By the testimony of colleagues, job references and other observers, Mike Nelson always had leadership qualities so it should not come as a shock that he is scheduled to become Massachusetts’ youngest superintendent of schools upon the June 30 retirement of Old Rochester Regional Superintendent Doug White (more on that below). “For me, going to […] Read more »
March 5 was Super Thursday at Old Rochester Junior High School for Assistant Superintendent Mike Nelson, who was voted in as Doug White’s replacement as ORR superintendent of schools by a 6-3 margin among the ORR School Committee and by a 5-3 count among Superintendency Union 55. A minimum of five votes on both the […] Read more »
This event has been cancelled. March is designated Women’s History Month, and the year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. Author and researcher Hannah Kimberley, Ph.D. will speak about women’s suffrage and her book A Woman’s Place is at the Top, a […] Read more »
Sippican Lands Trust is leading a Signs of Spring Walk on Saturday, March 14 at 10:00 am at our Hagemann Woods property on Point Road in Marion. The walk will explore the various plants and animals as spring comes to life on the property. Hagemann Woods is a 23-acre parcel of land acquired by Sippican Lands Trust […] Read more »
March is Women’s History Month. That statement in and of itself says two things: We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go – it should simply be history. That point and many others were the topic of author Barbara Berenson’s presentation at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Berenson is […] Read more »
On March 10, Old Rochester Regional School District Facilities Director Gene Jones spoke to the procedures taking place to disinfect public schools and other public spaces in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have the electrostatic spray equipment,” said Jones, who went on to describe disinfecting tablets that kill a wide spectrum of pathogens, including […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library is seeking a 25 percent increase in funding for Fiscal Year 2021, according to the budget presented to the Marion Financial Committee at its March 4 meeting at Town Hall. While Town Administrator Jay McGrail informed FinCom that the library’s original request for funding could not fit into Marion’s balanced budget, […] Read more »
All SouthCoast Active Service Military, Reservists and Veterans are invited to join the monthly meeting of the American Legion: Florence Eastman Post #280, Serving the Tri-Town area and Beyond. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month at 1900 (7:00 pm). Florence Eastman Post located at 3 Depot St, Mattapoisett. Commander: Rachel Perron and […] Read more »
To the Editor; As spring approaches, the Marion Scholarship Committee begins to receive applications from worthy Marion seniors heading off to college. For many of these students, financial aid becomes an important part of the equation. Most of us are aware that the cost of education has increased rather dramatically in the last few years […] Read more »
This event has been postponed. No new date has been set. The Marion Art Center is pleased to present its first Theater production of the year, Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway, directed by Stephanie LeBlanc. The production opens Friday, March 13 and runs for two weekends with seven performances. A tribute from playwright Ken Ludwig (Be […] Read more »