I was diagnosed at age four and a half with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD NOS), one of the four classified autism spectrum disorders. My first memory associated with my diagnosis is when my mother was yelling for me to hurry up and get my shoes on because we needed to rush my […] Read more »
Anyone who has ever traveled along Route 6 knows it’s a road from another era. Once the main highway that carried vacationers from points south and west to Cape Cod, many parts of this state roadway now run through economically depressed sections of cities and towns, while others intersect the very hearts of vital communities. […] Read more »
The Sippican Choral Society, with the SouthCoast Children’s Chorus, invites you to a Spring Concert on April 28at 7:00 pm at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 24 Front Street, Marion. This concert is a light-hearted, happy songfest of show tunes including medleys from Porgy & Bessand Into the Woodswith selections including Blue Skies, Oklahoma!, Winter’s on […] Read more »
The Williston Northampton Schoolannounces that the following student made the Honor Roll for the second trimester of the 2017-2018 academic year. Congratulations to Jacob Durocher of Rochester, a Grade 12 student, on achieving Honors. Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will present “The Waldens Beyond Walden – The Kettle Ponds of New England’s South Shore” with author Robert Thorson on Friday, May 4at 7:00 pm at the Marion Natural History Museum, 8 Spring Street, Marion. When writing his new book, The Guide to Walden Pond, Professor Thorson learned why a […] Read more »
According to officials in Marion, the impromptu emergency shelter that Marion and Mattapoisett opened at Old Rochester Regional High School during the March 13 storm worked out quite well, kicking off a conversation amongst the Marion Board of Health, Marion Public Health Nurse, and Marion Police Chief on April 10 about coordinating with their neighbors […] Read more »
Even though the Cougars are dealing with a fairly different roster from 2017, they’re off to a hot start this season with an 11-2 win over Tri-County, extending Old Colony’s winning streak to three games. Jacob Worden led the Cougars with two hits, knocking in two runs in Monday’s win. Nick Furtado also knocked in […] Read more »
Vernal pools are a vital breeding habitat for resident amphibians and invertebrates such as wood frogs, spotted and blue-spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. The MLT is once again offering an introduction to vernal pools and instructions as to how to certify them through a field trip onto Town property. On Saturday, April 21at 1:00 pm, […] Read more »
Arthur Harold Blackburn, Jr., born February 27, 1937, passed away from complications related to a stroke on April 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Elfriede M. Blackburn; their two sons Arthur H. Blackburn, III and Dean A. Blackburn and his wife Stephanie Blackburn; his granddaughter, Madeline J. Blackburn, daughter of […] Read more »
Please join the Elizabeth Taber Library and the Sippican Lands Trust for our Spring Walking Series: – Saturday, April 21, 10:00 am at Brainard Marsh where we will be walking around listening to readings about oceans and beaches from writers such as Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. – Saturday, April 28, 10:00 […] Read more »