Celina (Cordeiro) Oliveira, 96, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home Friday, July 8, 2016. She was the widow of John J. Oliveira and daughter of the late Manuel Cordeiro Amarelo and Maria (Marques) Amarelo. Born in Fall River, Mrs. Oliveira resided in New Bedford for most of her life and was a parishioner […] Read more »
Runners and walkers of all abilities are invited to participate in the 10th annual Rochester Road Race sponsored by Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank. This 5K (3.1 mile) event will kick off on Saturday, August 13 at 9:00 am and is open to runners and walkers of all ages. The race is incorporated as […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board has elected to dedicate one meeting per month to the ongoing Master Plan development, and on July 5 the board discussed comments and a draft document laying out the goals for land use and economic development. The key concept identified during several public workshops was “Village Style” mixed-use housing and commercial […] Read more »
When you lose your grandmother to Alzheimer’s disease, your mother to it, and now your aunt is stricken with the devastating illness as well, you get to thinking, is Alzheimer’s destined to be my inevitable demise, too? This is the reality facing 53-year-old Marion resident Terrance Lee who, at the time of turning 50, took […] Read more »
Joao Barbosa, 93, of Marion died July 8, 2016 at Sippican Health Care Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Autilia (Galina-Barbosa) Barbosa and the late Mabel (Motta) Barbosa. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, the son of the late Damasio and Maria (deBurgo) Barbosa, he lived in Marion for the last 60 […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of mixed media artwork by Judy Carver, Jane Egan, Mary Ross and Lynnette Torres. Both of the Art Center’s galleries will be filled with watercolors, pastels and collages by the four talented local artists. A reception in their honor will be held […] Read more »
From Sakonnet Point in Little Compton to the village of Woods Hole, the Buzzards Bay region provides some of the best biking around. If you love to ride and want to protect clean water, then sign up for the 10th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on Sunday, October 2 by visiting www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ride. The Buzzards Bay […] Read more »
The first thing that generally comes to mind when you think of the Lions Club is eyeglasses. In 1925, Helen Keller addressed a Lions Club convention being held in Ohio with the stirring call to be “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.” That stuck and for decades the Lions Club both nationally […] Read more »
The following Tri-Town residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the spring 2016 semester: – Gabrielle R. Kondracki, a May graduate English major who is the daughter of MaryAnne and Michael Kondracki of Mattapoisett and a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School. – Julia F. Dugan, a May […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is offering an opportunity to purchase commemorative granite bricks in honor of family and friends (even furry ones!) at Harbor Days on Saturday, July 16. A table will be manned next to the flag pole in Shipyard Park with applications, photos and a layout of available spots for bricks to be […] Read more »