Old Rochester Regional is continuing to provide meals for all children, ages 0-18, during school closure. These meals are free and can be found at the following meal site locations: ORR High School, Center School, Sippican Elementary, Rochester Memorial. Meals are available Monday through Friday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Meals include free breakfast […] Read more »
After another discussion as to whether to take a proposed zoning change at 78 Wareham Road to town meeting so that developer Henry DeJesus can build a 48-unit condo village intended to serve the needs of Marion’s aging community, the Marion Planning Board balked in its Monday night meeting. The April 6 meeting, held via […] Read more »
While many businesses have closed or scaled back services, those providing essential support have gone into overdrive. One such group are the dedicated people who work or volunteer at the Tri-Town councils on aging. Never before have these agencies been pressed to do so much with so few people. Yet they carry on, ensuring that […] Read more »
Sippican School and VASE are working together on a project and need your help to spread happiness to the seniors within our community! This idea came about when a Sippican parent had reached out, trying to get a campaign off the ground for the residents at the Sippican Health Care Center, as one of her […] Read more »
Nearly eliminated from SouthCoast bird-watching pleasure due to lack of natural nesting cavities available, the Bluebird has made a remarkable comeback with the aid and support of local Audubon Society efforts, as well as supervising avid birdwatchers on how to build hundreds of nesting boxes with great success. This avian symbol of happiness can also […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Land Trust invites everyone to use our properties during the COVID-19 pandemic. All MLT preserves are open, and outdoor exercise in the fresh air is a safe and effective way to stay physically and mentally healthy. Be sure to maintain six feet of social distance from others, and keep dogs leashed so that they […] Read more »
Charles W. White, a beloved English Professor for over five decades, passed away peacefully at his Marion home, on Saturday, April 4, 2020 after a long illness. He was 83. Born in Boston, the son of the late Charles W. and Anna (Haley) White, he grew up in the Allston neighborhood, and fondly remembered his […] Read more »
Three days before the Town of Marion confirmed its first COVID-19 case, Board of Health Vice Chairperson Ed Hoffer insisted the public gets that information immediately. In a March 27 emergency meeting of the Marion Board of Health via Zoom video conference, Hoffer, a practicing physician, said residents need no further information such as address, […] Read more »
“Wet and cold again… The cholera seems to increase in England… Rode out and visited an aged woman, quite low. Am troubled with a stiff neck. Omitted going to Rochester, as I intended, on account of the weather.” – Diary of Thomas Robbins, Mattapoisett. April 28, 1832. The Mattapoisett Museum wants to document your lives […] Read more »
Okay, so here we are facing an invisible enemy that has superpowers. Every moment of every day we are now drenched in media, public and social, that reminds us just how bad everything is and how much worse it will become in the following days. What’s a person to do to keep up happy dialog […] Read more »