The Marion Democratic Town Committee will hold a caucus on Saturday, May 16 at 10:00 am at the Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion to select four (4) delegates and four (4) alternates to the State Democratic Convention to be held on September 19, 2015 at MassMutual Center in Springfield. Candidates for delegate must be […] Read more »
Rochester Board of Selectmen Chairman Richard Nunes’ concern over the limited field space for youth sporting events prompted him to ask Town Administrator Michael McCue to put together a list of all town-owned properties so the board could assess if creating more sports fields was a feasible option in Rochester. At Dexter Lane, for example […] Read more »
Here is a look at the fifth week of scheduled games for Old Rochester Regional High School spring athletics. Baseball: The boys’ baseball team continued their perfect season this week by adding three more wins to advance their record to 10-0. The Bulldogs started their week off with a 6-0 shutout over Apponequet, thanks […] Read more »
Adam Perkins of Mattapoisett has completed his Eagle Scout project, kayak racks for Shipyard Park. From September 2014 through April 2015 he managed all aspects of the project from securing funding, acquiring materials, to building the racks. On May 5 the racks where transported from his home on Abbey Lane to Shipyard Park by the […] Read more »
Candidates of contested races in Marion faced a packed Marion Music Hall on April 29 during The League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night, with every seat filled and standing room only at the back. Voters had plenty of questions for candidates of the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and Planning Board, but most questions were […] Read more »
Celebrate spring with the joyful sounds of children’s voices – and the fun of a silent auction! The SouthCoast Children’s Chorus will perform their annual spring concert on Sunday, May 17 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion at 7:00 pm. The concert will be preceded by a Silent Auction beginning at 6:00 pm in the […] Read more »
Tabor Academy’s first Pints for Pippa Blood Drive was so successful they are at it again on May 18 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Benefitting Dana Farber, the school collected 36 units of blood from 54 donors during their last drive in March and are hoping for an even greater impact. “Unfortunately, several of […] Read more »
Warren Harding Bell, 88, died on January 5, 2015 and was cremated according to his wishes. A committal service will be held at the Massachusetts National Military Cemetery in Bourne on Monday May 18, 2015 at 1:30 followed by a gathering at Harriet’s Catering at 9 Cottage Street in Marion. Arrangements are by the Fairhaven […] Read more »
It took about eight full hours for the review committee to get through the 48 applications the Town received for the part-time fire chief position. And the one thing Town Administrator Paul Dawson could say for certain to the Marion Board of Selectmen on May 5 was, “We have an extremely strong pool of very […] Read more »
Ron Merlo, who has been a member of the Mattapoisett Planning Board for two terms totaling 10 years, wrapped up his second five-year stint at the May 4 meeting. But he had one final to-do to pass along to the other members – ceasing the continuing efforts of The Village at Mattapoisett condominium association to […] Read more »