The Mattapoisett Board of Health is pleased to announce a flu clinic for Mattapoisett residents aged 60 years and older. The flu clinic will be held at the Mattapoisett Council of Aging, 17 Barstow Street, on Thursday, October 8 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. The flu vaccine is offered free of charge. A $5 […] Read more »
The 2015-16 season of the South Coast Chamber Music Series will once again present Saturday and Sunday performances in Marion and New Bedford. According to Artistic Director Janice Weber, the new season promises to “reprise timeless masterworks, collaborate with new musical talent, and add splashes of exotica for the delectation of our loyal friends.” Concerts […] Read more »
The Marion Institute is proud to announce that registration for the 11th Annual Connecting for Change Conference is now open. Held in beautiful downtown New Bedford, MA, Connecting for Change is an eclectic gathering of leaders, students, business professionals, educators, and community members, coming together to find solutions to the issues that all of our […] Read more »
Tailwater is a water retention pond located downstream from hydraulic structures such as dams and connected bodies of water. A tailwater pond will be an integral part of bog construction planned by Decas Cranberry Company at their 109 Neck Road property in Rochester. Brian Grady of G.A.F. Engineering returned to the Rochester Conservation Commission on […] Read more »
How did the small seaside town of Marion attract the attention of this remarkable philanthropist, educator, and visionary long ago in the 1870s and 1880s so that she virtually built it into the community it still is today? First, let’s go back to the beginning of the story. She was born in Marion in 1791 […] Read more »
Would you like to own a piece of local history? Original issues of the weekly “The Presto Press” dating from 1954 to 1991 will be available for purchase at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Sunday, September 27 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. The Mattapoisett Free Public Library and the Mattapoisett Historical Society partnered to […] Read more »
It is no secret that the Town of Rochester website is a bit outdated when it comes to user-friendliness and accessibility of up-to-date information. Even some applicants for special permits and variances with the ZBA have received incorrect information from the website, said ZBA member Kirby Gilmore, which affects the efficiency of the application process. […] Read more »
On the heels of ORRHS receiving the Boston Globe’s prestigious Dalton Award as the winningest public school in the state during 2014-2015, here’s a look at how Bulldog sports teams fared in their first week of competition in the fall season. Football: There’s lots of hope for a team that features a new coach, Justin […] Read more »
The Old Rochester Regional High School sports program will now offer girls’ co-op ice hockey now that the Old Rochester Regional School Committee has granted ORR Athletic Director Bill Tilden’s request he made the night of September 9. The team will be a cooperative with the Towns of Bourne, Mashpee, and Wareham, and when Tilden […] Read more »
Senate President Pro Tempore Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton) will hold office hours for his constituents every Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the district office located at 8 Trescott Street, Suite 1, Taunton. A meeting will also be held on Wednesday, September 16 at the Marion Town Hall, 2 Spring Street from 11:00 […] Read more »