Did you know that you can purchase fresh greens, centerpieces, ornaments, wreaths, and garlands, handmade by local artisans and decorated with natural elements, at the Marion Music Hall next Saturday? For a few short hours on the morning of Saturday, December 10, the doors to the Music Hall will open between 9:00 and 11:00 for […] Read more »
Betty L. (Parker) Silva, 85, of Marion died December 9, 2016 at Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Berkley, MA, the daughter of the late George and Beatrice (Haskell) Parker, she lived in Marion most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Marion. Survivors include 3 […] Read more »
Marion’s Music Hall Advisory Committee recently said good-bye to two devoted and loyal members at the time of their retirement. The Board of Selectmen created the Advisory Committee in 2001 following an exhaustive review of the historic building’s condition. The charge to the newly-formed advisory board was to provide recommendations to the selectmen on the […] Read more »
The Tinkhamtown Chapel on Acushnet Road in Mattapoisett will hold its annual Christmas Carol Sing on Saturday, December 17 at 5:00 pm. Go back in time as you join your friends and neighbors in singing the old favorites in a 19th century chapel, lit by kerosene lamps and heated with a wood stove. Children are […] Read more »
In the three short weeks between Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break, the Tabor schedule is filled with many long-lasting holiday traditions for all members of the community. The traditions began on Monday night, when all the seniors were invited to the head of school’s house for a class gathering. Each senior decorated an ornament for […] Read more »
Perhaps it was the agreeable location, or maybe it was the town Christmas party beckoning them from the table in the corner of the Marion Music Hall, but whatever it was, the Marion Board of Selectmen on December 6 swiftly approved Shea Doonan’s latest request to establish a half-acre shellfish farm at the end of […] Read more »
Rochester. Those who live there refer to it as the “God’s Country” of Tri-Town for its natural beauty, wildlife, rural charm, and bucolic backdrop of everyday simple life. When the holiday season comes to Rochester, you can feel it in the air. You can see it in the winter constellations that spread across the unencumbered […] Read more »
David Bent Barker, born in Taunton, MA, son of the late Humphrey Barker and the late Helen Barker, died in his 88th year. Mr. Barker attended Providence Country Day School, Graduated from Tabor Academy in 1946, and received his B.A. from Williams College in 1950 where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He […] Read more »
You are invited for supper on Friday, December 9 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. As always, something delicious and nutritious is on the menu and we can’t wait to see you. There is no charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the meal will be served at 5:00 pm. This […] Read more »
Five Rochester police officers headed over to Old Colony on the morning of Wednesday, November 30, where some eager cosmetology students put an official end to the Police Department’s ‘No-Shave November.’ This year, six officers participated in the seemingly ubiquitous new tradition among men – No-Shave November, which originally began as an awareness campaign for […] Read more »