The full monthly newsletter and calendar are available on our website www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Events and photographs are also posted on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Rochestercoa. The Rochester Senior Center has a day trip to Wrentham Village for holiday shopping and lunch on Tuesday, December 10, and a trip to Jordon’s Furniture to view the Enchanted Village (formerly housed […] Read more »
On December 15 at 7:30 pm, Tabor Academy will once again host their annual traditional Lessons and Carols Service. This traditional holiday concert of Christmas choral music, enjoyed by the Tabor community and the public for decades, will take place in Wickenden Chapel, 86 Spring Street, Marion, MA. The event is free and open to the public. […] Read more »
The Tinkhamtown Chapel on Acushnet Road in Mattapoisett will hold its annual Christmas Carol Sing on Saturday, December 21 at 5:00 pm. Join your friends and neighbors in singing the old favorites in a 19th-century chapel, lit by kerosene lamps. Children are encouraged to volunteer to perform a song or recitation, either as a solo or with […] Read more »
The library is to a book, like a museum is to a work of art. In the library, books are cataloged, placed upon shelves with care, gently opened, adored and essentially worshipped as the relics of the history of human storytelling they are. Which is why it seemed blasphemously counterintuitive to watch a handful of […] Read more »
Running out of ideas for Christmas? Need stocking stuffers? Get a piece off Mattapoisett history from Cushing Cemetery. A section of fence that you can use anywhere for whatever reason and will last a lifetime. Contact Dana Tripp at 508-728-1403 for details. Call Dana to inquire about delivery. Read more »
Tabor Academy has once again signed up to plunge into the cold waters of Sippican Harbor on December 15 in order to raise funds for Special Olympics MA. The plunge will take place at 11:15 am at Silvershell Beach in Marion and the students invite everyone to jump in with them! The students are attempting to raise […] Read more »
Have you or a loved one ever struggled to find reliable medical or health information online? Would you like to be better prepared to ask questions at appointments? Don’t miss Dr. Heather Brodie Perry speak about finding reliable health information and health information literacy at her Health Information Workshop on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm. Dr. […] Read more »
Rates for Marion’s beach privilege sticker have been officially set at $10, members of Marion’s Board of Selectmen decided on Tuesday, December 3. The stickers, which cover access to (and parking at) Silvershell Beach, have been separated this year from transfer station stickers, which will be issued separately. One beach sticker per vehicle will be […] Read more »
Again for 2020, the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club offers one of the world’s largest discussion groups of both civic and foreign policy-related topics, “The Great Decisions Program”. As a participant, you become part of a community effort to discuss and critically establish policy-making decisions for global issues. Topics Include: Climate Change and the Global Order, India […] Read more »
The next Open Table will be on Friday, December 13 in Reynard Hall at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Rick LeBlanc will be there to play holiday music that everyone can sing along with. Doors open at 4:30 pm and supper is served at 5:00 pm. There is no charge for the meal, although donations are gratefully accepted. […] Read more »