We did it. We made it to another halfway mark of another winter – February 2, the exact midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox – Groundhog Day. This special day is indeed a day of reckoning, hence. Will we suffer through these six more weeks of winter, or, like this winter up […] Read more »
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And it’s Leap Year, too! So invite a friend or two and come to the Cabaret at The Marion Art Center on Friday, February 12 and/or Saturday, February 13 at 7:30 pm. They’re hosting two “Unforgettable” Special Evenings of classic love songs performed by the Occasion Singers. “Let’s […] Read more »
Cindy and Bill Tilden’s Girls’ Track team captured their sixth straight SCC Championship as they knocked off Dighton-Rehoboth and Fairhaven on Wednesday night to finish their regular season 9-0. Boys’ Track lost to D-R but wound up 8-1 for the year, second in the SCC to the Falcons. Meanwhile, Boys’ Basketball stayed undefeated at 11-0 […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional School Committee Chairman Patrick LeClair told members of ‘The Joint’ School Committees on January 21 that they should return to their individual school districts and discuss an eventual draft of the 2016/2017 school year calendar ahead of the next joint meeting. The Joint meets again in March when Superintendent of Schools Doug […] Read more »
Colleen V. Strout, 86, of Marion formerly of Hanover and Milton, passed away on Monday January 25, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. Mrs. Strout was the wife of the late Walter T. Strout. She was born in Wareham the daughter of the late Frederick W. and Virginia E. (Eldridge) Moore. She attended Milton […] Read more »
Effective March 1, the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products in Marion will be 21. On January 26, the Marion Board of Health voted to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco and nicotine delivery products, including electronic cigarettes and other devices that create a nicotine-containing vapor for inhalation. This process is also […] Read more »