Sippican School Principal Lyn Rivet is proud of Sippican School students’ performance on the new MCAS 2.0 results from last year, and Rivet reviewed the data with the equally proud Marion School Committee on November 29. With 99 to 100%participation on the standardized test, Sippican School was already ahead of the state average. “That’s a […] Read more »
The Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, celebrates the festive holiday season with its annual Children’s Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 10, 1:30 pm at the Sippican School, 16 Spring Street, Marion, in the Multi-Purpose Room. The concert is a wonderful family experience designed for all ages and is free of charge. […] Read more »
Marion Recreation will begin its popular public skating program that begins Sunday, December 10 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm and runs through Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Travis Roy Rink at Tabor Academy. This is an opportunity for you to skate the ice in an open skate format in a beautiful venue. Cost is […] Read more »
It was a full agenda at the Marion Planning Board’s meeting on December 4. The evening was dominated by a lengthy discussion regarding the redevelopment plan for 111 Wareham Street. The continued public hearing for the Site Plan review of the proposal for 111 Wareham Street centered on the peer review letter submitted by Tibbetts […] Read more »
Kicking off the long-ish list of wetlands violations in town up for discussion, the Marion Conservation Commission on November 29 voted in favor of issuing an Enforcement Order to Ann Severance of 20 Front Street after the commission members during a recent site visit noted “numerous egregious wetland violations,” as commission member Shaun Walsh stated. […] Read more »
Second quarter is a busy period in the Old Rochester Regional High School Social Studies Department. Several weeks ago, students in teacher Seth Bushnell’s sections of U.S. History II took a field trip to the Edward Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate in Boston. Opened to the public at the end of March 2015, the […] Read more »
A sales table of the Friends of the Council on Aging will be at the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s Arts and Crafts Holiday Fair. Featured are Mattapoisett-themed notecards, umbrellas, aprons, sweatshirts, and T-shirts. Come join us at the Mattapoisett Historical Society, 5 Church Street, on Saturday, December 9 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Read more »
The Marion Art Center’s production of It’s a Wonderful Life, a radio drama adapted for the stage by Tony Palermo, will run next weekend with two evening performances and one matinee as follows: Friday, December 8 at 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 pm; and Sunday, December 10 at 1:00 pm. Director Kate Fishman, […] Read more »
Before I begin to share with you, dear readers, a taste of what it was like to laugh out loud as author Mary Norris spoke cheerfully and with candor on December 1 at the Mattapoisett Public Library about her highly celebrated book Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, I offer my confession […] Read more »
It was a short meeting, but an important one nonetheless, for the Rochester Board of Selectmen on December 4. The selectmen held an early meeting before the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony to sign a Revenue Anticipation Note (RAN) in anticipation of some short-term borrowing to tide the Town over until tax bills go out […] Read more »