Margaret “Peggs” Edwards Francis, 92, of Marion, MA, passed away peacefully in her own home, surrounded by family, on March 6, 2020. She was born on July 29, 1927 in Douglaston, NY to Charles Edwards Jr. and Margaret (Mills) Edwards. She attended Manhasset High School and graduated from Wheelock College (Class of 1949) with a degree […] Read more »
Annie M. (Pugliese) Bucchere, 62 of Rochester died March 11, 2020 suddenly after living a life fulfilled with joy and loving family. She was the wife of Victor S. Bucchere, her loving husband of 41 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was daughter of the late Joseph F. and Fran (Pacini) Pugliese. She lived in […] Read more »
Come one, come all to the second annual Easter Community Carnival to be held at First Congregational Church of Rochester, 11 Constitution Way in Rochester, on Saturday, March 28. Doors open at noon for two hours of family-friendly fun that includes carnival foods and games with lots of prizes and candy-filled eggs, a bouncy house, face […] Read more »
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will show “Intelligent Trees” on March 25, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, the showing is free. Do trees speak to each other? Do they have family ties and care for their young? German forester Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees and scientist Suzanne Simard (The University of British Columbia, Canada) […] Read more »
It arrived after a treacherous 3,000-mile journey, being tossed, heaved and otherwise mistreated. But it arrived on my doorstep only a little worse for the wear. It was wrapped in a cardboard sheath secured by ropes. Some of the cardboard had been damaged in transit and some of the ropes were about to lose their […] Read more »
The following Tri-Town students have been named to the UMass Dartmouth fall 2019 Dean’s and Chancellors Lists: Chancellor’s List, Marion: Benjamin Lima, Lily Poirier, Jillian Rush. Mattapoisett: Abigail Field, James Leidhold, Sean Lyon, Rachel Norton, Sean Nutter, Alexis Parker, Elsie Perry, Alyson Stellato, Noah Tavares. Rochester: Bryce Afonso, Lauren Gaspar, Mariana Hebert, Abigail Larkin, Caitlin Stopka. Students named to the Chancellor’s […] Read more »
Fill a bag and make a difference – The Friends of Plumb Library are collecting: clothing, accessories, shoes, linens, and handbags as a Friends fundraiser. Deliver bagged items to the library during business hours from now until April 3. Use standard kitchen-sized trash bags. Do not use the pink bags from the Town. The library located at […] Read more »
On Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm, join us at our TechConnect Workshop: Novelist Plus. Novelist is a free online service brought to you by the library that connects readers with their next favorite book. Join us to learn everything you need to know about Novelist Plus. Recommend for ages 12 and up. Please register. On Saturday, March […] Read more »
Tabor Academy has announced the delays of return of the prep school’s students until April 13 due to the COVID-19 situation. Here is a press release issued by Tabor at 7:19 pm Friday, March 13: Our community’s health and well-being remain our top priority and with that in mind, we have developed the plan below. […] Read more »