On Monday, December 8th Marion Cub Scout Pack 32, held a very successful drive for Gifts to Give Charity. The boys collected literally a “ton” of donations, approximately 2,000 pounds of toys, clothing and household goods! Gifts to Give provides a place for anyone, including children to give back to their local community, by […] Read more »
Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty — plus food, crafts for kids, and the annual tree lighting are some of the hallmarks of a Mattapoisett Christmas. The Mattapoisett Lion’s Club in partnership with local businesses hosted the annual tree lighting at Shipyard Park on Saturday, December 13. The Lions also collected toys and canned goods in support […] Read more »
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel our previously scheduled Polar Plunge, which had been scheduled for January 1 at Silvershell Beach, as a fundraiser for our Building Fund. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Maybe next year???? Read more »
With or without the support of the town, Mark Investments LLC will move forward with its plan to build a CVS in Marion. The question is: Will the town forego working with the developer while it still acquiesces to the town’s aesthetic fancy, or will Team CVS revert to its original plan and rely on […] Read more »
It felt like forever to some who were staked out at Island Wharf, eyes glued to the horizon scanning the waters for the sign of a moving vessel – and hopefully a vessel that looked as though it might be arriving from the North Pole to deliver Santa Claus to the Marion Holiday Stroll on […] Read more »
Marion’s Police Brotherhood held its 3rd annual toy drive and pancake breakfast with Santa at Sippican School on December 6. Families were asked to bring new unwrapped toys, and in return they were given a delicious pancake breakfast and a photo with Santa. The toys are being donated to the Justice Resource Institute, which provides […] Read more »
Over the past few weeks, Tabor Academy choral groups have been preparing for what is perhaps the most exciting and festive school event of the holiday season. “Lessons and Carols” is coming up, and students have been rehearsing and singing to make this annual tradition as magical and entertaining as ever. The service, which will […] Read more »
For the Old Rochester Regional High School basketball teams, this winter is all about redemption. Last year, the boys’ basketball team put on one of the strongest showings in ORR history, placing second in the South Coast Conference and advancing all the way to the Division 3 South Sectional Semifinal, where they were eliminated by […] Read more »
Putting five school committee members in front of a Chromebook and telling them to make the angry bird chase the pig yields a more interesting Marion School Committee meeting – at least for a little while, anyway. Long enough on December 3 for the committee members to explore a few of the 345 new Chromebooks […] Read more »
Rev. Leonard M. Mullaney, age 78, of Fall River, passed away suddenly from cardiac arrest on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River. Father Mullaney is a native of Fall River and son of the late Joseph E. Mullaney and the late retired Judge Beatrice Hancock Mullaney. An alumnus of […] Read more »