The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce that registration for ArtStart 2017 will open on Tuesday, January 24 for MAC Members and will open on Tuesday, January 31 for the general public. Led by Director Jamie Wiksten, ArtStart is a summer arts program for children ages 4½ to 9 years. The program was founded […] Read more »
Join photographer Mark Chester as he presents his traveling cultural diversity project, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, on January 29 at 3:00 pm at Tabor Academy’s Charles Hayden Library, 71 Spring Street, Marion. The collection of photographs celebrates the cultural diversity of Massachusetts. Of the 196 countries in the world, Mark Chester has photographed […] Read more »
Marion Police Department Press Release On Tuesday, January 24, the Marion Police Department received reports of items stolen from parked vehicles. All of the vehicles were located in the Front Street and Allen Street area of Marion Center. In all, six vehicles were entered in the overnight hours of Monday night into Tuesday morning. All […] Read more »
On January 7, the Rochester Republican Town Committee had elections and the new officers are as follows: Chairperson, Steve Shepley; Secretary, Arthur Smith; Treasurer, Judy Shepley. The next Rochester Republican Town Committee meeting will be held February 4 at 9:30 am at the Rochester Town Hall. New members are welcome. Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for December 2016: Green Team: Abigail Forcier & Andrew Eilertsen Orange Team: Paige Sommers & Colin Kulak Blue Team: Breigh Christopher & Noah Hanson Red Team: Hannah Rottler & Zachary Proffit Purple Team: Natalya Rivera& Noah Ripley […] Read more »
Interested in pursuing a career in Nursing? The Friends of Marion Visiting Nurses is a Marion nonprofit organization that awards annual scholarships to local high school seniors who desire to work toward a degree in the field of nursing. Recipients must be residents of Marion, Mattapoisett, or Rochester, and are chosen on the basis of […] Read more »
As white winter recently wiped out the vista of a bleak landscape along the shores of Buzzards Bay, it becomes the season to expect and look for the arrival of the migratory snowy owl. The ghostly image and camouflaged appearance confirms the timing of atmospheric phenomena that dominate our daily habits and perspective. Their migration […] Read more »
Enjoy the peace and beauty of nature with the Buzzards Bay Coalition during this mindfulness walk at The Bogs (138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett) on Saturday, January 28 at 1:00 pm. Through guided mindfulness meditation, participants will experience the outdoors with their senses wide open. All fitness levels are welcome on this free, one-hour walk. The […] Read more »
Less than a week after Tabor students arrived back on campus to resume classes after Winter Break, a group of 15 students voyaged to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. These students were the first of seven groups participating in Tabor’s Research & Environmental Education Focus (REEF) program. REEF is a program facilitated by […] Read more »
On January 13 as the luncheon was cleared away and the members of the Sippican Woman’s Club in Marion settled in to to hear their guest speaker, millions of people throughout the world were being ripped off, scammed, or having their identity stolen. That’s why Robin Putnam, research and special projects manager for the Massachusetts […] Read more »