FCCM Summer Yard Sale

Sunday, July 31 is the date for The First Congregational Church of Marion Summer Yard and Vendor Sale. This is a community wide event, hosted by the church. It happens from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM in the parking lot at 144 Front Street (between The Marion General Store and Kate’s Simple Eats).             Members […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Yacht Club Racing

Tuesday night Ensign races were cancelled due to high winds.             Wednesday night, the PHRF fleet enjoys beautiful weather and wind. No Quarter Given took the honors in Class A, and Hamburgler, coming off a huge win last weekend in the Ensign Regionals, won in Class B.             For the July series, No Quarter is […] Read more »

Officials Taking Time on Cannabis Shop

            A cannabis retail store may soon be coming to the Rochester Crossroads mixed-use development at Routes 58 and 28.             The design of “Megan’s Organic Market,” an established cannabis retailer, seeks to normalize the retail cannabis-buying experience with a typical, retail-store configuration, company Principal Nick Andrian explained to the Rochester Select Board members Woody […] Read more »

Non-Profits Offer Great Benefits to Harbor Days

The Mattapoisett Lions Club’s annual extravaganza, Harbor Days, was another grand success in a long line of successes for the service organization. Since 2010, the club reported in the visitor guide to the event that scholarships ranging from $1,250 to $5,000 have been awarded to local high school seniors. Harbor Days is the cornerstone event […] Read more »

Old Rochester Youth Baseball

Old Rochester Youth Baseball is excited to announce its annual Cranberry Brawl All-Star tournament from July 22 to 24 and July 29 to 31 at Gifford Park & Dexter Lane complex in Rochester. Over 30 teams from Eastern and Western Massachusetts, as well as Enfield & West Hartford Connecticut have registered to be a part […] Read more »

Down to the Sea in Ships

The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series on July 22 with a program of music inspired by the sea. The program is as follows: Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – C. Grundman Sea Songs – R. Vaughan Williams Selections from South Pacific – R. […] Read more »

Robert Paul Maher

Robert Paul Maher, 87, of Marion – formerly of Norton – died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Jean Ellen (Seaman) Maher.             Born in Manhattan, he was the son of the late Paul Robert Maher and Marie Josephine (Reilly) Maher. […] Read more »

Get in the Game at the Mattapoisett Library

Check out our upcoming events, which include science, games, food and genealogy. All events are free of charge though some require registration. Visit mattapoisettlibrary.org for more details and to register.             Upcoming Events:             Tuesday, July 19, all day – Craft Tuesday – This week, join us for God’s eyes/Butterflies. 2:00 pm, DIY Solar Ovens […] Read more »

Music from Land’s End

Music from Land’s End Wareham, a group of internationally acclaimed musicians, will perform a concert as part of its tenth summer season on Saturday, July 23 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion at 5:30 pm. Led by Artistic Director Ariadne Daskalakis, the artists will perform string quartets by Mozart and Schubert and Haydn’s G Major […] Read more »

Coalition’s Cutting out of Jurisdiction

For a very simple reason, the Rochester Planning Board has reversed course on its recent attempt to charge regulatory violations against the Buzzards Bay Coalition for cutting trees on Marion Road.             Town Counsel Blair Bailey told the board during its Tuesday night public meeting that according to the coalition’s legal counsel, the Marion Road […] Read more »