To the Editor: Update on Benson Brook Community Solar Garden on the Landfill Two years ago, Marion’s Energy Management Committee proposed using the flat area on top of the town’s landfill for a solar array to provide clean electricity power to town residents and small business owners. A Municipal Solar Overlay District zoning change was […] Read more »
Easter Treats and Eats
The Rochester Senior Center was the place to be Sunday morning if you love a hearty breakfast…and the Easter Bunny. The Rochester Lions Club sponsored the breakfast with the Easter Bunny event on March 29, giving kids the chance to hang out with him and snap a few photos. Photos by Colin Veitch Read more »
Gateway Youth Hockey Championships
Squirts Championship Game: Gateway Gladiators Squirts had a nail bitter of a Championship game against Lower Cape Black Sunday morning, losing its last game of the season by a close 2-1 margin. Gateway came out strong, but with a bad pass seconds into the first, Lower Cape got on the board giving Gateway an immediate […] Read more »
Marion Republican Town Committee
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on April 7 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »
SLT Easter Egg Hunt Cancelled
The Sippican Lands Trust will not be holding its Annual Easter Egg Hunt this spring. After a long winter and a delayed spring warming, the trails are not in good condition for this event. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you have a great holiday! Stay tuned for other upcoming kids events as the […] Read more »
Hollywood Sets up in Rochester
A Los Angeles film crew has set up base in Rochester and on April 2, according to a crewmember on the scene, was filming some driving scenes around the Rounseville Road area for the film “Joy,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro. Lawrence plays Joy Mangano, inventor of the ‘Magic Mop’ and […] Read more »
Peru Service Trip
Over spring break, 23 Tabor Academy students and three faculty members traveled to Peru to complete service work. Anny Candelario, class of 1997, Edwin Escobar, and Lauren Boucher led the group, which began the trip by working with the Peru’s Challenge Organization. In a village known as Mikisiuno, students helped build a brick greenhouse. According […] Read more »
Lighting It Up Blue for Autism
April 2 is the beginning of World Autism Awareness Month all across the globe. On every continent and in most major cities worldwide, recognizable monuments, public buildings, businesses, and households will be lit up with blue lights to recognize those who have been touched by autism, and to honor those living with autism. Many will […] Read more »
Academic Achievements
Madeleine West of Mattapoisett was recently named to the high honor roll for the 2014-2015 winter term that just ended at Pomfret School. A student earns high honors with a grade-point average of at least 3.5 and no grade lower than a B-. Madeleine is a member of the Pomfret Class of 2015. Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church
To the Editor: On behalf of the missions committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, I wish to thank all those who made our fundraising concert last Saturday, March 28, such a success. Thanks to the almost 100 folks who attended to enjoy an evening of terrific music, we raised just over $1400 for the New […] Read more »