The Rochester Police Department will be holding a swearing in ceremony for Chief Robert Small on Friday, September 14, 2018. The ceremony will be held at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane at 4:00 pm. Please join us in welcoming Rochester’s new Police Chief. Read more »
Annual Meeting 2018, Gallery Opening, & Book Signing – We will be holding our annual meeting on September 16at 2:00 pm at 5 Church Street in Mattapoisett. After we attend to business, Seth Mendell, President Emeritus, will give a short talk about the building of the bark Wanderer. Following the talk, we will have a […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Cultural Council seeks grant proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs until October 15. Grants are available to support cultural projects and activities in and around Mattapoisett – including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops, and lectures. This year, Mattapoisett Cultural Council will distribute about $9,000 in […] Read more »
A Superior Court judge has denied the Town of Marion’s request to dismiss the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s lawsuit against the Town, and also denied both parties’ requests for Summary Judgment. In a memorandum of decision and order dated August 21, Justice Debra Squires-Lee explained that, in order to dismiss the case, she would have to […] Read more »
My partner Scott and I love an adventure. We love trying out new things, seeing new places, hiking mountains, and travelling to distant lands. The last time I wrote about one of our adventures, we had just taken out a metal detector on loan from the Mattapoisett Library and had a blast going around the […] 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. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The […] Read more »
The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Monday, September 10at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. The public and new members welcome. Read more »
The Marion Garden Group would like to announce the unveiling ceremony of our new town sign. The event will take place at 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 20at The Captain Hadley House, corner of route 6 and route 105. All are welcome to come join and celebrate the unveiling. Heartfelt thanks goes out to all […] Read more »
The Rochester Cultural Council (RCC) is accepting online applications from organizations, schools, and individuals for grants to support community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs. Online applications will be accepted from September 1, 2018 until October 15, 2018 at www.mass-culture.org/rochester. If you have a great idea for bringing culturally enriching programming to the Rochester area and […] Read more »
With the last of its many summer opportunities finishing up this week, Tabor Academy will open its doors for its 142nd school year on September 4. In advance of that date, beginning on August 31, the faculty will welcome over 180 early returners for preseason athletics, as well as about 40 student leaders who will […] Read more »