Are you interested in supporting local cultural events in Marion? Have you considered serving on a board and helping to determine how to disperse funds for cultural events? The Marion Cultural Council is looking for two volunteers interested in serving as voting members who can help share ideas and knowledge when making determinations on how […] Read more »
As cold and raw as the evening was outside on November 13, it was the contrary – heated and heavy – inside the Mattapoisett Town Hall conference room when the continuation of Dennis Arsenault’s Notice of Intent filing for a subdivision at the end of Snow Fields Road was reopened. Conservation Agent Elizabeth Leidhold had […] Read more »
The annual Marion Garden Group Holiday Boutique will be held on December 9 at Marion Music Hall. From seasonally designed window boxes, urns and planters around the Village to wreathes, greens, garlands topiaries and ornaments, the Marion Garden Group works hard to beautify the Village, town and private homes of Marion. What started as a […] Read more »
The common tern in autumn migrates past our shores of Buzzards Bay in large numbers. It spends most of its life out in the ocean, skimming the surface of the water with an orange elongated bill that scoops up insects and crustaceans. Terns gather in a spectacle, swarming over schools of baitfish driven to the […] Read more »
Steven Jeffrey Ayres, age 61, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at his residence. He was the husband of Kim (Potvin) Ayres with whom he was married for 27 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Louis and Marjorie Patricia (Chantre) Ayres. Steven was a graduate of New Bedford High […] Read more »
The Gladiators Midget Blue team finished their season with a tough 4-3 playoff loss to Martha’s Vineyard. Tyler Lovendale opened up the scoring for the Gladiators, less than two minutes into the game. He took a pass from Quirino doCanto and Zack Lovendale, skated in and beat the goalie over his shoulder. The Mariners then […] Read more »
Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee addressed residents’ increasing concerns over speeding on certain Rochester roads by hosting a public forum the night of November 9 at Old Colony. Most of those concerns, he said, he had observed on social media outlets like Facebook, with some people calling for measures such as a reduction in speed […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for October, 2017: Green Team: Amaya McLeod & Noah LaPointe Orange Team: Mackenzie Wilson & John Kassabian Blue Team: Felicity Kulak & Catherine Parks Red Team: Ava Noone & Samuel Ortega Purple Team: Allison Ward & Sean […] Read more »
In a 3-1 vote with one abstention, the Marion Conservation Commission on November 8 voted to approve the Notice of Intent for Francis Jones to raise an existing house that sits within a velocity zone 209 Wareham Road. Conservation Commission member Jeffrey Doubrava had visited the site that day, but since the address was not […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society wishes to invite you to our Christmas 2017 concert in its 53rd consecutive year of singing. Sippican Choral Society, along with the SouthCoast Children’s Choir, soloists and orchestra present “Schubert’s Mass in G.” This concert promises to usher in the true spirit of the season with many delights and surprises. Under […] Read more »