Pumpkin Palooza at the Cushing Community Center, Route 6, from 1 to 3 pm on October 29. Enjoy carving out a pumpkin that will be provided to you, enjoy music, refreshments, yard games, goody bags and smaller pumpkins and paint for the younger children. Fun for everyone. Preregistration required for a pumpkin to carve by […] Read more »
Starting October off in a big way, the Rochester Historical Society will be at the fair on October 1. We will be selling all things Rochester: T-shirts, 4 styles of sweatshirts, hats, denim shirts, books, boxes, tick-tack-toes, maps, as well as baked goods to keep up your strength as you wander the fair. October […] Read more »
Experience the fun and adventure of scouting with Troop 53 Mattapoisett. Join us Sunday, October 2 from 11-1 at Dunseith/Seahorse Park. Test your hatchet-throwing skills, participate in a team challenge and see what scouting is all about. Call or text 508-245-2948 for more info. Check out our Facebook page at Mattapoisett Troop 53. Read more »
Joseph A. Kobak, Jr., 91, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Horne) Kobak. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Joseph and Florence (Freitas) Kobak, he lived in Fairhaven and Mattapoisett all of his life. Joseph was an avid golfer and member […] Read more »
The Officers and Brethren of Pythagorean Lodge A.F. & A.M. cordially invite the public to attend and witness the installation of officer’s ceremony for the 2022/2023 Masonic year to be held Saturday, October 8 at 9 am at the Old Landing Wharf (adjacent to Burr Brothers), Front Street, Marion. This will be a beautiful […] Read more »
Kathleen E. Hoye DMD 1968 – 2022 Kathy departed our world all too soon after a tremendous, courageous, fierce fight against breast cancer. She chose life at every turn and fought with every ounce of energy she had until peacefully passing, surrounded by her family. Kathy was an artist, baker of special occasion […] Read more »
Tuesday night’s brief Rochester Conservation Commission meeting featured an unexpected twist as the commissioners approved full member Kevin Thompson’s request to be dropped down to an associate member. The commission then voted to promote recently installed associate member Carl H. McDermott III to full membership. Chairman Chris Gerrior added that McDermott’s promotion will now need […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center (the MAC) Theater announces open auditions for the upcoming production of the holiday classic A Christmas Carol, adapted for radio from Charles Dickens’ novella by Anthony Palermo, directed by Rick Sherburne. Auditions will be held in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater on Saturday, October 1, 12:00-2:00 pm and Sunday, […] Read more »
Celebrate the 150th year of the Marion Natural History Museum on October 21 at 7pm, the event is free. In 1872 Elizabeth Taber donated the building which houses the museum and the Elizabeth Taber library to “put some snap” into her hometown. Elizabeth herself donated her own natural history collections to our museum as […] Read more »
Colby Rose Dowling, 26, passed away on September 21, 2022, in Taunton, MA. Colby was born on June 15, 1996 in New London, CT, to Dennis Dowling and Wendy Dowling. Colby graduated from Old Colony High School in 2014 where she completed her Cosmetology degree. She went on to earn an Associate’s Degree […] Read more »