Armand J. Cournoyer, age 100, of Acushnet died Monday, April 20, 2015 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Blanche P. (Charest) Cournoyer with whom he shared 56 years of marriage and the beloved companion of the late Pauline Croteau for 17 years. Armand was […] Read more »
Lena A. (Lopes) Gomes, 75, of Bourne, formerly of Marion died April 22, 2015 at her family home. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin A. and Hazel C. (Garcia) Lopes. She was born in Marion and lived there most of her life before moving to Bourne. Mrs. Gomes worked as a Nurse’s Aide […] Read more »
Five members of the class of 2016 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 13-19, at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. The Florence Eastman Post 280 will be sponsoring Holly A. Frink in memory of Florence Eastman. Lawrence […] Read more »
The following schedule is provided to help you plan for the end of year activities for seniors. Monday, May 11: Locker clean-out/inspection day for seniors during homeroom. Homeroom will be extended for five minutes. Thursday, May 14: Senior Breakfast; first block; location Marion VFW. All seniors will be in Block 2 classes. Teachers: If a […] Read more »
Norman Hills and Rico Ferrari, members of the Marion Planning Board, outlined for the Marion Board of Selectmen members Jody Dickerson and Stephen Cushing the Town’s Master Plan. Hills said a public workshop had been held and meetings with SRPEDD had taken place. Information and feedback gathered from those activities fed into the final document. […] Read more »
Rochester‘s 2016 tax bills were mailed March 25 and are due May 1. If paying by personal online banking allow sufficient time for the bank to generate a check and mail it to the Town. Please supply sufficient information on the check identifying which bill should be credited. If you have not received your tax […] Read more »
The RLT will hold an Electronics Recycling Event in conjunction with the Woman’s Club at the Town Hall Annex parking lot, 37 Marion Road on Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be a $15 charge for TVs and $5 charge for monitors, but all other household items, computers, computer components, […] Read more »
The Judge (R, 2hr. 22min.) is being shown at the Mattapoisett CoA Senior Center, Center School, 17 Barstow St., on Tuesday, April 28 at 12:00 noon. The free movie is sponsored by the Friends of the Mattapoisett CoA. The Judge is a film about a big city lawyer, Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood […] Read more »
Lawrence Academy junior Gabrielle Reuter, completing her second season as a forward for the Spartans’ basketball team, was named for a second year as both All-ISL and NEPSAC Class B All-Star. With a 15.0 ppg average, she ranked 3rd in scoring in the Independent School League this year and has accumulated 804 points during her […] Read more »
The ORR school district has never taken an official vote on a military leave policy for employees, so on April 8 the Old Rochester Regional School Committee formally adopted one to address the situation of ORR Math teacher Micah Kidney who serves in the U.S. National Guard. Superintendent Doug White suggested options such as the […] Read more »