St. Rose of Lima Church, located at 282 Vaughan Hill Road in Rochester, will have Faith Formation Registration after Masses the weekend of August 25 & 26. Our weekend Mass schedule is Saturday at 5 pm or Sunday at 9 am. Our Generations of Faith Program is for parents and children in Grades 1-6. The […] Read more »
The Annual Marion Town Party will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 (rain date is Sunday, August 26, 2018) on the grounds of the Marion Town House, 2 Spring Street. Festivities begin at 4:00 pm. New this year: Touch a Truck! Starting at 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm, Marion Police, Fire, Harbormaster, and […] Read more »
Some members of the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District Committee were perplexed on July 25 when Wareham CMWRRDD Committee member Gary Buckminster suggested the district, as it is structured now, should cease to exist. “I personally feel that the CMW should be no longer,” Buckminster said, raising eyebrows just as the committee had […] Read more »
It was something that really started to trouble Elizabeth Hatch whenever she traveled along Route 6 in Marion or passed an intersection in town where weeds had become the dominant flora. How could such a lovely community allow some public areas and easements to be so ill-kempt? She understood that economics and priorities – in […] Read more »
The Massachusetts State Primary Election is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4, 2018. In Mattapoisett, polls will be open from 7 am until 8 pm at Old Hammondtown School, 20 Shaw Street. The last day to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the primary is Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The Town Clerk’s Office […] Read more »
Gather up your bangles, baubles, and bows, and donate them to the Friends of the Mattapoisett Public Library for their Summer Jewelry and Accessory Sale. Donations of Jewelry, single earrings, scarves, hats, and purses can be left at the library’s circulation desk during business hours prior to August 10. The sale opens at the Mattapoisett […] Read more »
Could there be a correlation between climate change and Lyme disease? On Saturday, August 25, the Marion Institute’s Connector Series will host a pair of events that explore this timely and regionally-relevant topic, featuring Brendan Kelly, herbalist and author of “The Yin and Yang of Climate Crisis.” Eco-Herbal Medicine: An Interactive Walk & Talk – […] Read more »
Daniel H. Ross, 67, of Rochester, died August 4, 2018 unexpectedly. He was the husband of Susan I. (McAloney) Ross and the son of the late Edwin J. Ross, Sr. and Evelyn M. (Sleightholm) Ross. He was born in Wareham and lived in Rochester for most of his life. He graduated from Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission on July 25 got a preview of Shea Doonan’s latest plan for another aquaculture farm in Marion waters, ahead of the Board of Selectmen’s aquaculture hearing that following Tuesday. The commission couldnot issue a determination that night for Doonan’s Notice of Intent, not without comments from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental […] Read more »
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School ran their 2ndAnnual Summer Discovery Experience for students entering grades 4-9 the week of July 16-20. Over 100 students participated in selections that included Metal Art – Welding for beginners, Not Your Father’s Carpentry (a combination course where students acquired skills in both CADD and Carpentry), Automotive Maintenance; […] Read more »