Marion Recreation is pleased to announce that it will once again team up with Mattapoisett Recreation to offer a Fall/Winter Youth Basketball program for participants in grades 3-6. Deadline for registration is October 31 and cost is $90 per player. A full schedule of placement sessions and games is available at www.marionrecreation.com. Also, participants may […] Read more »
Brian Harrington, a biologist with Manomet and its Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (http://www.manomet.org/WHSRN/), will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Nasketucket Bird Club. Brian is an expert in shorebirds, in particular Red Knots, and their migrations that are some of the longest in the bird world. His book, The Flight […] Read more »
On Saturday, November 5, the First Congregational Church of Marion will hold their sixth annual Chowder Tasting Cook-Off and Kale Soup Cook-Off. Doors open at 6:00 pm for hors d’oeuvres. Chowder/Kale Soup Tasting begins at 6:30 pm. Oyster crackers, wine, dessert and coffee provided. Tickets are $10. Admission is free for those who prepare their […] Read more »
It’s been a long time coming for these abutting properties, but all parties were finally able to reach an agreement that resulted in approvals by the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission for one Notice of Intent filing by Leslie Keselli and Whitney Renault, 14 Bay View Avenue, and one request for an amended Order of Conditions from […] Read more »
October 1941 was the first official gathering of the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club. You may have seen the video of our eight decades of involvement in our community in May at the library or on our local TV station, the ORCTV public channel (Verizon 36, Comcast 9). If you haven’t seen the video, please go to […] Read more »
The Machacam Club will hold its monthly meeting on November 2 at the Legion Hall at 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm; dinner is at 6:00 pm. The meal will be a traditional ham & bean supper with pie for dessert. Our speaker for the evening will be Robert G. Moore, ESQ. Bobby’s […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen is pleased after Town Administrator/Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Szyndlar’s six-month trial contract period and has decided not to wait until December to finalize a new three-year employment contract with Szyndlar. During a brief October 17 meeting before commencing the Special Town Meeting, the selectmen signed the contract effective October 23 […] Read more »
The majority inside the jam-packed standing-room-only meeting room at the Marion Town House last Thursday all had one thing to say about David Jenney of 818 Point Road, and that was that Jenney is a good guy. Although no one present disputed the claim, there was the matter of whether or not Jenney has been […] Read more »
Eunice N. (Viera) Parsons, 88, of Mattapoisett died October 19, 2016 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ralph H. Parsons. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Estelle (Sisson) Viera, she lived in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett 14 years ago. Mrs. […] Read more »
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and the Rochester Women’s Club is showing their appreciation to its local volunteers. If you are a member of an official volunteer organization based in Rochester or if you are a giver of your precious time in an effort to make Rochester a better place, please join us on November 9 […] Read more »