The Marion Recreation Department is proud to announce the 48th Year of Men’s League “Pick-up” Basketball on Wednesdays 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm from September 18 to May 13, 2020, Sippican School – Gymnasium (Park Street Entrance) Format: 5 on 5. Game to 11 Winners stay on. For more information please contact Marion Recreation Department 774-217-8355 […] Read more »
Saturday, September 28 will be the opening day for the Rochester Historical Society’s new exhibit – “Rochester’s Notable People – Past and Present” at the museum located at 355 County Road, Rochester. The museum and exhibit will be open 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Research has been done on a number of Rochester residents: i.e: Arthur Lionberger, […] Read more »
Marion Board of Health member Edward Hoffer, M.D. said it is time to act on e-cigarettes in Marion and on October 1 during the meeting of the Board of Health he would propose an emergency ban on the sale of all e-cigarette and ‘vaping’ products. But now, he may not have to. Governor Charlie Baker […] Read more »
Elizabeth “Lissa” Magauran was appointed as the Town of Marion’s permanent full-time town clerk on September 20, after five years serving as the assistant town clerk. It was the resignation of former town clerk, Ray Pickles, on September 3 that prompted the Board of Selectmen to first appoint Magauran as the temporary town clerk that […] Read more »
“Recognize Mental Illness Awareness Week” will take place October 6 to 12 at the Mattapoisett Library. Adults and youth are invited to a free screening of “Unstuck: an OCD Kids Movie” on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 pm. “Unstuck” is a short documentary that explains obsessive compulsive disorder through the eyes of children and their families. This educational and […] Read more »
Installing a solar panel canopy over the parking lot at Old Rochester Regional High School has proven to be more complicated than expected, Superintendent Doug White told the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on September 12. The committee voted back on June 11 to authorize White to work with an attorney to review a 20-year […] Read more »
The 4th Annual Fair Way Golf Tournament put on by The Church of the Good Shepherd will be held on Saturday, October 5at Little Harbor Country Club. Shotgun start at 8:30 am. $80 per golfer/$320 a team. All proceeds benefit homeless, hunger, substance abuse programs, and other outreach ministries in Wareham and beyond. For more information or […] Read more »
The Women of Lockerbie, written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Jennifer Palmer, opens on the MAC stage on October 18: The Year is 1995. A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of […] Read more »
Elsie Lee (McCarthy) Marvin, 92, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on September 21, 2019 at Kesslerwood Place Assisted Living Community in Indianapolis. She was the wife of the late Donald K. Marvin. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Mary A. (Murphy) McCarthy, she was raised in Fairhaven before moving to […] Read more »
As many wait patiently for the big screen return of the much beloved series Downton Abbey, the Sippican Woman’s Club enjoyed a walk down Masterpiece memory lane during their September 13 monthly meeting. The guest speaker would take the group on a virtual trip to the stately home by way of her deep appreciation for […] Read more »