The Marion Local Scholarship Committee invites graduating seniors from Marion to apply for the 2019 scholarship. Students must be accepted and enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning in order to be considered for this scholarship in the amount of $750. The award is granted on the basis of financial need, character, scholastic achievement, […] Read more »
There was no hesitation for the Marion Board of Selectmen in selecting the town’s next superintendent of the Department of Public Works – David Willett, with his “been there, done that” experience, as Chairman Norm Hills put it, in leading a department exactly where Marion hopes to go with its own DPW. It sounded uncanny, […] Read more »
Silas Coellner will be the new Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School (ORRJHS) in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Coellner will be taking over for Kevin Brogioli who has been Principal at ORR Jr. High School since 2007. ORRJHS wishes Mr. Brogioli well as he prepares to retire in June of 2019. Coellner is currently the […] Read more »
On Thursday, April 4from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm, the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, Marion will host an opening reception for the Art Exhibit Four Friends. Join us to view the artwork, meet the artists, and enjoy some light refreshments. Four Friends consists of a collection of works from Betty Beaulieu, Jennifer Cipriano, […] Read more »
Grace F. (Foster) Benjamin, 81 of Rochester died March 17, 2019 peacefully at Atria Senior Living after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Benjamin. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Albert B. and Rita M. (Cawley) Foster, she lived in Rochester most of her life. Mrs. Benjamin […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen discussed the need to try and find new ways to offset expenses associated with providing specific services – services that, by and large, benefit individuals or business entities versus the community. On March 26, the selectmen and Town Administrator Michael Gagne began a conversation on fees currently collected for services rendered […] Read more »
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Lillian B. Lamoureux Music Scholarship. The scholarship, established in 2000 to support young musicians who intend to pursue their music education, continues to recognize the legacy of former President Emerita and longtime board president Lillian B. Lamoureux. […] Read more »
John Berg, Modern Mover & Shaker, will speak on Thursday, April 11at 6:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church Street in Mattapoisett. John Berg, Mattapoisett summer resident, will bring our celebration of Mattapoisett’s creative innovators into the modern era. Berg, Carpe Diem Technologies CEO, and his team designed the Freedom Beacon atop One World Trade […] Read more »
Scott Snow, represented by G. deJesus of Prime Engineering, came before the Mattapoisett Conversation Commission March 25 meeting with a Notice of Intent application for a five-lot subdivision located at 6 and 8 Prospect Road and the construction of a private way named Parsons Lane. The scope of the proposed subdivision includes the movement of […] Read more »
The Annual Ladies Friendship Luncheon will be held on Saturday, April 13at 12:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall at First Congregational Church of Rochester, located in the center of town, 11 Constitution Way. Please come and invite a friend to share in fellowship, food, and music. The guest speaker this year is Rudy Wilson Galdonik. Tickets […] Read more »