The Tri-County Music Association is now accepting applications for college scholarships and summer study grants for musicians who live in the tri-county area: Barnstable, Bristol, and Plymouth counties of Massachusetts. Applications can be found at http://tricountysymphonicband.org/scholarships.html. We offer conditional scholarships to students attending a four-year college or university as a music major. Current college students […] Read more »
This week, both the boys’ and girls’ track teams fielded state champion pentathlon units at the Reggie Lewis Center. Juniors Will Hopkins, Danny Renwick, and Eli Spevack won the boys’ championship, while sophomore Madisen Martin and seniors Morgan Middleton and Zoe Smith were victorious for the girls. In addition, the boys’ basketball team lost a […] Read more »
James T. Canty, 68, of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Our Lady’s Haven in Fairhaven. He was the husband of Linda J. Canty with whom he shared 27 years of marriage. Born in Dedham, the son of the late James and Dorothy (Driscoll) Canty, he was a longtime resident of Fairhaven. […] Read more »
The choice for a new Council on Aging director was unanimous on March 1 at the meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen. Although all three candidates were right for the job, said Selectman Stephen Cushing, one candidate in particular rose above the rest – Heather Sylvia of New Bedford and former COA director in […] Read more »
Squirts: Gateway Gladiator Squirts faced K.P. Walpole on Saturday for their last regular season game and they made it count, taking the 3-0 win. Both teams played a defensive game in the first period with no tallies. In the second, Ty David Ribeiro, with assist from Benjamin Hebbel, put Gateway on the board. Matthew Paling […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust again offers the $1,000 Blanche B. Perry, Scholarship, an award offered to a resident senior graduating by June 2016 from secondary school pursuing an education in the study of environmental sciences or a related field, which covers a wide perspective without specializing. The candidate will be able to meet the scholarship […] Read more »
You are invited for supper on Friday, March 11 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Winter is almost over, but it’s always warm inside Reynard Hall. Something delicious and nutritious is sure to be on the menu. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the meal will be […] Read more »
Tri-Town voters came out for the presidential primary election on March 1 like they haven’t in a long time. Decades, even, according to Rochester Town Clerk Naida Parker. Fifty-percent of Marion voters – 1,874 of the 3,763 registered voters – made their way to the VFW to cast their vote for their preferred candidate. “It […] Read more »
Anne H. Stowell, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on February 26 at 85 years of age. She attended Center School and was a member of the Fairhaven High School, class of 1948, from which she had special lasting friends. She graduated from the University of Iowa, returned East to work for D.C. Heath Publishing Co. in […] Read more »
To the Editor: We are entering the heart of the 2016 election season and the next big moment arrives on March 1, “Super Tuesday.” As one of the 12 states with a primary, voters here in Massachusetts have a lot of factors to weigh as they contemplate who our next president should be. I know […] Read more »