Marie A. (Borges) Quinn, of Marion died September 9, 2015 at home after a long illness. She was the loving wife of John T. Quinn. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Johanna (Sheehan) Borges, she lived in Roslindale many years and retired to Marion. Mrs. Quinn was a communicant of […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum is in need of a teenage assistant or two to help with afterschool programs – mainly crowd control and helping small groups with a project. Babysitting experience and/or interest in nature or science is preferred but not necessary. We meet every other Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, and […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club will open its club season on Friday, September 11. Local author and historian Peggi Medeiros will “talk walk” us down New Bedford’s 19th Century County Street. In her recently published book New Bedford Mansions, Medeiros describes the period as a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. It was […] Read more »
School Business Administrator Patrick Spencer told Marion School Committee members on September 2 that a report on area school bus inspection failures sounded worse than the situation actually was. State school bus inspections conducted back in August, said Spencer, resulted in a 50 percent failure rate for school transportation company Braga Transportation Cozy Bus Co., […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s second-Saturday book sale resumes its regular schedule on September 12 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. As always, there’s a great selection of fiction and non-fiction for all ages, CDs and DVDs. Upstairs, gently-used shelf has been restocked and refreshed. Stop by […] Read more »
The first meeting of the Rochester Women’s Club’s 2015-2016 season will be held on Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 pm. Our meeting will be held at the club house, 37 Marion Road in Rochester. Our club welcomes women from all towns. We meet once a month, usually on the first Thursday of the month at […] Read more »
Buzzards Bay was active this past Labor Day weekend with boaters and residents out enjoying the late summer weather on this unofficial last weekend of the summertime season. The colors of summer will soon shift to the colors of fall in the harbor, but not before a few more opportunities to take out those kayaks […] Read more »
St. Philip’s 131st Summer Season ends on Sunday, September 6. The Rev. Jeffrey Cave, Retired, Diocese of Atlanta GA and author of “The Church by the Town Beach” will conclude the 131st summer services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at 8:00 am and 10:00 am in Mattapoisett. All are welcome to attend. For […] Read more »
Please join us at the Marion Music Hall on Mondays from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm. The morning begins with a blood pressure clinic from 9:30 – 11:30 am, chair yoga from 10:00 – 11:00 am, social hour with lunch from 12:30 – 1:30 pm followed by “learning and leisure” lectures from 12:30 – 1:30 […] Read more »
The 9th Annual Rochester Grammar School Reunion will be held on Saturday, September 19 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Rochester Senior Center, 67 Dexter Lane. The theme this year is the history of the Rochester Fire and Police Departments. Please join us. Cost is $20 per person. A check for your reservation […] Read more »