The Tri-Town community is warmly invited to join us at the First Congregational Church of Rochester for our Second Service Supper on Sunday, February 18 in the Fellowship Hall at 11 Constitution Way. Attend our afternoon service at 5:00 pm and stay for dinner at 6:00 pm. There will be salad and a baked potato […] Read more »
In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Because of the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
This is the epic tale of how I fight a continuous battle against executive dysfunction. Executive function (self-regulating skills) affects three key areas of a person’s ability to carry out a task: planning, organizing, and completing. With executive dysfunction, one’s ability to understand how to do a task, get started, organize thoughts, focus, follow through, […] Read more »
The annual sixth graders versus staff basketball game at Rochester Memorial School on Friday night was a close one, but the teachers remain undefeated. The night’s referees were Butch Lepage and retired sixth-grade teacher Danni Kleiman. Everyone rose when the RMS band, led by Chris Williamson, played the “Star-Spangled Banner.” At the end of the […] Read more »
To the Editor: The Marion Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 7:20 pm at the Marion Town House to explain the purpose of a Temporary Moratorium Bylaw On Adult Use Marijuana Establishments. Cheryl Sbarra, senior staff attorney for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, will describe and clarify […] Read more »
The Rochester Democratic Town Committee will hold its caucus on Saturday, February 10 from 11:00 to 11:30 am in the conference room of the Rochester Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way, to elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention that will be held at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA on Saturday, June 2. The Democratic […] Read more »
The incidence of flu-like illnesses and confirmed flu cases remains high in Massachusetts, including Marion. The CDC and Massachusetts Department of Public Health continue to recommend that it is not too late for individuals who have not yet received a flu vaccine this flu season to receive one. The Marion Board of Health has a […] Read more »
School committee members and administration from the Old Rochester Regional School District and town officials were told the key to an all-around successful regional relationship: “You need to play nice in the sandbox.” That is what Mary Jane Handy, the director of accounts at the Division of Local Services of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue […] Read more »
Do you have one or two family recipes that are part of your family’s history? Or do you have a family favorite, a tried and true recipe that is always a hit? Or how about that recipe you whip up to please your dinner guests? The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is launching the Heritage Recipe Project. […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club invites members and guests to join our monthly meeting on Friday, February 9 at 12:30 pm. We will meet at our club house, 152 Front Street, Marion. Our program will be on Deer Ticks: One Bite Can Change Your Life, presented by Larry Dapsis, entomologist for Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, in […] Read more »