harbor was a vital link in supplying the Elizabeth Island chain with fresh […] Read more »
Audrey A. Mostrom, 85, of Mattapoisett died May 16, 2014 after a brief illness. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Dan G. and Ruth H. (Oldrich) Mostrom, she lived in Brockton most of her life summering in Mattapoisett before moving to Mattapoisett in 1993. She was formerly employed as a registered nurse at […] Read more »