Did you know that Marion’s Council on Aging & Community Center at 465 Mill Street has an art gallery? The idea for an art gallery grew out of the statewide “Arts Week” in 2018. The goal is to provide professional and amateur artists with the opportunity to display their work in a non-juried or judged […] Read more »
Ralph R. Snow, age 61 of Lakeville passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in Morton Hospital. He was the son of the late Richard and Gertrude (Perry) Snow. Born in Wareham, he was a long time resident of Lakeville. Ralph attended Old Rochester Regional Vocational High School; he was employed as a salesman at […] Read more »
It was January 25, 1967 when the founding members of the Rochester Historical Society (RHS) met for the very first time inside the North Avenue home of Judy and James Gurney. The group of ten history buffs, “residents interested in studying and preserving the historical background of the town,” as it stated in its very […] Read more »
Seth Mendell will give his Walking Tour of Historic Mattapoisett three times this summer: July 20, August 17, & September 3. Learn about historic buildings, the electric rail, the saltworks on Goodspeed Island, the Charles King Mansion at the mouth of the river, and “The Dude Special.” Visualize the building of whale ships in the park […] Read more »
Stephen Parziale of Marion graduated from Emmanuel Collegeon Saturday, May 11, 2019, during Emmanuel College’s 97th Commencement Exercises on its campus in Boston. Parziale received a Bachelor of Science in Biostatistics during the ceremony. Jake Yeomans of Marion was named to the dean’s list at the University of Connecticutfor the spring semester. The following students have graduated […] Read more »
The Fishing Heritage Center at 38 Bethel Street, New Bedford, is just across the historic cobblestone street from the historic Whaling Museum. Under Executor Director Laura Orleans, the center is dedicated to telling the story of the fishing industry – past, present, and future – through exhibits, programs, and educational archives. Its location and presence […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) will sponsor pony rides and face painting at Harbor Days on Saturday, July 20from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Bowen Stables from Rochester will bring two ponies and offer rides for children of all ages. The ponies will carry riders up to 125 pounds. Rides will cost $8 each, or two rides […] 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 »
Susan Bishop Drumm “Sue”, a resident of Barboursville, Albemarle County, Virginia, died on July 5, 2019, at the age of 63 years. Born on February 2, 1956, in Wareham, Massachusetts, Sue is survived by her husband of 26 years, Richard Baldwin Drumm, also of Barboursville, Virginia and by two daughters, Victoria Drumm of Mystic, Connecticut […] Read more »
Charlotte L. Purrington, 82, of Mattapoisett, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019, in her childhood home. She was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Philip F. and Margarete (Becker) Purrington, and grew up in Mattapoisett. In her life, she traveled around the country and the world, living in several US states, as well […] Read more »