The Elizabeth Taber Library, The Marion Art Center (MAC), and The Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Statue Committee present an evening with New Bedford sculptor Erik Durant at the MAC on June 18at 5:30 pm. Join Erik to hear about his life in art and the creation of the life-sized bronze statue of Elizabeth Taber coming to Marion’s […] Read more »
The Old Rochester High Class of 1964 will have their annual summer get-together on Saturday,June 29at 12:00 pm at Ned’s Point in Mattapoisett, rain or shine. All classmates, spouses, and friends are invited to bring a lawn chair and a bag lunch and reminisce, review the year past, or just enjoy the view. Members of […] Read more »
The Rochester COA would like to wish all of our fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers a Happy Father’s Day. The Quarterly Birthday Luncheon and Party for those celebrating birthdays in the months of April, May, and June will take place on Monday, June 24 at noon. In addition to lunch, entertainment will be provided by […] Read more »
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (SEMAYO) will be holding auditions for new and returning students on June 19 & 20at UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual & Performing Arts recital hall room 153 (use parking lot 9). New students and current students wishing to move up to the next level should prepare an audition piece and the […] Read more »
Emma Louise Keeler of Rochester and Grace Ann Russell of Mattapoisett graduated from Falmouth Academyon June 8. Rachel McCoog of Marion graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Integrated SS/Engineering degree with Honors from Lehigh Universityin Spring 2019. On Saturday, May 11, on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) campus quadrangle, 1,019 bachelor’s degrees were awarded during the university’s 151st […] Read more »
Frank J. Ryder III (Jay), 71, died June 11, 2019, at home in Marion due to complications from prostate cancer. He was the husband of Meredith Wickenden Ryder. Jay was born in Boston on January 5, 1948, son of the late Frank Jenkins Ryder, Jr. and Jane Porter Ryder of Attleboro and Marion. He attended […] Read more »
M. Elizabeth (Kelley) Behenna, 97, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William H. Behenna. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (Garvey) Kelley, Betty lived in Belmont for many years. Since 1955, she and her family […] Read more »
The roof repair work at the Taber Library went a bit over budget, resulting in the Marion Finance Committee approving a Reserve Fund transfer for $16,000 to cover the excess cost. Finance Director Judy Mooney reported that while Facilities Director Shaun Cormier and his employees were on the roof repairing the cupola and replacing the […] Read more »
Old Colony baseball season isn’t quite done yet, but the Cougars’ shot at making a run in the MIAA Division 4 South Sectional tournament is at an end following their 7-0 to No. 6 Cohasset in Monday’s quarter finals matchup. The third-ranked Cougars fell behind 2-0 in the first inning, which the Skippers turned into […] Read more »
The Bourne Wareham Art Association is meeting on Tuesday, June 18, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at BB’s Bar & Grill, 2424 Cranberry Highway, Wareham. Food is available for purchase. The business meeting will be followed by a painting demonstration by Frances Kut-Best of Fairhaven. New members are welcome. Please see our Facebook page at […] Read more »