On January 11 at 7:45 pm, Tabor Academy and Belmont Hill School will face off as part of events taking place at Capital One Frozen Fenway 2017! Seven high school hockey games have been added to the schedule, joining a pair of Hockey East doubleheaders and several other college hockey matchups. A schedule and tickets […] Read more »
Whispers about change often bring about shouts of opposition. So, as the residents of Rochester caught wind of the Board of Selectmen’s investigation into regionalizing the town’s 911 call dispatch, the town decided to host a public forum night to get residents immediately informed about the possibility of 911 regionalization and how it may benefit […] Read more »
Even with a 3-2 majority vote to grant David Jenney his appeal to overturn Building Commissioner Scott Shippey’s cease and desist order, the appeal was still denied and Shippey’s decision upheld. On December 8, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals struggled one last time together as they debated on whether Shippey’s cease and desist order […] Read more »
Mark Rasmussen, president of the Buzzards Bay Coalition, stopped by Tabor Academy on Monday night to speak on the current state of Buzzards Bay. He mainly addressed the 2015 State of Buzzards Bay, a report put out by the BBC every two years. In 2015, when the healthiest score possible was a 100, Buzzards Bay […] Read more »
Come join in on the fun of learning how to take part in a musical theater performance! Marion Recreation is now accepting registrations for its Winter Musical Theater Program. Participants will learn the basics of putting together a real-life theater production. In this class, boys and girls will prepare for a role in the musical […] Read more »
Come join us for a fun family tradition that helps those in need. Helping Hands and Hooves will host the 13th annual Christmas Day Swim at 11:00 am at the Mattapoisett Town Beach. Each swimmer is asked to give a donation of $15 (payable on the day of the swim) and the first 75 swimmers […] Read more »
Kathleen Leonard Muldoon, of Mattapoisett, died after a period of declining health at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Dr. William Muldoon, D.D.S. She was born on September 22, 1924 in Youngstown, OH, minutes after her identical twin, Jean Leonard Galvin. Her parents were Mary Rose Walsh […] Read more »
The ORRHS debate team held its first meet of the year in the junior high and high school buildings this past Wednesday. The team, consisting of members from all four grades, spent about an hour beforehand in the library undergoing final preparations for their assigned arguments. Students were set to compete in pairs against other […] Read more »
The state has contacted the Town of Rochester regarding High Street, a rural roadway that the state deems an elevated risk for vehicular crashes, and has offered to fund some safety improvement that might help to lower the number of crashes in the future. Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge said that on this upcoming Thursday he […] Read more »
Marion Public Health Nurse Kathleen Downey told the Marion Board of Health on December 13 that rising numbers of tick-borne illnesses, including those other than Lyme disease, are on the rise and have prompted her to seek state health information about the reported cases in Marion these past 11 months of 2016. “Although the numbers […] Read more »