Evan Gillis of Marion was named to Emerson College’s Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. Gillis is majoring in Marketing Communications. The requirement to make Emerson’s Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. On Sunday, May 8, Isabel Grover of Marion graduated from Emerson College. Grover earned a BA in […] Read more »
The public is invited to a presentation by Barnaby Evans entitled “Illuminating the Mirror: Reflections of WaterFire” at the Mattapoisett Library on Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 pm. WaterFire creator and Executive Artistic Director, Evans will show a video of Providence’s dynamic creative place and discuss the development of this cultural tourist destination. Since 1994, […] Read more »
To close out National Bike Week, organizers anticipate that 150 bicyclists will be in Mattapoisett on Sunday, May 22 for the inaugural Tour de Crème. The event, which benefits Mattapoisett Land Trust and Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path, has been enthusiastically received and is officially sold out. For safety reasons, participants are limited to […] Read more »
Gardener and Mattapoisett resident Bob Nichols says he’s willing to bet that 99% of the people who live in town don’t even know about the existence of a community garden at the corner of Prospect Road and Pine Island Road. Nonetheless, it has been there for ten years and there is still plenty of room […] Read more »
Nicole Kouhi Podkowa, 42, of Marion died peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home with her family at her side. Nicole was the loving wife of Dr. John J. Podkowa, Jr, her husband of 16 years, and devoted mother of Redmond and John Joseph (JJ). Born in Bristol, PA, to Fred A. and […] Read more »
The Tri County Music Association, Inc. will hold their Annual Meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, May 24 in the first-floor conference room at Tabor Academy’s Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall, 235 Front Street, Marion. This meeting is open to the public. The Tri County Music Association, Inc. supports the John R. Pandolfi […] Read more »
The Rochester Women’s Club is pleased to announce the return of our Annual Yard Sale. This is our 3rd year and this event is shaping up to be our biggest fundraising event of the year. The Yard Sale will be held at our clubhouse at 37 Marion Road, Rochester on Saturday, June 18 from 9:00 […] Read more »
The following students have achieved honors for the third term at Old Rochester Regional High School: Highest Honors, Grade 9: Elsie Buckley, Julia Cabral, Sara Campopiano, Alexandra Fluegel, Ian Friedrichs, Adrian Gleasure, Amelia Isabelle, Nolan LaRochelle, Rosemary Loer, Michaela Mattson, Claire Noble Shriver, Avery O’Brien-Nichols, Vanessa Ortega, Harrison Riley, Geneva Smith, Gates Tenerowicz, Lily Youngberg; […] Read more »
Town Moderator Kirby Gilmore sat on the old wooden benches of the Rochester Town Hall and sighed. He, along with several other town officials, waited for the appearance of the Rochester Board of Selectmen, who had estimated that their general meeting on May 10 would begin at 7:00 pm. At 7:10 pm, however, there was […] Read more »
So far so good, said school administrators at Sippican School after the school’s first week of PARCC testing for fifth-graders, who completed the ELA portion of the exam last week. This being the second time Sippican students have performed the online standardized test that replaced the old MCAS, technical glitches this time around were fewer […] Read more »