If you ask any police chief from any municipality across the nation if their police department is having increased difficulty recruiting and retaining police officers, they will likely echo the same emphatic response of Marion Police Chief John Garcia: “Oh yeah.” The Marion Board of Selectmen held a special meeting on January 3 to allow […] Read more »
The Nasketucket Bird Club and Sippican Lands Trust are teaming up again this year for a trip around Marion to view winter ducks and other avian visitors on Saturday, January 11 at 9:00 am, starting at the Silvershell Beach parking area. This trip will be led by members of the Nasketucket Bird Club and Sippican Lands Trust. […] Read more »
To the Editor; Elizabeth Taber will light the way in Marion! As we usher in the New Year, we make note of two important events in the Southcoast. Lighting the Way, a project centered at the New Bedford Whaling Museum and the brainchild of Marion’s Christina Bascom, is honoring over fifty women through past history who […] Read more »
There have been focus groups and surveys in advance of the creation of a search committee that on January 7 received its marching orders from James Hardy, field director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, to find a new Old Rochester Regional superintendent of schools. Hardy had conducted focus groups and surveys, which he […] Read more »
“We’re getting off to a bumpy start,” Melody Pacheco, secretary to the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, commented with a chuckle at the start of the January 2 meeting of the Finance Committee. Earlier in the week, leaking pipes in Town Hall caused Town Administrator Michael Gagne to work from home while awaiting completion of remediation […] Read more »
Marion residents got their first glimpse of possible alterations to Route 6 on January 6, when the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) brought the results of a long-term study to the public eye. SRPEDD planner Jed Cornock began by explaining some of the biggest concerns that SRPEDD planners found within the Route […] Read more »
There’s a new short film premiering this month by local University of Rhode Island film major Alyssa Botelho, and Tri-Town residents will recognize one particular local landmark that serves as the setting for the introduction of a short film that appears as to be as poignant as it is relevant to the times. Based on […] Read more »
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 is having a special BINGO event (weather permitting) on Monday, January 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. BINGO will start promptly at 6:00 pm with Ann Soares calling. The Center […] Read more »
This Friday, January 10, the Sippican Woman’s Club will have their first of year meeting. Russ Kushner, and ambassador from Road Scholar will give a presentation about travel with Road Scholar, a not-for-profit travel program designed to inspire adults to learn and discover new ideas and adventures. Russ and his wife have done extensive travel, which has […] Read more »
The music was pumping, people were decked out in everything from a baby shark head to Captain America costumes, as well as a variety of holiday get-ups (think sparkling antlers and Santa hats) It was the 8th annual Freezin’ for a Reason New Year’s Day Polar Plunge. The event has become the annual kick-off of a […] Read more »